Casts

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  Eddie Murphy

  Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

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  Arsenio Hall

  Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

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  Shari Headley

  Lisa McDowell

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  John Amos

  Cleo McDowell

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  James Earl Jones

  King Jaffe Joffer

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  Madge Sinclair

  Queen Aoleon

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  Eriq La Salle

  Darryl Jenks

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  Allison Dean

  Patrice McDowell

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  Frankie Faison

  Landlord

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  Louie Anderson

  Maurice

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  Paul Bates

  Oha

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  Samuel L. Jackson

  Hold-Up Man

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  Vanessa Bell Calloway

  Imani Izzi

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  Calvin Lockhart

  Colonel Izzi

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  Vondie Curtis-Hall

  Basketball Game Vendor

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  Cuba Gooding Jr.

  Boy Getting Haircut

• Feather

  Rose Bearer #1

• Stephanie Simon

  Rose Bearer #2

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  Garcelle Beauvais

  Rose Bearer #3

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  Ruben Santiago-Hudson

  Street Hustler

• Birdie M. Hale

  Elderly Passenger

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  Clyde Jones

  Soul Glo Man

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  Jim Abrahams

  Face on Cutting Room Floor

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  Victoria Dillard

  Bather / Dancer

• Felicia Taylor

  Bather

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  Midori

  Bather

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  Sheila Johnson

  Lady-in-Waiting

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  Jake Steinfeld

  Cab Driver

• Clint Smith

  Sweets

• Uncle Ray Murphy

  Stu

• Paulette Banoza

  Soul Glo Woman

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  Patricia Matthews

  Devil Woman

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  Mary Bond Davis

  Big Stank Woman

• Carla Earle

  Tough Girl

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  Karen Owens

  Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer

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  Sharon Owens

  Ex-Siamese Twin / Dancer

• Lisa Gumora

  Kinky Girl

• June Boykins

  Strange Woman

• Janette Colon

  Fresh Peaches

• Vanessa Colon

  Sugar Cube

• Monique Mannen

  Boring Girl / Dancer

• Mindora Mimms

  Awareness Woman

• Cynthia Finkley

  Awareness Woman

• David Sosna

  Cartier Delivery Man

• Arthur Adams

  Mr. Jenks

• Loni Kaye Harkless

  Mrs. Jenks

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  Montrose Hagins

  Grandma Jenks

• Tonja Rivers

  Party Guest

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  Ralph Bellamy

  Randolph Duke / Homeless Man #1 (uncredited)

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  Don Ameche

  Mortimer Duke / Homeless Man #2 (uncredited)

• Karl Denson

  'Sexual Chocolate' Saxophonist (uncredited)

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  Elaine Kagan

  Telegraph Lady (uncredited)

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  Michael Tadross

  Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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  Steve White

  Subway Guy (uncredited)

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  Helen Hanft

  Subway Lady (uncredited)

• Leah Aldridge

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Aurorah Allain

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Paula Brown

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Dwayne Chattman

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Stephanie Clark

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Robin L. Dimension

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Shaun Earl

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Eric L. Ellis

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Sharon Ferrol-Young

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Eric D. Henderson

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Gigi Hunter

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Debra Johnson

  Dancer (uncredited)

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  Tanya Lynne Lee

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Jimmy Locust

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Donna M. Perkins

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Dionne Rockhold

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Gina Consuela Rose

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Randolph Scott

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Robbin Tasha-Ford

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Jerald Vincent

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Eyan Williams

  Dancer (uncredited)

• Roy Milton Davis

  Homeless Man Around Garbage Can Bonfire (uncredited)

• Dorian DeMichele

  Viola (uncredited)

• Alison Gordy

  Blond Hooker / Bag Lady in Fast Food Place (uncredited)

• Mary Young

  Stuck-Up Girl (uncredited)

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  Tobe Hooper

  Party Guest (uncredited)

• Raymond D. Turner

  T-Shirt Hawker

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  Darla

  Dottie