Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Arsenio Hall

Role / Field:

American comedian, actor, and talk show host known for 'The Arsenio Hall Show'.

Born:

1956-02-12

Century / Era:

1956s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1956) is an American comedian, actor and talk show host. He hosted a late-night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show, 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.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

In 2012, he won NBC's reality-competition game show The Celebrity Apprentice 5. Hall was born on February 12, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio. His parents are Fred and Annie Hall. His father was a Baptist minister. Hall performed as a magician when he was a child.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He graduated from Warrensville Heights High School in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, in 1973, after briefly attending John F. Kennedy High School. He later attended Ohio University and Kent State University. Hall later moved to Chicago, and then Los Angeles, to pursue a career in comedy, making his television debut on Soul!, and a couple of appearances on Soul Train. In 1984, he was the announcer/sidekick for Alan Thicke during the short-lived talk show Thicke of the Night (a role for which...

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