Arsenio Hall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1955-02-12

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Arsenio Hall

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.

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Acting History

2025
Being Eddie as Self
2025
Crutch as Avery
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Vernell (voice)
2022
They Call Me Magic as Self
2021
Coming 2 America as Semmi / Morris / Reverend Brown / Baba
2020
Zappa as Self (archive footage)
2020
I Can See Your Voice as Self - Guest Panelist
2020
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards as Self - Presenter
2020
Disclosure as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
2019
Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy as Himself
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019
Deborah Harry Does Not Like Interviews as Self
2018
Whitney as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson as Self
2017
The Mayor as Reverend Okoye
2017
The Nineties as Self
2017
Gilbert as Self
2017
Sandy Wexler as Self
2017
The History of Comedy as Self
2016
Greatest Hits as Host
2016
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
2016
Lopez as Self
2015
Kareem: Minority of One as Self
2013
The Arsenio Hall Show as Self - Host
2013
Deal With It as Self
2012
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only as Self
2012
Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Self
2011
Gloria: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage)
2010
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals as Self - Magic's Friend
2009
Black Dynamite as Tasty Freeze
2008
Igor as Carl Cristall (voice)
2007
Heckler as Self
2006
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! as Captain Crothers (voice)
2005
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie as Arsenio Hall
2005
The Proud Family Movie as Dr. Carver / Bobby Proud (voice)
2004
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1 as Self
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003
Chappelle's Show
2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self
1999
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker as Narrator
1999
The Norm Show
1998
Martial Law as Terrell Parker
1998
The Magic Hour as Self
1998
Skip Chasers as Deacon
1997
Behind the Music as Self
1997
The View as Self - Guest
1997
The View as Self
1997
Arsenio as Michael Atwood
1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
1997
The Chris Rock Show as Self
1996
The Daily Show as Self
1996
Muppets Tonight as Self
1995
Star Search as Self - Host
1994
Blankman as Self
1993
Living Single as Himself
1992
The Jackie Thomas Show
1992
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You as Self - Host
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1990
Ghost as Arsenio Hall (uncredited)
1989
Harlem Nights as Crying Man
1989
The Arsenio Hall Show as Self - Host
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1988
Coming to America as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon as Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")
1987
Uptown Comedy Express
1986
The Real Ghostbusters as Winston Zeddemore (voice)
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Host
1983
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour as Host
1982
Cheers as Arsenio Hall
1982
Madame's Place as Self
1980
Solid Gold as Self -Host