Editing Coming to America (section)

==Cast==
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* [[Eddie Murphy]] as:
** Prince Akeem Joffer, the Crown Prince of Zamunda.
** Randy Watson, a soul singer with the fictional band Sexual Chocolate who perform at a rally that Akeem and Semmi attend.
** Saul, a [[Jews|Jewish]] barbershop customer.
** Clarence, the owner of the barber shop.
* [[Arsenio Hall]] as:
** Semmi, Akeem's friend and personal aide.
** Reverend Brown, a reverend who speaks at a rally that Akeem and Semmi attend.
** Morris, a barber.
** Extremely Ugly Girl, an unattractive female clubgoer.
* [[James Earl Jones]] as King Jaffe Joffer, Akeem's father and King of Zamunda who Semmi answers to.
* [[John Amos]] as Cleo McDowell, the proprietor of McDowell's, Akeem's employer, and Lisa's father whose constantly dealing with lawyers from McDonald's where he claims that his restaurant is different from McDonald's in various ways.
* [[Madge Sinclair]] as Queen Aoleon Joffer, Akeem's mother and the Queen of Zamunda.
* [[Shari Headley]] as Lisa McDowell, Cleo's older daughter and Akeem's love interest.
* Clint Smith as Sweets, a barber who works for Clarence.
* Paul Bates as Oha, the Zamundi royal family's longtime royal servant.
* [[Eriq La Salle]] as Darryl Jenks, Lisa's boyfriend and the son of Soul Glo's owner whom she eventually breaks up with.
* [[Frankie Faison]] as the [[landlord]] who manages the apartment building where Akeem and Semmi live.
* [[Vanessa Bell Calloway|Vanessa Bell]] as Imani Izzi, a woman who is betrothed as Akeem's intended wife.
* [[Louie Anderson]] as Maurice, a McDowell's employee. According to Hall, Paramount Pictures insisted on having a white actor in the cast. Paramount Pictures provided a list of three white performers. Murphy and Hall chose Louie Anderson because they knew him and liked him.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-03-02/eddie-murphy-arsenio-hall-coming-to-america-paramount |title= Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall explain why a white actor was cast in 'Coming to America' |work= Los Angeles Times |date= March 2, 2021 |first= Christi |last= Carras }}</ref>
* Allison Dean as Patrice McDowell, Cleo's younger daughter and Lisa's sister.
* Sheila Johnson<!--- Do not link to the billionaire American businesswoman as this is a different person ---> as a lady-in-waiting to King Joffer.
* [[Jake Steinfeld]] as a cab driver who takes Akeem and Semmi to Queens.
* [[Calvin Lockhart]] as Colonel Izzi, Imani's father
* [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as the Hold-Up Man, an armed robber at McDowell's who held it up five times.

The cast also includes: [[Vondie Curtis-Hall]] as a basketball game vendor who recognizes Akeem; [[Garcelle Beauvais]], Feather, and Stephanie Simon as the royal rose bearers; [[Victoria Dillard]] as a royal personal bather; Elaine Kagan as a telegraph lady who wires Sameer's message for more money to King Joffer; as well as the film debuts of [[Ruben Santiago-Hudson|Ruben Hudson]] as a street hustler, and [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]] as a boy getting a haircut at the time when Akeem and Semmi arrive in Queens.

[[Don Ameche]] and [[Ralph Bellamy]] reprise their roles as Mortimer and Randolph Duke respectively from Landis's Murphy-starring comedy film ''[[Trading Places]]'' (1983) who have become homeless after the events of the film and receive money from Akeem.<ref name="PDC">{{cite web|url=http://www.pajiba.com/pajiba_blockbusters/coming-to-america-review.php|title=Is it Just Me, or Does Every Woman in New York Have a Severe Emotional Problem?|author=Carlson|first=Daniel|date=May 5, 2009|website=Pajiba.com|access-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> A segment of the ''Trading Places'' score can be heard during their scene.

As previously indicated, ''Coming to America'' features Murphy and Hall in several different roles, of different races and genders. Following the success of this film, this became a Murphy staple, as seen in four later films: ''[[Vampire in Brooklyn#Cast|Vampire in Brooklyn]]'' (1995); ''[[The Nutty Professor (1996 film)#Cast|The Nutty Professor]]'' (1996) and [[Nutty Professor II: The Klumps#Cast|its sequel]] (2000); and ''[[Norbit#Cast|Norbit]]'' (2007).