David Sheffield

Biography

Career Overview

David Sheffield has 15 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Nutty Professor with 2 titles. Signature works include Coming to America, The Nutty Professor, Coming 2 America. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

15

Known For

• 

  Coming to America
• 

  The Nutty Professor
• 

  Coming 2 America
• 

  Police Academy 3: Back in Training
• 

  Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
• 

  Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• Nutty Professor (2 titles)
• The Nutty Professor Collection (2 titles)
• Coming to America (2 titles)
• Police Academy (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Eddie Murphy (4 collaborations)
• Arsenio Hall (2 collaborations)
• Shari Headley (2 collaborations)
• John Amos (2 collaborations)
• James Earl Jones (2 collaborations)
• Louie Anderson (2 collaborations)
• Paul Bates (2 collaborations)
• Vanessa Bell Calloway (2 collaborations)
• Garcelle Beauvais (2 collaborations)
• Clint Smith (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (5 credits)

  • Being Eddie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Movies That Made Us

    - Coming to America (2021) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

    Man in Bathroom

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Sally Kellerman/Jimmy Cliff (1981) ... Bar Patron (uncredited) actor actors
    1975

• writing (9 credits)

  • Coming 2 America

    screenplay

    writing
    2021
  • The Honeymooners

    writer

    writing
    2005
  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

    screenplay

    writing
    2000
  • The Nutty Professor

    screenplay

    writing
    1996
  • Boomerang

    screenplay

    writing
    1992
  • Coming to America

    screenplay

    writing
    1988
  • Police Academy 3: Back in Training

    characters

    writing
    1986
  • Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

    writer

    writing
    1985
  • Saturday Night Live

    - (no host)/Thompson Twins (1984) ... writer writing

    - Betty Thomas/Stray Cats (1983) ... writer writing

    - Ed Koch/Dexys Midnight Runners (1983) ... writer writing

    - Stevie Wonder (1983) ... writer writing

    - Susan Saint James/Michael McDonald (1983) ... writer writing
    1975

• production (1 credits)

  • Boomerang

    co-producer

    production
    1992