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- Birth date: February 12, 1955
- Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
- Full name: Arsenio Hall
- Son of a Baptist minister
- Attended: Ohio University and Kent State University
- Son: Arsenio Jr.
- Awards: American Comedy Award for funniest supporting actor for the film Coming to America
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Actor and comedian Arsenio Hall hosted the Emmy Award-winning talk show The Arsenio Hall Show and co-starred with Eddie Murphy in Coming to America. MyNetworkTV announced in June 2008, that Hall made a return to television as the host of Funniest Moments.Comedy Centric: Arsenio Hall Returning to TV (June 10, 2008) Later that year he starred in the comedy film Black Dynamite as the character "Tasty Freeze."
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Career Highlights
Arsenio Hall was a stand-up comedian in Chicago before opening on tour for Patti LaBelle, Stevie Wonder and Tina Turner. In 1987, he took over for Joan Rivers on late night television. In 1989, The Arsenio Hall Show premiered with Hall interviewing notable celebrities such as Bill Clinton, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. Hall was co-creator of Coming to America and co-starred in the film with Eddie Murphy. In the fall of 2008, Hall also hosted Funniest Moments for MyNetworkTV.Official Site: Arsenio Hall BioArsenio Hall Quote
"I'm gonna treat (Jay Leno) like we treated the kid on the high school basketball team who was the coach's son. He was there because he was anointed, too. We tried to kick his ass, and that's what I'm gonna do - kick Jay's ass."EW.com: Celebrity Quotes (February 25, 1995)-
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Arsenio Hall Questions
Whatever happened to Arsenio Hall? 3 AnswersHe is now hosting the myNetworkTV show The World’s Funniest Moments, and he was also in the new movie Black Dynamite. ... read more
Whatever happened to Arsenio Hall? 1 AnswerAs of 2008, Arsenio Hall is a guest co-host on Wednesday evenings on the Tim Conway Jr. radio show on 97.1 KLSX in Los Angeles, California. read more
Whatever happened to Arsenio Hall? 1 AnswerHis most recent wide-audience appearance was on the Jay Leno show May 1, 2009. He's a guest co-host on the Tim conway Jr. show on 97.1 FM in Los Angeles. He's a... read more
What happened to Arsenio Hall ? 1 AnswerAs quoted in Wikipedia... "Since The Arsenio Hall Show ended, Hall has made only infrequent appearances on television (including a short-lived 1997 sitcom calle... read more




