African King Working As New York Tour Guide

NBC -- In the 1988 hit movie "Coming to America", an African prince comes to New York to find a wife and return home.

Fiction, make way for reality.

King James Oladipo Aroko-Ola Buremoh is the Oba, or hereditary monarch, of the Nigerian town of Idera.

He was installed shortly after burying his father in 2004.

"I was chosen, by the family, by the community, to be the king," he explained.

Buremoh came to America in 1977, became a pro wrestler, and according to the Nigerian consulate, is affectionately called "Tiger" back home.

An injury forced him to find new work, so he started driving double-deckers for Gray Line Tours.

Working six days a week, he'll make enough money in a month to buy a much-needed fresh-water well for his people back home.

"I love it. It's providing service to humanity," he said.

His tiny kingdom is home to about 20,000 people.

He has ten children, the eldest in the U.S. Navy.

"If he didn't tell you he's the king, you'd never know he was a king, and that's why we love him so much," chuckled Gray Line Tours' David Chien.

Just days ago two exchange students from Nigeria were told by the tour guide on the bus that a Nigerian king was driving.

They raced down the stairs to see who it was.

"The boy prostrated, the lady knelt down. I don't even want people to know I'm a king," Buremoh laughed.

It's that humility, many say, that makes Buremoh, who's also an American citizen, truly majestic.