A Look At Members Of The Cast Of 'Coming 2 America' On The Cover Of Essence Over The Years

Bel-Air— that reimagines the '90s NBC sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.It's quite the Hollywood story for the West Philadelphia born-and-raised (for real) who takes over the role Will Smith made famous more than 30 years ago. “The parallels are wild,” Banks tells Glamour. “I lived in Maryland as well.

This year’s Super Bowl was a royal affair.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler reprised her role as Meadow Soprano in a very nostalgic Chevrolet ad. The actress, who played the character from 1999-2007 cruised down the New Jersey Turnpike in the first-ever all electric Silverado as the series theme song “Woke Up This Morning” by Alabama 3 plays.  After taking the same path from Manhattan to New Jersey as on-screen dad, Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), the commercial takes another twist as Sigler is reunited with Robert Iler, who played her on-screen brother, A.J.

A driver was arrested after fleeing at the scene and abandoning their vehicle which did not have insurance.

In the (end) zone! Over the years, stars including Mark Wahlberg, Chrissy Teigen, Drew Barrymore and Will Smith have taken their football fandom to the sport’s biggest annual event. Scroll down to see more pics of celebrities getting into the game!

Nostalgia was the name of the game at the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Jay-Z made this year’s Super Bowl a family event.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler reprised her role as Meadow Soprano in a very nostalgic Chevrolet ad. The actress, who played the character from 1999-2007 cruised down the New Jersey Turnpike in the first-ever all electric Silverado as the series theme song “Woke Up This Morning” by Alabama 3 plays.  After taking the same path from Manhattan to New Jersey as on-screen dad, Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), the commercial takes another twist as Sigler is reunited with Robert Iler, who played her on-screen brother, A.J.

in the 60-second commercial, which aired during the second quarter of Sunday evening’s game. “The Sopranos” showrunner David Chase directed the ambitious ad, which recreates the iconic opening of the original show and rewrites its famously ambiguous final episode. In the original series, the opening credit sequence sees protagonist Tony Soprano driving his Chevy Suburban from Manhattan to New Jersey as the song “Woke Up This Morning” by Alabama 3 plays in the background.

Beyonce, 40, was one of many Hollywood stars to attend Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, Feb. 13. The singer was pictured in the crowd sitting with husband JAY-Z, 52, and their daughter Blue Ivy, 10. The trio watched the Los Angeles Rams play against the Cincinnati Bengals, as well as the Halftime Show featuring Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar.

Hip-hop finally headlined the Super Bowl halftime today and Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar came loaded for bear to represent.

Super Bowl a once a year spectacle that attracts football fans from across the globe, it has also become the perfect date night event for the biggest stars. Take a look at some of the hottest celebrity couples that turned up at the SoFi Stadium to cheer on their favourite teams.MORE: All the biggest moments from Super Bowl 2022 - LIVE UPDATESJennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were among those snapped at the game on Sunday.The couple, who reunited last year after seventeen years apart, were seen enjoying the game from the sidelines. WATCH: The trailer for the Super Bowl Halftime showCanadian singer Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey were also in attendance at the 56th Super Bowl game.The couple, who married in 2018, attended the game alongside Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker. Heidi Klum and her husband Tom Kaulitz were all smiles when they attended the SoFi stadium on Sunday. MORE: Super Bowl 2022 players' homes: Matthew Stafford, Joe Burrow + moreMORE: Who is Cincinnati Bengals' quarterback Joe Burrow dating? All we knowThe couple, who married in 2019, couldn't have looked happier as they danced together while waiting for the match to start in a video shared by the model to her Instagram stories. They even embraced in a few kisses as they swayed to the music.

Mary J. Blige may be from New York, but she was right at home on the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show stage in Los Angeles.

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg kicked off the Super Bowl LVI halftime show with one of the duo's most infamous tracks.With Dre in the producer's booth, he introduced a blue-paisley clad Snoop before the pair performed «The Next Episode.» Next up, they belted out L.A.'s anthem, «California Love» as they made their way across a series of white trailers that each represented different parts of Los Angeles..@SnoopDogg performs at the #SuperBowlLVI halftime show.

spectacular and star-studded Super Bowl halftime shows in memory, Eminem played a big part of its instantly iconic status.The artist appeared as part of a star-studded ensemble show, featuring performances from Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, Mary J.

When Pepsi said this year’s halftime show “could be the greatest 12 minutes of music entertainment the world has ever seen,” they were not kidding!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMadison Avenue used its most tried-and-true techniques to keep Super Bowl watchers from being overwhelmed Sunday night by a brave new world that emerged with great speed as the nation was hunkered down during the coronavirus pandemic.General Motors, one of the nation’s most staid corporations, put its marketing heft behind a fleet of electric vehicles, using revivals of media favorites like “Austin Powers” and “The Sopranos.” Verizon touted quickening telecommunications service by reviving Jim Carrey in his role as “The Cable Guy” and T-Mobile pressed viewers to think about 5G by showing Dolly Parton with a phone pressed close to her chest. Rocket Mortgage dressed its digital service in bright Barbie overtones along with the familiar site of Anna Kendrick.

