Arsenio HallFilmography

Born:: February 12, 1955 in Cleveland, OH
Occupation:: Actor, Executive Producer
Biography:: The son of a Cleveland Baptist minister, African American entertainer Arsenio Hall would often escape his bleak inner-city surroundings by imagining that he was a talk show host like his idol, Johnny Carson. He emulated Carson to the point that he briefly became an amateur magician in junior high...Read More

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The Hero of Color City

Actors: Christina Ricci, Rosie Perez, Craig Ferguson, Arsenio Hall

Synopsis: Exodus Film Group presents this computer-animated children's film starring the voices of Christina Ricci, Rosie Perez, Craig Ferguson, and Arsenio Hall. The plot details a revolt by a group of crayons who band together to protect their city from an evil villain plotting to strip their world of Read More

1/1/10
Black Dynamite

Actors: Michael Jai White, Kym E. Whitley, Tommy Davidson, Kevin Chapman, Byron Minns

Synopsis: The city streets explode into violence when "The Man" kills Black Dynamite's (Michael Jai White) brother in this seamless recreation of the blaxploitation classics of the 1970s. He was the best agent that the CIA ever had, but these days Black Dynamite only answers to one boss -- himself. When Read More

10/16/09
Igor

Actors: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Eddie Izzard, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes

Synopsis: John Cusack leads an all-star voice cast featuring Jay Leno, Molly Shannon, John Cleese, Jeremy Piven, Steve Buscemi, and Jennifer Coolidge in this computer-animated comedy about a gifted scientist who happens to have been born with a most unfortunate deformity. Igor (voice of Cusack) may have Read More

9/19/08
Heckler

Actors: Jamie Kennedy, Louie Anderson, David "Elsewhere" Bernal, Andrew Dice Clay, David Cross

Synopsis: Nearly anyone who performs in public on a regular basis is familiar with the notion of the audience member who makes their opinions loudly and clearly known during the show, and like most comedians Jamie Kennedy has dealt with his fair share of hecklers over the course of his career. However, when Read More

2007
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

Actors: Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff, Joshua Kaye, David Levi, Thomas Batuello

Synopsis: A pair of pint-sized rock stars wrestle with the perils of stardom, icky girls, and too much soda pop in this mockumentary comedy. Nine-year-old Nat Wolff is the singer, guitarist and songwriter for a rock band known as the Silver Bullets, which features his six-year-old brother, Alex Wolff, on Read More

2005
Star Search [TV Series]

Actors: Arsenio Hall

Synopsis: A new version of the popular syndicated talent show of the 1980s, CBS' Star Search was hosted by former late-night talk show emcee Arsenio Hall, leading one commentator to quip that Hall had "progressed" from being the black Johnny Carson to the black Ed McMahon. Telecast live, each episode Read More

2003
The Flo-Jo Workout: Mind, Body and Spirit

Crew: Executive Producer

Synopsis: Starring the late (1959-1998) great Florence Griffith-Joyner, this 78-minute, high-energy workout is like Flo Jo herself -- the complete package. With grace and power, the five-time Olympic medallist takes the viewer through a preventative warm-up, a beginner or advanced aerobic section, and then Read More

1995
Blankman

Actors: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Christopher Lawford, Lynne Thigpen, Jon Polito, Jason Alexander

Synopsis: Are you ready for a new kind of superhero -- a thirty-something virgin in long underwear? Darryl Walker (Damon Wayans) is a bright but socially inept man with a gift for inventing things but little skill for functioning in the real world. His brother Kevin (David Alan Grier) works on a low-class Read More

1994
Bopha!

Crew: Producer

Actors: Danny Glover, Malcolm McDowell, Alfre Woodard, Marius Weyers, Maynard Eziashi

Synopsis: This 1993 film adaptation of Percy Mtwa's South African play Bopha was rendered anachronistic by late-breaking events, though it still contains plenty of food for thought. Danny Glover stars as a black police officer in the waning days of apartheid. Though dedicated to his job, Glover has mixed Read More

1993
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You

Crew: Executive Producer

Synopsis: Aimed at young adults in order to increase their awareness of AIDS and HIV, this video combines informational and educational messages with entertainment. Each segment teaches teenagers something different about the HIV virus or AIDS, such as how anyone can contract AIDS, how and why AIDS is Read More

1992
Cheers: Where Nobody Knows Your Name

Synopsis: In a replay of the Donald Trump-Marla Maples imbroglio, a former girlfriend of imprisoned millionaire Robin Colcord publicly declares that he's still in love with her. Robin's most recent amour, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley), pretends not to care, but is secretly plotting a spectacular revenge. And how Read More

1990
Harlem Nights

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy, in addition to starring as Quick, the son of 1930s Harlem gambling-house proprietor Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor), also wrote and directed the film. The plotline details the combined efforts of Quick and Sugar Ray to prevent white gangster Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lerner) from muscling in Read More

11/17/89
Uptown Comedy Express

Synopsis: A group of comedians, including Arsenio Hall and Chris Rock, are featured in this entertaining stand-up comedy special. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

1989
Comic Relief III

Synopsis: This video documents the third annual Comic Relief live benefit for America's homeless. Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, and Billy Crystal return as hosts of Comic Relief in this 1989 event. Directed by Walter C. Miller (who helmed many of TV's All in the Family episodes), this program includes Read More

1989
Coming to America

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley

Synopsis: Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Read More

6/29/88
Amazon Women on the Moon

Actors: Rosanna Arquette, Ralph Bellamy, Carrie Fisher, Griffin Dunne, Steve Guttenberg

Synopsis: The 1987 portmanteau comedy feature Amazon Women on the Moon lampoons several film genres in general and the 1954 sci-fi cheapie Cat Women of the Moon in particular. Other sketches in Amazon Women include an opening bit with Arsenio Hall; a vignette titled "Son of the Invisible Man" wherein a Read More

9/18/87
Comic Relief II

Synopsis: Released by the now-defunct Simitar Entertainment rather than Rhino Video, which handles the other Comic Relief videos, Comic Relief II is featured on two separate 60-minute videos. A 1987 live charity event benefiting America's homeless, part one of Comic Relief II is hosted by Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg Read More

1987
More Laughing Room Only

1986
Comedy Store 20th Birthday

Actors: Richard Pryor