- Born
- Died
- Birth nameNutya Kotlyrenko
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Nudie was born on December 15, 1902 in Kyiv, Kyiv Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Guns of a Stranger (1973), Real Life (1979) and The Jimmy Dean Show (1963). He was married to Helen Barbara "Bobbie" Kruger. He died on May 9, 1984 in Burbank, California, USA.
- SpouseHelen Barbara "Bobbie" Kruger(1934 - May 9, 1984) (his death, 1 child)
- Tailor, specializing in elaborate Western wear and, later, rock clothing.
- Frist tailor to set rhinestones in clothing, in the 1930s.
- In 1957, made the gold lame suit for Elvis Presley, which became famous and is featured on the cover of the 1959 compilation album "50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong." Nudie became friends with Tom Parker, Elvis' manager.
- Made the red leather suit worn by John Lennon in which he appeared in on the 1975 "A Salute to Sir Lew Grade" television tribute, his last TV appearance as a performer.
- Made an Elvis-like gold lame suit for ur-Dylan folk singer Phil Ochs that was widely ridiculed when the "folkie" Ochs went electric very late in his career in the 1970s.
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