Jessica Kiang A later-life love story of the gentlest kind, Li Ruijun’s “Return to Dust” is an absorbing, beautifully framed drama that makes a virtue — possibly too much a virtue — of simplicity. The story is straightforward: Two lonely middle-aged people, each barely tolerated by their more worldly family members, are pushed into an arranged marriage, which quietly blossoms into a companionable love match.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterAmazon now runs through Middle Earth.The trailer for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” debuted on Sunday during the Super Bowl, revealing for the first time how the wildly ambitious new series for Amazon Prime Video is bringing the world of J.R.R.

Alissa Simon Film CriticThe exhilarating, Bible-inspired, pitch-black comedy “Redemption of a Rogue” centers on a prodigal son returning to his rural Ireland hometown to seek redemption for his sins. Based on this ambitious, sardonic feature debut, writer-director Philip Doherty (who is also a playwright and theater director) scores as a promising talent, one who might be the spiritual heir of Anglo-Irish filmmaking brothers Martin and John Michael McDonagh or even the Coen brothers.

that was released earlier, this new spot for the third film in the “Jurassic World” trilogy (directed by Colin Trevorrow). Of course, in keeping with the general Super Bowl commercial emphasis on nostalgia, much of the spot focuses on the returning face of the franchise – Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill. Life, uh, finds a way this summer.This is our best look yet at the new Marvel Studios Disney+ series, coming in late March – Oscar Isaac plays the title character.

Famous football fans! Super Bowl LVI attracted a ton of celebrity attendees, including Ryan Reynolds, Ellen DeGeneres and Olivia Rodrigo.

Hard pass. Michael Che didn’t exactly accept Kanye West‘s offer to double his Saturday Night Live salary if he stops working with Pete Davidson.

A legendary lineup! Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and Mary J. Blige brought down the house during their halftime show at Super Bowl LVI.

Reunited and it feels so good! The Super Bowl is known for its buzzy commercials that star an array of celebrities, and this year, Chevrolet brought the OG Sopranos siblings back together.

Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show when 50 Cent made a guest appearance.MORE: All the biggest moments from Super Bowl 2022 - LIVE UPDATESThe rapper quite literally dropped in to deliver a rousing performance of his biggest hit, In Da Club, by being suspended from the ceiling.WATCH: Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Show official trailerHe then descended to the floor and joined his group of dancers to round out his performance, being supported by the others in the star-studded group.This year's Halftime Show featured a majorly anticipated line-up of musicians, including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J.

Coming to America, starring Michael B. Jordan.The actor, set to reprise his role as Prince Akeem, told the New York Times there was no initial plan to make a sequel before the Black Panther director shared his idea.“Before he directed Black Panther, I meet with him and he says, ‘I want to do a Coming to America sequel,'” Murphy told the publication.“He had an idea for Michael B.

The Queens Drive-In, which became a lifeline for New York film distributors, festival organizers, awards campaigners and cooped-up cinephiles in 2020, has booked an encore for this spring.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorRuth E. Carter’s first thought when she signed up to work on the sequel to 1988’s “Coming to America” was to “not mess it up.” The film was a celebration of Black excellence, with Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem, who ends up in Queens, N.Y., in his search for a bride.

Jermaine Fowler has already begun making a name for himself in films and TV series. He was the star of the CBS sitcom, “Superior Donuts” and has supporting roles in films such as “Sorry to Bother You” and the recent “Judas and the Black Messiah.” But perhaps the biggest role of Fowler’s career is coming up in the Amazon sequel, “Coming 2 America,” where he plays the long-lost son of Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem.

Eddie Murphy and his daughter, Bella Murphy, was a fun family affair. The actors shared the screen for the long-awaited comedy sequel, and the pair opened up to ET about what it was like working together.Speaking with ET's Nischelle Turner, Eddie explained that he has a rule for his kids, which was namely that they can't start acting until they come of age.«I told her that she couldn't work until she was 18, but she started acting lessons, she was doing an acting school and stuff for maybe two years before that,» the actor and proud dad recalled.

White House Correspondents Dinner with a mic drop in 2016. Twenty-eight years earlier, however, one of the most memorable mic drops to ever be performed on screen happed in the cult classic Coming to America, and we have Randy Watson, aka, Eddie Murphy, to thank for it.“Coming to America is one of my films that has really worked its way into the culture,” Murphy tells ESSENCE in the cover story for the March/April issue.

Coming 2 America sequel, Murphy graces two of the three new special covers of ESSENCE’s March/April 2021 issue—and for one of them, he’s posing alongside his daughter, fellow actress and co-star Bella Murphy.Sharing the spotlight with his family is nothing new for Murphy, 59, who has been regularly photographed over the years at movie premieres and on red carpets with his very large brood.Murphy is a father of 10 and his children’s ages range from 2 to 31. His oldest are sons Eric Murphy, 31, whom he had with Paulette McNeely, and Christian, 30, whom he shares with Tamara Hood.

More than 30 years after “Coming To America” was released, the king has returned.