Person
Arsenio Hall
Acting · Born 1955-02-12 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known for his talk show The Arsenio Hall Show, which ran between 1989 and 1994, and his roles in the films Coming to America and Harlem Nights. Hall is also known for his appearance as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the talk show Thicke of the Night.
Known for
The Daily Show
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Steve
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The View
Self - Guest
Cheers
Arsenio Hall
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Filmography
- 2026The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie MurphySelf
- 2025Being EddieSelf
- 2025CrutchAvery
- 2025Hollywood SquaresSelf
- 2023The Super ModelsSelf (archive footage)
- 2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurVernell (voice)
- 2022They Call Me MagicSelf
- 2021Coming 2 AmericaSemmi / Morris / Reverend Brown / Baba
- 2020ZappaSelf (archive footage)
- 2020I Can See Your VoiceSelf - Guest Panelist
- 2020DisclosureSelf (archive footage)
- 2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Arsenio Hall: Smart and ClassyHimself
- 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019Deborah Harry Does Not Like InterviewsSelf
- 2018WhitneySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2018Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny ThompsonSelf
- 2017The MayorReverend Okoye
- 2017SteveSelf
- 2017The NinetiesSelf
- 2017GilbertSelf
- 2017Sandy WexlerSelf
- 2017The History of ComedySelf
- 2016Greatest HitsHost
- 2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist
- 2016LopezSelf
- 2015Kareem: Minority of OneSelf
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
- 2013The Arsenio Hall ShowSelf - Host
- 2013Deal With ItSelf
- 2012Eddie Murphy: One Night OnlySelf
- 2012Vanilla Ice ArchiveSelf (archive footage)
- 2011Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's JourneySelf
- 2011Gloria: In Her Own WordsSelf (archive footage)
- 2010Magic & Bird: A Courtship of RivalsSelf - Magic's Friend
- 2009Black DynamiteTasty Freeze
- 2008IgorCarl Cristall (voice)
- 2007HecklerSelf
- 2006Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!Captain Crothers (voice)
- 2005The Naked Brothers Band: The MovieArsenio Hall
- 2005The Proud Family MovieDr. Carver / Bobby Proud (voice)
- 2004Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1Self
- 2004TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsSelf (archive footage)
- 2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf
- 2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
- 2003Chappelle's Show
- 2001Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredSelf
- 1999Intimate Portrait: Josephine BakerNarrator
- 1999The Norm Show
- 1998Martial LawTerrell Parker
- 1998The Magic HourSelf
- 1998Skip ChasersDeacon
- 1997Behind the MusicSelf
- 1997The ViewSelf - Guest
- 1997WNBA: The Birth of a LeagueSelf
- 1997ArsenioMichael Atwood
- 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeSelf
- 1997The Chris Rock ShowSelf
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
- 1996Muppets TonightSelf
- 1995Star SearchSelf - Host
- 1994BlankmanSelf
- 1993Living SingleHimself
- 1992The Jackie Thomas Show
- 1992Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and YouSelf - Host
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- 1990GhostArsenio Hall (uncredited)
- 1990BlossomArsenio Hall
- 1989Harlem NightsCrying Man
- 1989The Arsenio Hall ShowSelf - Host
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1988Coming to AmericaSemmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
- 1988Day by DayArsenio Hall
- 1987Amazon Women on the MoonApartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")
- 1987Uptown Comedy Express
- 1986The Real GhostbustersWinston Zeddemore (voice)
- 1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf - Host
- 1983The 1/2 Hour Comedy HourHost
- 1982CheersArsenio Hall
- 1982Madame's PlaceSelf
- 1980Solid GoldSelf -Host
- —The Party Machine with Nia PeeplesCreator
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