Dudley Moore

Dudley Stuart John Moore CBE (19 April 1935 – 27 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writer-performers in the comedy revue Beyond the Fringe from 1960 that created a boom in satiric comedy. With a member of that team, Peter Cook, Moore collaborated on the BBC television series Not Only... But Also. As a popular double act, Moore's buffoonery contrasted with Cook's deadpan monologues. They jointly received the 1966 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance and worked together on other projects until the mid-1970s, by which time Moore had settled in Los Angeles to concentrate on his film acting. Moore's career as a comedy film actor was marked by hit films, particularly Bedazzled (1967), set in Swinging Sixties London (in which he co-starred with Cook) and Hollywood productions Foul Play (1978), 10 (1979) and Arthur (1981). For Arthur, Moore was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe for his performance in Micki & Maude (1984). Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987 and was made a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 16 November 2001 in what was his last public appearance.

Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE fue un actor, comediante, compositor y músico inglés. Moore saltó a la fama por primera vez como uno de los cuatro escritores e intérpretes en la innovadora revista de comedia Beyond the Fringe a principios de la década de 1960, y luego se hizo famoso como la mitad del popular doble acto televisivo que formó con Peter Cook. Su fama como actor de cine cómico se vio reforzada más tarde por el éxito en películas de Hollywood como 10 con Bo Derek y Arthur a finales de los setenta y principios de los ochenta, respectivamente. Recibió una nominación al Oscar por este último papel. Los medios de comunicación se referían con frecuencia a él como "Cuddly Dudley" o "The Sex Thimble", una referencia a su baja estatura y reputación como un "mujeriego".