Coming to America (1988)

06/29/1988 1h 57m

This summer, Prince Akeem discovers America.

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Overview

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

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Cast Ages at Release

Eddie Murphy

as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Born 04/03/1955, age

Arsenio Hall

as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

Born 02/12/1955, age

Shari Headley

as Lisa McDowell

Born 07/15/1964, age

John Amos

as Cleo McDowell

Born 12/27/1939, age

James Earl Jones

as King Jaffe Joffer

Born 01/17/1931, age

Madge Sinclair

as Queen Aoleon

Born 04/28/1938

Died 12/20/1995, age

Eriq La Salle

as Darryl Jenks

Born 07/23/1962, age

Frankie Faison

as Landlord

Born 06/10/1949, age

Louie Anderson

as Maurice

Born 03/24/1953

Died 01/21/2022, age

Samuel L. Jackson

as Hold-Up Man

Born 12/21/1948, age

Vanessa Bell Calloway

as Imani Izzi

Born 03/20/1957, age

Calvin Lockhart

as Colonel Izzi

Born 10/18/1934

Died 03/29/2007, age

Vondie Curtis-Hall

as Basketball Game Vendor

Born 09/30/1956, age

Cuba Gooding Jr.

as Boy Getting Haircut

Born 01/02/1968, age

Garcelle Beauvais

as Rose Bearer #3

Born 11/26/1966, age

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

as Street Hustler

Born 11/24/1956, age

Ralph Bellamy

as Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)

Born 06/17/1904

Died 11/29/1991, age

Don Ameche

as Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)

Born 05/31/1908

Died 12/06/1993, age

Steve White

as Subway Guy (uncredited)

Born 03/01/1961, age