To escape an arranged marriage, akeem flees to america accompanied by his persnickety sidekick, semmi (arsenio hall), to find his queen. Meet the talented cast and crew behind coming to america (1988) on moviefone. Prince akeem (eddie murphy) is the prince of a wealthy african country and wants for nothing, except a wife who will love him in spite of his title. Find out who starred in the 1988 comedy film coming to america, directed by john landis and written by eddie murphy. Some sources included in this module are from justwatch. Explore detailed bios, filmographies, and the creative teams insights. Complete cast and crew for coming to america. Blaustein, and starring murphy (in various roles), arsenio hall (also in various roles), james earl jones, john amos, madge sinclair, and shari headley. Coming to america (1988) - cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See the names and roles of the actors, writers, producers, and other crew members. Coming to america is a 1988 american romantic comedy film directed by john landis, based on a story originally created by eddie murphy, written by david sheffield and barry w. Disguised as a foreign student working in fast food, he romances lisa (shari headley), but struggles with revealing his true identity to her and his marital intentions to his king father (james earl jones). Browse the full list of 50+ actors, directors, writers, and crew members. Coming to america (1988) ← back to main cast 82 eddie murphy prince akeem / clarence / randy watson / saul arsenio hall semmi / extremely ugly girl / morris / reverend brown shari headley lisa mcdowell
