Coming to America (1988) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Landis.

Cast

• Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
• Arsenio Hall as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
• Shari Headley as Lisa McDowell
• John Amos as Cleo McDowell
• James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer
• Madge Sinclair as Queen Aoleon
• Eriq La Salle as Darryl Jenks
• Allison Dean as Patrice McDowell
• Frankie Faison as Landlord
• Louie Anderson as Maurice
• Paul Bates as Oha
• Samuel L. Jackson as Hold-Up Man
• Vanessa Bell Calloway as Imani Izzi
• Calvin Lockhart as Colonel Izzi
• Vondie Curtis-Hall as Basketball Game Vendor
• Cuba Gooding Jr. as Boy Getting Haircut
• Feather as Rose Bearer #1
• Stephanie Simon as Rose Bearer #2
• Garcelle Beauvais as Rose Bearer #3
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Street Hustler
• Birdie M. Hale as Elderly Passenger
• Clyde Jones as Soul Glo Man
• Jim Abrahams as Face on Cutting Room Floor
• Victoria Dillard as Bather / Dancer
• Felicia Taylor as Bather
• Midori as Bather
• Sheila Johnson as Lady-in-Waiting
• Jake Steinfeld as Cab Driver
• Clint Smith as Sweets
• Uncle Ray Murphy as Stu
• Paulette Banoza as Soul Glo Woman
• Patricia Matthews as Devil Woman
• Mary Bond Davis as Big Stank Woman
• Carla Earle as Tough Girl
• Karen Owens as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer
• Sharon Owens as Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer
• Lisa Gumora as Kinky Girl
• June Boykins as Strange Woman
• Janette Colon as Fresh Peaches
• Vanessa Colon as Sugar Cube

Crew

• David Sheffield — Screenplay
• George Folsey Jr. — Producer
• Nile Rodgers — Original Music Composer
• Sol Negrin — Director of Photography
• John Landis — Director
• Barry W. Blaustein — Screenplay
• Robert D. Wachs — Producer
• Woody Omens — Director of Photography

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