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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.

In 1987, he was the most popular of several rotating guests who replaced Joan Rivers as host of the fledgling Fox network's new late night talk show, "The Late Show" (1986) after Rivers was fired. He later got his own show syndicated by Paramount, "The Arsenio Hall Show" (1989). Hall and Rivers are good friends, and Hall had Rivers as a guest on his new show at Paramount.

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. Praised and encouraged to pursue a professional career by singer 'Nancy Wilson', for whom he did an opening act.

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 animated series "The Real Ghost Busters" (1986), beating out Ernie Hudson, who had played Winston in the theatrical films Ghost Busters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). Hall was reportedly confused when he arrived at the audition and saw Hudson auditioning for the role Hudson originated in the films. Hall was later replaced by Buster Jones, and Jones later reprised the role in an episode of "Extreme Ghostbusters" (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.

My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy.

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