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Coming to America (1988) - It's been 29 years since this Eddie Murphy comedy debuted on the big screen, and while Murphy's career in the years since may take had more than lows than highs, the moving picture still stands every bit a archetype. Peculiarly since rumors of a sequel take been swirling, fans are excited to run into what'south next and what became of the residual of the stars of the beloved film. Keep clicking to find out. (Photograph: Paramonut Pictures)

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Eddie Murphy - Already a box-office star with a string of hits under his belt when he made Coming to America, the comedian-turned-actor maintained his marquee status for nearly two decades with films like The Nutty Professor, Dr. Doolittle and the Shrek franchise. He was even nominated for an Academy Honour for 2006's Dreamgirls. But in the last decade, Murphy has earned more than Golden Raspberry awards (a whopping 11) than any other accolade thank you to career-stalling works similar Norbit and A G Words. Almost recently, he starred in the 2016 drama Mr. Church. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Arsenio Hall - After stealing scenes as White potato's loyal sidekick Semmi, Hall reunited with his A-listing buddy a year later for Harlem Nights. That was right around the time when the powers-that-be took observe of this rising star, and in 1989 Hall began his five-year stint hosting his own tardily night talk show. Hall got a chance to recreate the magic of the Arsenio Hall Show in 2013, when it was revived to great fanfare. Sadly, the testify was canceled subsequently just 1 season.  (Photograph: Marker Davis/Getty Images)

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James Earl Jones - Every bit Prince Akeem'south micromanaging father, Jones put his stature and iconic vocalism to great utilize. The Oscar winner hasn't stopped working since, actualization in dozens of films — from Judge Dredd to The Lion Male monarch — and several television shows. On the flick front, he is set to star in the upcoming films Rogue I: A Star Wars Story, Warning Shot and War-Angel: The Awakening, and also took the Broadway phase alongside Cicely Tyson in The Gin Game in 2015.(Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Madge Sinclair - As Akeem's mother and the Queen of Zamunda, Sinclair's screen fourth dimension in Coming to America was brief but memorable. She came to the moving picture already an Emmy nominee for her piece of work in Roots, and after the film she starred as Steve Harvey's mother-in-law on the sitcom Me and the Boys. Sadly, Sinclair passed away from leukemia in 1995. (Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

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Shari Headley - Who didn't fall in beloved with Lisa McDowell, the 'round-the-way Queens girl who captured Akeem'south heart? Showbiz became as smitten with Headley after the moving picture, and the actress has been working steadily in television on shows like New York Hugger-mugger, Breakthrough Leap and Veronica Mars and on the soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and All My Children. About recently, she starred every bit D.A. Jennifer Sallison in the OWN drama The Haves and the Have Nots, but was killed off at the end of flavor three.(Photograph: TRY CW/WENN.com)

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Eriq La Salle - With plenty juice in his Jheri roll to start a motorcar, La Salle's character Darryl Jenks was the biggest obstacle between Lisa and her intended, Akeem. Six years after Coming to America, La Salle put on his scrubs to play a very different role as stoic doctor Peter Benton on E.R. for the show'south unabridged 15-yr run. In 2015, he starred in the TV series Under the Dome and is set to star in the currently untitled Wolverine sequel coming in 2017. (Photo: Frederick G. Chocolate-brown/Getty Images)

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Republic of cuba Gooding Jr. - What a long way Cuba has come from playing "Boy Getting Haircut" in Coming to America. Then just a promising young star, Gooding'southward career took off in the 1990s with films like Boyz northward the Hood, A Few Skilful Men and fifty-fifty winning an University Award for Jerry Maguire. Unfortunately, Gooding suffered a touch of the notorious Oscar expletive afterward collecting his statue, spending nearly a decade wading in studio flops like Boat Trip and Daddy Day Care. In 2012, things started to turn around for the actor with prominent roles in Red Tails, The Butler and Selma. His most recent function, however, was playing the title function in the FX serial The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Criminal offence Story. (Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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Garcelle Beauvais - Akeem'south rose bearer has certainly done well for herself. After playing the fresh-faced regal servant in a role that would barely be memorable save for the fact that it marked the start of her career, Beauvais went on to star in at least a half dozen popular TV shows, well-nigh notably The Jamie Foxx Show. Beauvais recently wrapped up a couple of seasons on TNT's Frankin & Fustigate and, in 2013, played Foxx's first lady in White House Down. In 2014 and 2015 she starred in the Goggle box film Girlfriends Getaway  and its sequel as well as the TV serial The Magicians. She is currently a panelist on the pop culture talk show Hollywood Today Live and currently has a small office in Spiderman: Homecoming.(Photograph:  FayesVision/WENN.com)

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Nile Rodgers (Composer) - The Chichi frontman managed to find time between producing hitting records and touring with his own band to write and produce every fleck of music for this film — including that jingle for Soul Glo that'southward still stuck in our heads 27 years later. Coming to America was Rodgers's first time composing for moving-picture show with an orchestral score, and it became a regular part of his repertoire later. He went on to score dozens more than movies, including Earth Girls Are Easy and Thelma and Louise. In 2010, Rodgers was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer. Rather than slow down, he doubled downward, booking gigs and recording at a faster pace than ever before. The result was a career hot streak that included piece of work on Daft Punk's hit "Get Lucky," which earned him an armful of Grammy Awards. Rodgers was cleared of cancer in 2014 and continues to rock out in all areas of music....

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John Landis (Manager) - Already a go-to managing director for studio comedies past the time he arrived at Coming to America (his credits include The Blues Brothers, National Lampoon'south Animal Business firm and the seminal music video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller") Landis's career has been on a slow, downwardly slide since reaching a peak with the Eddie Potato film. Oscar and Burke and Hare are two of his post-America projects which few people saw. Merely the one-time legend has passed the torch to his son, Max, who made a splash as the writer of Relate and is one of the near sought-after screenwriters in Hollywood. (Photo: WENN)