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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Daily Show
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The View
1997
The View
1997
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Cheers
1982
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Tamron Hall Show
2019
Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
The View
as Self - Guest · 1997
The View
as Self · 1997
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Host · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Cheers
as Arsenio Hall · 1982
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Host · 1984
Steve
as Self · 2017
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Vernell (voice) · 2023
The Real Ghostbusters
as Winston Zeddemore (voice) · 1986
Martial Law
as Terrell Parker · 1998
Blossom
as Arsenio Hall · 1990
Behind the Music
as Self · 1997
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist · 2016
Living Single
as Himself · 1993
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self · 2004
Ghost
as Arsenio Hall (uncredited) · 1990
Solid Gold
as Self -Host · 1980
The Chris Rock Show
as Self · 1997
Madame's Place
as Self · 1982
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self - Host · 2013
Muppets Tonight
as Self · 1996
Hollywood Squares
as Self · 2025
I Can See Your Voice
as Self - Guest Panelist · 2020
Coming to America
as Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown · 1988
The Norm Show
· 1999
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Chappelle's Show
· 2003
Day by Day
as Arsenio Hall · 1988
Coming 2 America
as Semmi / Morris / Reverend Brown / Baba · 2021
The History of Comedy
as Self · 2017
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
as Captain Crothers (voice) · 2006
The Super Models
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Being Eddie
as Self · 2025
Deal With It
as Self · 2013
They Call Me Magic
as Self · 2022
The Jackie Thomas Show
· 1992
The Nineties
as Self · 2017
Lopez
as Self · 2016
The Mayor
as Reverend Okoye · 2017
Harlem Nights
as Crying Man · 1989
The Magic Hour
as Self · 1998
Igor
as Carl Cristall (voice) · 2008
Crutch
as Avery · 2025
The Proud Family Movie
as Dr. Carver / Bobby Proud (voice) · 2005
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo") · 1987
Sandy Wexler
as Self · 2017
Blankman
as Self · 1994
Greatest Hits
as Host · 2016
Black Dynamite
as Tasty Freeze · 2009
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
as Self · 2026
Whitney
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2018
Arsenio
as Michael Atwood · 1997
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
as Host · 1983
Disclosure
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Zappa
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self · 2011
WNBA: The Birth of a League
as Self · 1997
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self - Host · 1989
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
as Self · 2012
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self · 2001
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
as Arsenio Hall · 2005
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
as Self - Magic's Friend · 2010
Gilbert
as Self · 2017
A Party For Richard Pryor
as Self · 1991
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
as Narrator · 1999
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage) · 2004
Star Search
as Self - Host · 1995
Gloria: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage) · 2011
Heckler
as Self · 2007
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
as Self - Host · 1992
Kareem: Minority of One
as Self · 2015
Vanilla Ice Archive
as Self (archive footage) · 2012
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1
as Self · 2004
Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy
as Himself · 2019
Deborah Harry Does Not Like Interviews
as Self · 2019
Skip Chasers
as Deacon · 1998
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self · 1997
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
as Self · 2018
Uptown Comedy Express
· 1987