Careers of the Cast of "Coming to America" Trivia Game | Celebrities

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1. Comedian Eddie Murphy played the role of Prince Akeem Joffer. Eddie Murphy performed both a stand-up comedy television special and a stand-up comedy film. What were the names of these performances?

Answer: "Delirious" and "Raw"

Eddie Murphy performed a stand-up comedy television special called "Delirious" which was recorded on August 17, 1983 in Washington, D.C. and released on VHS cassette in late 1983. Eddie Murphy performed a stand-up comedy film called "Raw", which was released in theaters on December 18, 1987.

Eddie Murphy starred a cast member on the television "Saturday Night Live" from 1980 to 1984. Murphy had a number two hit on the United States Billboard Hot 100 with the 1985 song "Party All the Time". Murphy also was nominated the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his work on the 2007 film "Dreamgirls".

2. The actor who played Prince Akeem's loyal sidekick, Semmi, also played the role of the wisecracking sidekick named Terrell Parker on the television show "Martial Law" from 1998 through 2000. Who was this actor?

Answer: Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall joined the cast of the television series "Martial Law" on November 21, 1998. Hall played Terrell Parker, a character who helped the show's protagonist, Sammo Law, solve criminal cases. Hall's character, Terrell Parker, served as the comedic foil to the often silent lead character, Sammo Law, who was played by Sammo Hung.

Arsenio Hall hosted the late-night talk show the "Arsenio Hall Show" from 1989 through 1994 and again from 2013 through 2014.

3. John Amos and Madge Sinclair played characters in this film and also starred in which 1977 television miniseries?

Answer: Roots

In the 1977 television miniseries "Roots", John Amos played Kunta Kinte/Toby, and his wife, Belle, was played by Madge Sinclair. In the 1988 film "Coming to America", John Amos played Cleo McDowell while Madge Sinclair played Queen Aeoleon Joffer. The miniseries "Roots" followed the life and descendants of an African named Kunta Kinte, a youngster who was captured in his home country, sold to a local slave trader and became a slave in the United States.

4. Shari Headley, the actress who played Lisa McDowell, also played Detective Mimi Reed Frye Williams from 1991 through 2005 on which daytime television soap opera?

Answer: All My Children

Shari Headley appeared on the daytime television soap operas "All My Children" from 1991 through 2005 and "Guiding Light" from 2001 through 2002. The show "All My Children" revolved around the happenings a fictional Pine Valley, Pennsylvania and the town's central families, the Kanes and the Martins.

Headley also appeared in the 1996 film "The Preacher's Wife" and the 2004 film "Johnson Family Vacation".

5. Which comedian played a McDowell's restaurant employee named Maurice on the film and hosted the television game show "Family Feud" from 1999 through 2002?

Answer: Louie Anderson

Comedian Louie Anderson starred on such television shows as "Family Feud" from 1999 through 2002 and "The Louie Show" in 1996. He created and voiced a character in the cartoon series "Life with Louie" from 1994 through 1998.

6. When Prince Akeem and Semmi first entered a barber shop in Queens, there was a young customer getting a haircut. The actor playing this customer, a future Academy Award winner, was making his film debut. Which actor was credited as the "boy getting haircut"?

Answer: Cuba Gooding, Junior

After making his flim debut in the 1988 film "Coming to America", Cuba Gooding, Junior starred in such films as the 2003 film "Radio", the 2007 film "American Gangster" and the 2000 film "Men of Honor". Cuba Gooding, Junior won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1996 for his role as Rod Tidwell in the film "Jerry Maguire".

7. The actor who played Darryl Jenks removed the Soul Glo products from his hair to play Doctor Peter Benton on the medical television drama "ER" from 1994 through 2002. Who was this actor?

Answer: Eriq La Salle

After appearing in the 1988 film "Coming to America", Eriq La Salle acted in several televison series including "ER" (from 1994 through 2002), "How to Make It in America" (2011), "Blackout" (2012) and "A Gifted Man" (2011 through 2012). La Salle also played Julius in the 2006 film "Johnny Was".

The television series "ER" was a medical show, based in a fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, which ran from 1994 through 2009.

8. Three rose bearers threw flowers at the feet of the Zamundan royal family during the film. Which actress, who played one of the rose bearers, starred in television programs such as the "The Jamie Foxx Show" (1996 through 2001) and "NYPD Blue" (2001 through 2004)?

Answer: Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle Beauvais starred as Francesca "Fancy" Monroe on the "The Jamie Foxx Show" from 1996 through 2001 and Valerie Haywood on "NYPD Blue" from 2001 through 2004. In 2011 and 2012, Beauvais played Hanna Linden on the television law drama "Franklin & Bash".

9. James Earl Jones and Samuel L. Jackson both played characters in this film and also starred in which installment of Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" film series?

Answer: Patriot Games

James Earl Jones played Vice Admiral Jim Greer and Samuel L. Jackson played Lieutenant Commander Robby Jackson in the 1992 film "Patriot Games". This film was based one of Tom Clancy's novels about the character Jack Ryan. James Earl Jones played King Jaffe Joffer while Samuel L. Jackson played an armed robber of McDowell's restaurant in the 1988 film "Coming to America".

The 1992 film "Patriot Games" was about a retired and vacationing United States Central Intelligence Agency agent named Jack Ryan protecting a British and Northern Ireland politician from a rogue Irish military organization.

10. Vanessa Bell played Prince Akeem's arranged bride-to-be, Imani Izzi. Bell played the wife of a Denzel Washington character in which 1995 submarine movie?

Answer: Crimson Tide

The 1995 film "Crimson Tide" was about an American submarine, the USS Alabama, on a patrol mission to prevent a potential nuclear missile attack by a group of Russian Federation nationalists. On the submarine there was a clash of personalities and strategies between the ship's commanding officer Captain Frank Ramsey (played by Gene Hackman) and executive officer Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter (played by Denzel Washington).

Vanessa Bell, who became Vanessa Bell Calloway in 1988, played Julia Hunter in the 1995 film "Crimson Tide", the wife of Denzel Washington's character Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter.

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Careers of the Cast of "Coming to America" Quiz

The 1988 comedic film "Coming to America" contained a diverse and talented ensemble cast. This quiz is about the exploits of these actors.

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