Arsenio Hall, The Other 'Gay' On Son Vs Fame Height | Where Is He Now?
Quick Information
- Date of Birth Feb 12, 1956
- Age 68 Years, 8 Months
- Nationality American
- Birth Place Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Profession Comedian
- Career 1984–present
- Relationship Status Single
- Wife/Spouse Not Known
- Divorce/Split Not Yet
- Girlfriend Cheryl Bonacci
- Ex-Girlfriend Emma Samms
- Gay No
- Net Worth $16 million
- Ethnicity/Race Afro-American
- Father Fred Hall
- Mother Anne Hall
- High School John F. Kennedy High School
- Height/ How Tall? 5 Feet 9 inches (1.75 m)
- Hair Short
- Hair Color Black
- Eye Color Black
- Official Site http://www.arseniohall.com/
- Lesbian No
- Son/s Cheron Hall
American comedian, Arsenio Hall didn't let fame get to his head as he left everything to give his son a good life and bent on reliving his comedy days after his job as a successful father.
Arsenio Hall is quite known for hosting the late-night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show, that ran from 1989 to 1994 and made a comeback in 2013 ending in 2014.
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Arsenio Hall won NBC’s reality competition game show, Celebrity Apprentice in 2012.
Arsenio Hall’s Bio: Age, Height & Career
Born on 12 February 1956, Arsenio Hall was raised in Cleveland, Ohio by parents, Fred and Anne Hall. After graduating from Warrensville Heights High School in Warrensville Height, Ohio, Arsenio attended John F. Kennedy High School.
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The 62-year-old actor moved to Chicago to pursue his aspiring career in comedy, and it wasn’t long before he made a few appearances on Soul Train. And in 1984, he became the announcer for Alan Thicke in the talk show, Thicke of the Night.
Standing at the height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 meters), Arsenio proved to be popular with his stint in one of The Late Shows and landed his own show in 1987. He had a Paramount contract for hosting a nationwide late night talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show from 1989 to 1994.
Arsenio also acted as the original voice of Winston Zeddemore in the animation, The Real Ghostbusters from 1986 to 1987. And eventually, he got to co-star with Eddie Murphy in the comedy film, Coming to America.
Arsenio Hall’s Impressive Net Worth
According to sources, Arsenio Hall has got an estimated net worth of $5 Million. He earned a massive amount of wealth from hosting his talk show.
Arsenio made a considerable fortune through his years of acting and making people laugh as a comedian. His talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show brought him massive money from the first installment and the reboot as well.
But the fact that Arsenio earns a lot doesn’t mean he doesn’t share. He won Celebrity Apprentice taking home $250,000 and straight up donated the whole thing to support people with HIV/AIDS after experience the loss of his cousin who died from the disease.
Arsenio Hall Dropping Lawsuit Against Sinead O’Connor
In 2017, after American singer, Prince Nelson passed away with poor health, Sinead accused Arsenio of providing the singer with drugs.
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Sinead had the audacity to make the announcement of her accusation on Facebook mentioning that she had reported Arsenio to the Carver County Sheriff’s office and bringing back the old story of him spiking her drink years ago.
Arsenio had made a $5 million defamation lawsuit against Sinead O’Connor, and it wasn’t late until she fairly apologized for the accusation mentioning that it was false. In response, Arsenio dropped the $5 million lawsuits citing that he was aware of Prince’s health problems.
Is Arsenio Married To Wife?
There were countless rumors concerning Arsenio’s romantic affairs. He is speculated to have dated Emma Samms, Mary Frann and Paula Abdul.
Arsenio confessed to having dated Emma Samms in the past but aren’t involved anymore. He was involved in a romantic relationship with his former personal manager, Cheryl Bonacci as well.
The two shared a son named, Arsenio Cheron Hall in 1999 without climbing the stage of getting married.
Since the birth of his son, there hasn't been much rumor on Arsenio’s love life, and he doesn't bother mentioning about his romantic affairs as well.
Arsenio, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to be giving any attention to romance as he is more than happy just being with his son.
Arsenio Hall’s Son: Lying in Gayness of Love
Fame was just a word for Arsenio after his son, Cheron came into the world. Initially being told by his doctor that it wasn’t physically possible for Arsenio to have children, Cheron’s arrival made more than gay and thrilled.
Arsenio confessed about the fact that he and his previous partner had wanted a child, so he makes sure to let his son know that he wasn’t a surprise and he anticipated his arrival.
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And if that isn’t enough to prove his love for his son, Arsenio doesn’t forget to share pictures with his son on social media, letting the fans know that he’s doing a good job as a father.
Another Gay Moment With Son: Arsenio posts a picture with his son as he shares a lovely caption on Instagram on 18 May 2018 (Photo: Arsenio Hall’s Instagram)
Arsenio was so happy about being a father that he left his show, as he confessed on Oprah’s Next Chapter, quoting,
When I became a dad, I really fell in love with fatherhood. So I didn’t care about show business at the point.
That says a lot about Arsenio’s priority for his son who’s now already 19 years old and is just as gay to have a dad like Arsenio in his life.
And now that Cheron has reached the age where he's capable of taking good care of himself, Arsenio is reliving his stand-up comedy days on a tour that is bringing him to Rick Bronson's House of Comedy at the Mall of America.