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Arsenio Hall

Acting

Born February 12, 1955 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also known as Арсеніо Голл · Арсенио Холл

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.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

Chappelle's Show

2003

Living Single

1993as Himself

Disclosure

2020as Self (archive footage)

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Host

Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

2010as Self - Magic's Friend

The Real Ghostbusters

1986as Winston Zeddemore (voice)

Cheers

1982as Arsenio Hall

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023as Vernell (voice)

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!

2006as Captain Crothers (voice)

Zappa

2020as Self (archive footage)

The Movies That Made Us

2019as Self (archive footage)

Whitney

2018as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Behind the Music

1997as Self

They Call Me Magic

2022as Self

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011as Self

Ghost

1990as Arsenio Hall (uncredited)

Black Dynamite

2009as Tasty Freeze

The Norm Show

The Nineties

2017as Self

Coming to America

1988as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

Being Eddie

2025as Self

The Super Models

2023as Self (archive footage)

Gilbert

2017as Self

Gloria: In Her Own Words

2011as Self (archive footage)

The History of Comedy

2017as Self

I Can See Your Voice

as Self - Guest Panelist

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Coming 2 America

2021as Semmi / Morris / Reverend Brown / Baba

Blossom

1990as Arsenio Hall

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harlem Nights

1989as Crying Man

The Mayor

as Reverend Okoye

The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy

2026as Self

Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy

2019as Himself

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003as Self

Igor

2008as Carl Cristall (voice)

Heckler

2007as Self

The Proud Family Movie

2005as Dr. Carver / Bobby Proud (voice)

To Tell the Truth

2016as Self - Panelist

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

Sandy Wexler

2017as Self

Blankman

1994as Self

Lopez

as Self

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004as Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest Host

Crutch

as Avery

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

2005as Arsenio Hall

Tamron Hall

2019as Self - Guest

Hollywood Squares

2025as Self