The Jheri curl was the ‘it’ hairstyle to have from the 1970s until ... and cult-classic movies such as "Coming To America," where actors Eric La Salle and Darryl Jenkins are remembered for ...

The glossy, defined '80s Jheri Curl. ... and cult-classic movies such as "Coming To America," where actors Eric La Salle and Darryl Jenkins are remembered for their iconic "SoulGlo" scene.

The 1988 comedy “Coming to America” featured a fictional product called “Soul Glo,” which gave users a shiny hairstyle and left a greasy stain on furniture.

"Coming to America," which will celebrate its 30th anniversary next Tuesday, has become a movie staple. ... "He had a big messy Jheri curl." Prince Akeem gets a job at McDowells.

We laugh about them now or try to forget those greasy days of stained collars and pillowcases. But anyone who wanted to be urban hip or “funky fresh” in 1980s America wore or desired a Jheri curl.

In Coming to America, Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem vied for the affections of Lisa against Eriq La Salle’s Darryl, the heir to Soul Glo; a commercial for the Jheri curl-inducing hair products ...

The last time I saw someone wear a Jheri curl with a straight face was in the summer of 2015. In June of that year, retired NBA point guard Baron Davis appeared on ESPN’s First Take sporting a ...

If “She’s Your Queen To Be” isn’t your favorite song from Coming to America, then it has to be “Soul Glow,” a song about Jheri curl conditioner. (This was the ’80s, after all).

Comer Cottrell, a black hair-care entrepreneur who made millions with a cheap kit that brought the glossy celebrity Jheri curl into the homes of average African Americans, has died. He was 82 ...

Cheryl Miller rocked that Jheri curl the right way and has done it all in the world of ... let the Soul Glo commercial from "Coming To America" teach you. Follow Nick Creegan on Twitter. H/T to ...

PLANO, Texas (AP) — Comer Cottrell, a black hair-care entrepreneur who made millions with a cheap kit that brought the glossy celebrity Jheri curl into the homes of average African Americans ...