Biography for
Arsenio Hall More at IMDb Pro »

Date of Birth

Height

Trivia

Arsenio Hall (as a character named Chunky A) put out an album entitled "Large And In Charge." Paula Abdul, Wil Wheaton, and Ice-T are among the guests that appear on the album.

He was a member of Ohio University's forensics (competitive speech) team. The team has also had Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson) and Leon Harris (morning anchor, CNN) as members.

He appeared in a TV commercial for Tab Cola in the mid-1980s.

Graduated from Warrensville Heights High School, Warrensville Heights, Ohio.

Replaced Joan Rivers as host of the late night talk show, "The Joan Rivers Show" (1989) in 1987 after she was fired, and the name of the show was changed to "The Arsenio Hall Show" (1989).

As a teenager, he was an accomplished magician.

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 202-204. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

Graduated from Kent State University.

M.C. at the Sheba Lounge in Chicago, late 1970s and early '80s. Discovered by 'Nancy Wilson'.

Has one son, Arsenio Jr.

He hosted the early pilot episodes of the US daytime version of the hit game show "Deal or No Deal" (2005).

Was the original voice of Winston Zeddemore on The Real Ghostbusters (1986), beating out Ernie Hudson, who had played Winston in the movies and had auditioned to reprise the role for the animated series. Hall was reportedly confused when he arrived to audition and saw Hudson there auditioning for the role he originated in the films. Hall was later replaced by Buster Jones, who continued with the role of Winston until the series ended (and reprised it for an episode of Extreme Ghostbusters in 1997).

Personal Quotes

(on whether he has ever been married) No. I've never understood what the upside of marriage would be for me personally. I love being in a relationship, but marriage isn't for me.

Salary

	You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.
	With our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb. Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb.

Browse biographies section by name

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z