Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall
Hall in July 2012
Born (1956-02-12) February 12, 1956 (age 68)
Alma materKent State University
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • talk show host
Years active1981–present[1][2]
PartnerCheryl Bonacci (1987–2002)[3]
Children1
Websitearseniohall.com

Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1956) is an American comedian, actor and talk show host. He hosted the late-night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show,[4] from 1989 until 1994, and again from 2013 to 2014.

He has appeared in Martial Law, Coming to America (1988), Coming 2 America (2021), and Harlem Nights (1989). He was also the host of Star Search and appeared as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the talk show Thicke of the Night.

In 2012, he won NBC's reality-competition game show Celebrity Apprentice 5.[5]

  1. ^ "Biography". Arsenio Hall. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Daly, Sean (February 14, 2012). "Back from the dad". New York Post. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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  4. ^ Svetkey, Benjamin (December 28, 1990). "Arsenio Hall: One of 1990s great entertainers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Chen, Joyce (May 21, 2012). "'Celebrity Apprentice' final recap: Arsenio Hall tops Clay Aiken". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 21, 2012.