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.

Known For

Real Time with Bill Maher

Himself

The Daily Show

Self

Behind the Music

Self

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

The View

Self - Guest

The View

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2021	Coming 2 America	Semmi / Morris / Reverend Brown / Baba
2020	Zappa	Self (archive footage)
2020	Disclosure	Self (archive footage)
2019	Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy	Himself
2019	Deborah Harry Does Not Like Interviews	Self
2018	Whitney	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018	Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson	Self
2017	Sandy Wexler	Self
2017	Gilbert	Self
2015	Kareem: Minority of One	Self
2013	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012	Eddie Murphy: One Night Only	Self
2012	Vanilla Ice Archive	Self (archive footage)
2011	Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey	Self
2011	Gloria: In Her Own Words	Self (archive footage)
2010	Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals	Self - Magic's Friend
2009	Black Dynamite	Tasty Freeze
2008	Igor	Carl Cristall (voice)
2007	Heckler	Self
2006	Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!	Captain Crothers (voice)
2005	The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie	Arsenio Hall
2005	The Proud Family Movie	Dr. Carver / Bobby Proud (voice)
2004	TV in Black: The First Fifty Years	Self (archive footage)
2004	Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1	Himself
2001	Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored	Self
1999	Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker	Narrator
1998	Skip Chasers	Deacon
1997	Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life	Self
1994	Blankman	Self
1992	Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You	Self - Host
1990	Ghost	Arsenio Hall (uncredited)
1989	Harlem Nights	Crying Man
1988	Coming to America	Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
1987	Amazon Women on the Moon	Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")
1987	Uptown Comedy Express

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur	Vernell (voice)
2022	They Call Me Magic	Self
2020	I Can See Your Voice
2019	Tamron Hall	Self - Guest
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019	The Movies That Made Us	Self (archive footage)
2017	The History of Comedy	Self
2017	The Mayor	Reverend Okoye
2017	The Nineties	Self
2016	Greatest Hits	Host
2016	To Tell the Truth	Self - Panelist
2016	Lopez	Self
2013	The Arsenio Hall Show	Self - Host
2013	Deal With It	Self
2004	On Air with Ryan Seacrest	Self
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Himself
2003	Chappelle's Show
1998	Martial Law	Terrell Parker
1998	The Magic Hour	Self
1997	The View	Self - Guest
1997	Arsenio	Michael Atwood
1997	Behind the Music	Self
1997	The Chris Rock Show	Self
1997	The View
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1996	Muppets Tonight	Self
1995	Star Search	Self - Host
1992	The Jackie Thomas Show
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1989	The Arsenio Hall Show	Self - Host
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest
1986	The Real Ghostbusters	Winston Zeddemore (voice)
1984	MTV Video Music Awards	Self - Host
1982	Madame's Place	Self
1982	Cheers	Arsenio Hall
1980	Solid Gold	Self -Host