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David Sheffield(I)

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David Sheffield
The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet and build a relationship with his unexpected heir.
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David Sheffield is known for Boomerang (1992), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Coming 2 America (2021).
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    Known for

    Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
    Boomerang
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1992
    Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)
    The Nutty Professor
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1996
    James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Paul Bates, Shari Headley, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Akiley Love, Bella Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne in Coming 2 America (2021)
    Coming 2 America
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 2021
    Eddie Murphy in Coming to America (1988)
    Coming to America
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1988

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    • James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Paul Bates, Shari Headley, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Akiley Love, Bella Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne in Coming 2 America (2021)
      Coming 2 America
      5.3
      • story by
      • screenplay by
      • 2021
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • writer
      • additional sketches by ...
      • 1980–2019
    • Gabrielle Union, Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, and Regina Hall in The Honeymooners (2005)
      The Honeymooners
      3.5
      • written by
      • 2005
    • Eddie Murphy in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
      Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
      4.5
      • story
      • screenplay
      • 2000
    • Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)
      The Nutty Professor
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 1996
    • Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
      Boomerang
      5.6
      • screenplay by
      • 1992
    • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
      CBS Summer Playhouse
      6.6
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 1989
    • What's Alan Watching? (1989)
      What's Alan Watching?
      6.2
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • Eddie Murphy in Coming to America (1988)
      Coming to America
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • 1988
    • Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
      Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
      4.6
      • characters (uncredited)
      • 1988
    • Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
      Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
      5.0
      • characters (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
      Police Academy 3: Back in Training
      5.4
      • characters (uncredited)
      • 1986
    • Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
      Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
      5.8
      • written by
      • 1985

    Script and Continuity Department



    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • script coordinator
      • 1981–1984

    Producer



    • Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
      Boomerang
      5.6
      • co-producer
      • 1992
    • What's Alan Watching? (1989)
      What's Alan Watching?
      6.2
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 1989
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • supervising producer
      • 1982–1984

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      Attended the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS.
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        Writer for Eddie Murphy (from SNL to several films)

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