Louie Anderson landed a part in “Coming to America,” Eddie Murphy’s 1988 cult classic, because of a kind gesture. And he had no idea it would revamp his film career.
The “Baskets” star, who died Friday from cancer complications, was introduced to new audiences when he played a well-meaning employee at the fast-food chain McDowell’s — one who aspired to be an assistant manager because that’s when the “big bucks start rolling in.”
His character, Maurice, meets Murphy’s Prince Akeem when the African royal and his aide Semmi (Arsenio Hall) get cleaning jobs at the golden-arched franchise.
