17 Coming 2 America Cast side by side

More than 30 years have passed since Coming to America it went out.

On the weekend, Coming 2 America debuted on Amazon Prime Video – almost 33 years after the release of the first film.

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This means that the original film was released before Coming 2 America stars KiKi Layne, Nomzamo Mbatha and Teyana Taylor were born, to name a few!

Although there were many new characters, the sequence naturally featured many familiar faces from the original film. So, here are 17 photos side by side from the two films:

1

Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem (and later, King Akeem):

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Arsenio Hall as Semmi:

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3

James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer:


4

Shari Headley as Lisa:

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5

John Amos as Cleo McDowell:


7

And here he is singing:


8

Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall as Clarence and Morris:

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Clint Smith and Eddie Murphy as Sweets and Saul:

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Vanessa Bell Calloway as Imani Izzi:


11

Eddie Murphy as Randy Watson:

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12

Arsenio Hall as Reverend Brown:


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Louie Anderson as Maurice:


14

Garcelle Beauvais as Priestess Bearer of the Rose:


15

Janette Rosillo and Vanessa Rodriguez as Fresh Peaches and Sugar Cube:

16

Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy as Semmi and Akeem together:

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And finally, Shari Headley and Eddie Murphy as Akeem and Lisa together:

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