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Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis, based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, written by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, and starring Murphy (in various roles), Arsenio Hall (also in various roles), James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, and Shari Headley.
Ahdoot was born to an observant Iranian Jewish family [1] [2] in Great Neck, New York. [3] His family comes from Isfahan, with his father coming to the US via Israel. [4] Speaking on his upbringing, he said: "I grew up in Great Neck, New York, which is actually a hotbed of Iranian Jewry, so I didn't really know that I was very different until I went to college."
Coming to America is the name of a proposed weekly sitcom, based on the 1988 film of the same name. The pilot [ 1 ] ultimately went unsold, [ 2 ] but it was still televised on CBS on July 4, 1989 as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse [ 3 ] [ 4 ] pilot anthology series.
John Amos, who was best known for his roles Good Times, The Roots, and Coming to America, has died.He was 84. The Emmy nominated actor's son Kelly Christopher "K.C." Amos confirmed in a statement ...
John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) [1] is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing comedy films such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), and horror films such as An American Werewolf in London (1981 ...
'It was the best $660 I ever spent,' Louie Anderson once said about his random act of kindness that prompted Eddie Murphy to cast him in 'Coming to America.' Louie Anderson was the 'token white ...
Actor Ben Stiller made a bizarre joke about “White Jewish” guys wishing they were “black” while pledging his support for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential election ...
A high-spirited, daring yet naïve Russian-Jewish mouse, Fievel becomes a frightened child when he is separated from his family. The strength and the encouragement from his new American friends from Henri to Tony and Bridget give him the fortitude to reach his goal in reuniting with his family while starting a new life in America.