Eddie Murphy

Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

James Earl Jones

King Jaffe Joffer

Samuel L. Jackson

Hold-Up Man

Madge Sinclair

Queen Aoleon

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Boy Getting Haircut

Arsenio Hall

Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Basketball Game Vendor

Vanessa Bell Calloway

Imani Izzi

Garcelle Beauvais

Rose Bearer #3

Shari Headley

Lisa McDowell

John Amos

Cleo McDowell

Eriq La Salle

Darryl Jenks

Allison Dean

Patrice McDowell

Frankie Faison

Landlord

Louie Anderson

Maurice

Paul Bates

Oha

Calvin Lockhart

Colonel Izzi

Feather

Rose Bearer #1

Stephanie Simon

Rose Bearer #2

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Street Hustler

Birdie M. Hale

Elderly Passenger

Clyde Jones

Soul Glo Man

Jim Abrahams

Face on Cutting Room Floor

Victoria Dillard

Bather / Dancer

John Landis

Director

Leslie Belzberg

Executive Producer

Mark Lipsky

Executive Producer