Top cast Edit. Paul Bates Oha as Oha. Feather Rose Bearer as Rose Bearer. Victoria Dillard Bather as Bather …. Felicia Taylor Bather as Bather.
Midori Bather as Bather as Michele Watley. Arsenio Hall Semmi as Semmi …. Raymond D. Cuba Gooding Jr. John Landis. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Immersed in luxury and riches, courteous Prince Akeem, the refined heir apparent to Africa's prosperous kingdom of Zamunda, summons up the courage to reject an arranged marriage proposal on his twenty-first birthday. As a result, bent on finding true love, the young blue blood finds himself in the strange urban jungle of New York City's Queens.
Now, to mask his regal descent, Akeem, and his trusted valet, Semmi, have to pose as humble exchange students, doing their best to mingle with their neighbours. But, more than anything in the world, the noble bachelor yearns to be loved for who he is, and not for his title. Eddie Murphy is Prince Akeem Did you know Edit. Trivia After the make-up and clothing was applied for the Jewish character Saul, Eddie Murphy wanted to test the make-up and costume out.
He got a golf cart and drove from one studio department to another in Paramount Studios. He would get out of the cart and say in his regular voice, "Hi. I'm Eddie Murphy. Goofs at around 33 mins When Akeem goes to get his ponytail cut, the stand-in for Saul is visible in the mirror.
Basketball Game Vendor Samuel L. Hold-Up Man Dottie Dottie Dog Arthur Adams Jenks Loni Kaye Harkless Jenks Montrose Hagins Grandma Jenks Tonja Rivers Party Guest Don Ameche Mortimer Duke Ralph Bellamy Randolph Duke Elaine Kagan Telegraph Lady Michael Tadross Taxi Driver Steve White Subway Guy Helen Hanft Subway Lady Birdie M. Elderly Passenger Jim Abrahams Dancer Aurorah Allain Dancer Paula Brown Dancer Dwayne Chattman Dancer Stephanie Clark Dancer Robin L. Dancer as Robin Dimension Shaun Earl Dancer Eric L.
Dancer Sharon Ferrol-Young Dancer as Sharon Ferrol Eric D. Dancer Gigi Hunter Dancer Debra Johnson Dancer as Debra L. Johnson Tanya Lynne Lee Dancer Jimmy Locust Dancer Donna M. Dancer Dionne Rockhold Dancer Gina Consuela Rose Dancer Randolph Scott Dancer Robbin Tasha-Ford Dancer Jerald Vincent Dancer Eyan Williams Dancer Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Roy Milton Davis Viola uncredited Karl Denson Sax Player uncredited Gloria Ellington Black Awareness contestant uncredited Alison Gordy Gary Gray Shop Keeper uncredited Tobe Hooper Party Guest uncredited David Hummel Airline Passenger uncredited Bianca McEachin Subway Patron uncredited Stan Rodarte Dancer uncredited Nile Rodgers Basketball Game Attendee uncredited Nick Savage Toothbrusher uncredited Scott Shepherd Spectator uncredited Produced by Leslie Belzberg Casting By Jackie Burch Lewis Christopher Nowak Trying to cash in on the success of the hit movie, Murphy and Paramount attempted to transfer Coming to America to CBS in with a weekly show centered on Prince Tariq, the younger brother of Akeem who was sent to America to attend college.
Only the pilot episode was ever filmed and starred Tommy Davidson as Tariq, alongside film original Paul Bates as Oha. Critical response was not kind and nothing further became of the planned series. Coming to America marked the film debut of Cuba Gooding Jr. Samuel L. In Buchwald v. Buchwald won the lawsuit , accepted a settlement from Paramount and Murphy remains listed as the sole writer for the film.
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