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How many characters did Eddie Murphy play in the movie Coming to America?

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K. Shadrach

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Answered Sep 25, 2020

If you would check the different characters that Eddie Murphy played in the Movie “Coming Out,” there are four characters that he played. He played Prince Akeem, he played Clarence the Barber, Randy Watson who is also a Sexual Chocolate Frontman, and finally, Saul. Saul is the Jewish Rocky Marciano Fan.

If you would check the different characters that Eddie Murphy played in the Movie “Coming
Eddie Murphy is known to be one of the legendary comedians that people are familiar with. Aside from having the ability to make people laugh, he is known for always having multiple roles whenever he would star in different movies. He is able to make each character so different that you would actually think that the characters are being played by different people.

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Answered Sep 21, 2020

Eddie Murphy played four different characters in the film, Coming to America, which is a romantic comedy that came out in 1988, based on a story initially made by Eddie Murphy.

Eddie Murphy played four different characters in the film, Coming to America, which is a romantic
• In this movie, he played Prince Akeem Joffer, who is a prince of the fictitious Zamuda. He also played Randy Watson, who was a soul singer with the fictional band, Sexual Chocolate.

• He played as Saul, the Jewish barbershop customer.

• He also played as Clarence, the owner of the barbershop.

• Arsenio Hall, who is also in the film, played a few different characters.

• James Earl Jones, who is also in the movie, played two different characters.

• Samuel L. Jackson plays one character in the film.

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Cesar H. Pablo

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Answered Sep 18, 2020

4 is the correct answer to this question. Eddie Murphy played four characters in the film Coming to America. Playing multiple characters is nothing new to the comedian Eddie Murphy, for he has done this in several other films.

4 is the correct answer to this question. Eddie Murphy played four characters in the film Coming to
In Coming to America, he plays Prince Akeem Joffer, who is the crown prince of the fictional nation Zamunda, Clarence the Barber, Saul, a Jewish Rocky fan, and Randy Watson, who was a sexual chocolate frontman. Currently, they are filming the sequel to the film, which will include all of the original actors, as well as bring on newcomers like rapper Rick Ross.

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Answered Sep 18, 2020

Eddie Murphy is one of those actors who play different roles, especially in his different movies. One of his popular movies is called “Coming to America.” This is a romantic comedy film that was created back in 1988.

Eddie Murphy is one of those actors who play different roles, especially in his different movies.
There are different characters that he played in the movie. He played four different roles in the movie, which truly entertained a lot of people. It is not surprising anymore when he started playing different characters in the other movies that he starred in. Some people are saying that there is a possible prequel to the movie more than 30 years later, and people are excited about this for sure.

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Todd Gurley

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Answered Mar 18, 2020

If there is one thing that you can say about Eddie Murphy, it is the fact that he is known to play a lot of characters for his different movies. Coming to America is actually one of the first movies wherein he played different characters throughout the whole movie.

If there is one thing that you can say about Eddie Murphy, it is the fact that he is known to play
This was his chance to show people what he can actually do. He played four characters for this movie, which means that A is the right answer. The characters that he played are the Jewish Rocky Marciano fan, The barber named Clarence, Randy Watson, who is the Chocolate Frontman, and also Saul. One thing that you can expect from Eddie Murphy is he is able to give justice to the various roles that he plays.

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Answered Mar 12, 2020

A is the right answer to this question. Coming to America is one of the movies that Eddie Murphy is known for. This is just one of his movies wherein he had to play different characters. There are four characters that he played in this movie, namely: Prince Akeem Joffer, Saul, Randy Watson, and Clarence the Barber.

Even though there are still other films wherein Eddie Murphy was set to play different characters, this is the first film wherein he played multiple characters for the first time. This may be the film that made people realize that he can do so much more. This film was released back in 1988, and people liked the fact that this is a comedy film.

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Answered Mar 26, 2019

The correct answer is – 4
In the movie, Coming to America, Eddie Murphy played 4 characters. Eddie Murphy is known for playing multiple characters in a movie. He has achieved this in over 5 of his movies. He played the character of: Clarence the Barber, Prince Akeem Joffer (the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda), Randy Watson (the sexual chocolate frontman) and Saul (the Jewish Rocky Marciano fan).

Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film; it was the first movie where Eddie Murphy played multiple characters.

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Orion thames

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Answered Nov 21, 2017

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