Editing Arsenio Hall (section)

{{Short description|American comedian, actor and TV host (born 1956)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Arsenio Hall
| image              = Arsenio Hall 2012 (cropped).jpg
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| caption            = Hall in July 2012
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1956|2|12}}
| birth_place        = [[Cleveland]], Ohio, U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Kent State University]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Comedian|actor|talk show host}}
| years_active       = 1981–present<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://www.arseniohall.com/|work=Arsenio Hall|access-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Daly |first=Sean |title=Back from the dad |url=https://nypost.com/2012/02/14/back-from-the-dad/|access-date=June 9, 2022 |newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=February 14, 2012}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|arseniohall.com}}
| partner            = Cheryl Bonacci (1987–2002)<ref>
* {{cite news |last=Keith |first=Amy Elisa |date=September 16, 2013 |title=Arsenio Hall: Poised for a Comeback |url=https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/arsenio-hall-poised-for-a-comeback-555/ |work=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] |location= |access-date=March 5, 2021}} 
* {{cite news |last=Moore |first=Frazier |date=September 5, 2013 |title=Arsenio fulfills his dream with late-night return |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20130905/arsenio-fulfills-his-dream-with-late-night-return/1 |work=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]] |location= |access-date=March 5, 2021}} 
</ref>
| children           = 1
}}
'''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]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Arsenio Hall: One of 1990s great entertainers|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1990/12/28/arsenio-hall-one-1990s-great-entertainers |first=Benjamin |last=Svetkey |date=December 28, 1990|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref> from 1989 until 1994, and again from 2013 to 2014.

He has appeared in ''[[Martial Law (TV series)|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 ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. season 12)|Celebrity Apprentice 5]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/celebrity-apprentice-final-recap-arsenio-hall-tops-clay-aiken-article-1.1081797 |last=Chen|first=Joyce|title='Celebrity Apprentice' final recap: Arsenio Hall tops Clay Aiken |work=New York Daily News|date=May 21, 2012|access-date=May 21, 2012}}</ref>