Jermaine Fowler was named one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch in 2016, and he jokes he wasn’t a fan of lists until then. Since that time, Fowler has made a name for himself as the star and producer of the series “Superior Donuts,” and now he takes on his biggest role yet — in “Coming 2 America,” the long-awaited sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy hit. In the new film, hitting Amazon Prime Video on March 5, Fowler plays Lavelle, the illegitimate son that King Akeem (Murphy) never knew existed. Lavelle and his mother (Leslie Jones) are plucked from Queens and transported to Zamunda, where his new royal life awaits.
You were born the same year the first “Coming to America” came out. Do you remember when you first saw it?
I was 8 or 9, and as a kid, when you see something that hits you, it sticks with you forever. It’s...
You were born the same year the first “Coming to America” came out. Do you remember when you first saw it?
I was 8 or 9, and as a kid, when you see something that hits you, it sticks with you forever. It’s...
- 3/5/2021
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
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