Skip to main content Currently Reading 'Coming 2 America's' Jermaine Fowler became a comedian because of Eddie Murphy - now he wants to make a name for himself Thomas Floyd, The Washington Post March 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Actor, writer and comedian Jermaine Fowler plays Eddie Murphy's son in "Coming 2 America," the highly anticipated sequel to the 1988 comedy classic.Photo for The Washington Post by Ryan Young/Grooming by Meagan HesterShow MoreShow Less 2of6Eddie Murphy, left, as Prince Akeem, and Jermaine Fowler as Lavelle in "Coming 2 America."Quantrell D. Colbert/Paramount Pictures/Amazon StudiosShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler) - a ticket scalper, college dropout and lifelong Queens kid - is immersed in the outlandish opulence of Zamunda.Quantrell D. Colbert/Paramount Pictures/Amazon StudiosShow MoreShow Less