"The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s."
Eddie Murphy
as Rudy Ray Moore
Wesley Snipes
as D’Urville Martin
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
as Lady Reed
Keegan-Michael Key
as Jerry Jones
Mike Epps
as Jimmy Lynch
Craig Robinson
as Ben Taylor
Tituss Burgess
as Theodore Toney
Kodi Smit-McPhee
as Nick von Sternberg
Snoop Dogg
as Roj
Ron Cephas Jones
as Rico
Barry Shabaka Henley
as Demond
T.I.
as Walter Crane
Luenell
as Aunt
Tasha Smith
as Jimmy's Wife
Chris Rock
as Bobby Vale
Aleksandar Filimonović
as Joseph Bihari
Ivo Nandi
as Jules Bihari
Michael Peter Bolus
as Lester Bihari
Kazy Tauginas
as Saul Bihari
B.J. Bingham
as Dolphin Customer
Claude Phillips
as Hobo #1
Arthur Fuller
as Hobo #2
Jill Savel
as White Actress
Baker Chase Powell
as Steven Dodd
Henry Monfries
as White Boy #2
John Michael Herndon
as Middle Aged Actor / Warden
Jernard Burks
as Club Owner
Monique StaTeena
as D'Urville's Date
Joshua Weinstein
as John McCarthy
Allen Rueckert
as Allan Jon Fox
Gerald Downey
as Bob Brooks
Bernadine Durham
as Mom
Bobby Milhouse
as Boy's Father
Lamar Edwards
as Ben Taylor's Band - Keyboard
Carlos McSwain
as Ben Taylor's Band - Band Drums
Brandon Owens
as Ben Taylor's Band - Bass
Chucc Hamilton
as Ben Taylor's Band - Guitar
James Ford III
as Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #1
Johnny Britt
as Ben Taylor's Band - Trumpet #2
Wendell Kelly
as Ben Taylor's Band - Trombone
Amy Keys
as Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #1
Maiya Sykes
as Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #2
Nayanna Holley
as Ben's Revelation Funk Band Female Backup Singer #3
Edward Rudell Johnson
as Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #1
John Fluker
as Ben's Revelation Funk Band Male Backup Singer #2
Lamar Usher
as Black DJ #1
Akono Dixon
as Agitated Young Man
Milan Carter
as Larry Munn
deMann
as Scott Still
Kezii Curtis
as Boy
Krystian Alexander Lyttle
as Lady Reed's Son
Sade E. Moore
as Stripper and Whore #1
Chelsea Gilson
as Carrie Mills
Cheryl Francis Harrington
as Box Office Lady
Toni Duclottni
as Crystal
Garland Whitt
as Theatre Manager
Saudia Rashed
as Chantel Apodaca
Cole S. McKay
as FBI Agent #1
Dale Gibson
as FBI Agent #2
Phil Abrams
as Lou Drozen
Quartay Denaya
as Pretty Girl
Bobby Rush
as Bobby Rush
James Cornelison
as Bobby Rush's Band - Guitar
Lyndon Rochelle
as Bobby Rush's Band - Drums
Edwin Livingston
as Bobby Rush's Band - Bass
Damon Wilson
as Bobby Rush's Band - Keyboard
Jimmie Kirkpatrick
as Bobby Rush's Band - Trumpet
Gina Lohman
as Irritable White Lady
Nikol Davis
as Woman in Tallahassee Juke Joint
Bubba Ganter
as Heavy Set Man
Alfonso Christian Lover
as Manager
Dorothy Schock
as Old Lady
Demetrius Hodges
as Movie Goer
Eric Reed
as Club Ebony Band - Keyboard
Brandon Stewart
as Club Ebony Band - Drums
Budda Foster
as Club Ebony Band - Mandolin
Robert Amerson
as Guitar Player Tallahassee
Yena Kim
as Sound Mixer
Taylor Ellington
as P.A.
Megan McEwen
as Script Supervisor
Matthew Jablonsky
as FX Tech
Justin Campbell
as Drummer #1
Sidney Hopson
as Drummer #2
Catrina Gaston
as Fan #3
Erik Kilpatrick
as Street Guy #1
Myles Williamson
as Owen
Rob Smith
as Professional Engineer
David B. Lyons
as Commercial Engineer
Tommie Earl Jenkins
as
Leonel Claude
as Smoo Ji
Aaron Craven
as Colton Silverman
Li Eubanks
as Donna
Denise Milfort
as Charline
Jamaal Lewis
as Dolphin Records Man
Bob Odenkirk
as Lawrence
A.J. Tannen
as Randall Spade
Mike McKee
Stunts
Tinisha Meeks
Hairstylist
Larry Karaszewski
Writer
Craig Brewer
Director
Scott Alexander
Billy Fox
Editor
John Fox
Producer
Eric Steelberg
Director of Photography
Debra Denson
Makeup Department Head
Mark Agostino
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vera Steimberg
Dean A. Zupancic
Charisse M. Hewitt
Executive Producer
Matthew W. Kielkopf
Sound Effects Editor
Carla Farmer
Hair Department Head
Stacey Morris
Michael Beugg
Lisa K. Sessions
Set Decoration
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Designer
Associate Producer
Clay A. Griffith
Production Design
Tom Ozanich
Bryan Yaconelli
Angela Stauffer
Art Direction
Greg Hedgepath
Supervising Sound Editor
Beat Frutiger
Supervising Art Director
Brian Tarlecki
John Davis
William Washington
Stunt Coordinator
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Jerry T. Adams
Tiffany Abney
Anita Clay
Donny Carrington
Kate Cochran
Dartenea Bryant
Sadiqua Bynum
Janeshia Adams-Ginyard
Johnny Alexander
Whitney Ann Duggins
Sandy Fletcher
Gene Freeman
Josh Fried
Alyma Dorsey
Cody Gilbert
Justin Gant
Omar Heyward
Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez
Zee James
Tony Lazzara
Audra Kinkead
Wakisha Malone
Joberde Metellus
Stunt Double
Bryan McGowan
Samuel J. Paul
Richie Parker
Don Powers
Sharlene Royer
Stephen W. Schriver
Marcus Salgado
Brett Smrz
Jénel Stevens
Nico Woulard
Nikkilette Wright
PeiPei Alena Yuan
Vaia Zaganas
Michael Riley
Main Title Designer
Scott Bomar
Original Music Composer
