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Coming to America (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda who travels to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry and will love him for who he is, not for his status or for having been trained to please him.
Jun 29, 1988 · In this movie Eddie Murphy plays, most of the time, the role of Prince Akeem of Zamunda. On his 21st birthday he'll have to marry a woman he has never seen before.
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- Comedy, Romance
- John Landis
- 1988-06-29
- Prince Akeem Joffer. Clearly, the most important of the Coming to America Eddie Murphy characters is the protagonist Prince Akeem. Murphy plays it mostly straight in the lead role.
- Randy Watson. 39 minutes into Coming to America, Akeem attends Black Awareness Week and catches a performance by Jackson Heights native Randy Watson. The character's voice gives Murphy away as the singer, especially when he stumbles through a rendition of "The Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston.
- Saul. In perhaps the wildest transformation of all the Coming to America Eddie Murphy characters, he also plays an elderly Jewish man named Saul. The character first appears at the 26-minute mark in the famous barbershop scene that features a Coming to America role for young Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Clarence. In the final Coming to America Eddie Murphy character, the actor portrays a barber named Clarence. The character looks like an older version of Murphy, and speaks with a distinct high-pitched tone.
Aug 16, 2024 · Eddie Murphy plays the lead role of Prince Akeem, a charming and wealthy African prince who travels to America in search of true love. He also takes on the roles of Clarence, Randy Watson, and Saul in the movie.
Apr 13, 2023 · Eddie Murphy (Prince Akeem) Everett Collection; Emma McIntyre/Getty Images. Eddie Murphy has held the title of one of the kings of comedy in Hollywood, thanks in part to his role in Coming to...
To escape an arranged marriage, Akeem flees to America accompanied by his persnickety sidekick, Semmi (Arsenio Hall), to find his queen.
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