Happy Birthday Eddie Murphy — With Your Crazy Self! 15 Hilarious One-Liners From The Funny Man
It was in 1998’s Coming To America that Murphy first played multiple roles in one movie. As Zumunda’s Prince Akeem, who traveled all the way from Africa to Queens, NY, to find his princess, he had a hard time trying to fit in with American culture. In one memorable scene, Prince Akeem tries to strike up a casual conversation with his boss, Mr. McDowell : Oh sir, the Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. And in the end, the Giants triumphed by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big ‘H’. It was a most ripping victory.”