Arsenio Hall Net Worth 2024

What is Arsenio Hall’s net worth?

Arsenio Hall is a well known comedian, discuss present host, tv character, actor, author, and producer who has a net worth of $20 million. Arsenio Hall’s breakthrough got here as a co-host on “Solid Gold,” main to numerous performing roles in tv sequence and films, notably starring alongside Eddie Murphy in “Coming to America”. However, Hall’s most defining profession second arrived in 1989 with “The Arsenio Hall Show.” As one of many first Black late-night discuss present hosts, Hall’s recent and irreverent strategy redefined the late-night panorama. His present turned a cultural touchstone, attracting youthful audiences and notable friends, together with then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton who famously performed the saxophone on the present.

Post his discuss present, Hall continued his work in tv, internet hosting reveals like “Star Search” and showing on actuality packages like “The Celebrity Apprentice,” which he gained in 2012. He returned to late-night briefly in 2013 with a revival of “The Arsenio Hall Show.”

Early Life

Arsenio Hall was born on February 12, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio. His father Fred was a Baptist minister. His mother’s title is Annie Hall, just like the film character. Arsenio cherished magic when he was a child and carried out magic reveals for his dad and mom and pals. In 1973, he graduated from Ohio’s Warrensville Heights High School. Arsenio Hall attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.

Career

After college, Hall moved to Chicago, after which Los Angeles, to pursue his profession in comedy. He appeared on “Soul Train” a variety of occasions. In 1984 he landed the job because the announcer/sidekick for Alan Thicke on his short-lived discuss present “Thicke of the Night”  His huge break got here in 1988 when he co-starred in “Coming to America” with Eddie Murphy.

Hall’s path to internet hosting his personal discuss present began when he crammed in as interim host of “The Late Show,” a late-night discuss present Fox created to compete with “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” The present initially featured the late comedian Joan Rivers however the rankings had been unhealthy so she was fired. Hall’s run as an interim host was so standard he developed a cult following. Fox canceled “The Late Show” in 1988 however “The Arsenio Hall Show” debuted on January 2, 1989, as a nationally syndicated present. The present was successful, particularly amongst youthful individuals. Hall (and his present) turned recognized for his different to clapping by chanting “Roo, Roo, Roo!” whereas pumping their fists. This is not one thing distinctive to Hall, its the Cleveland Brown’s “Dawg Pound” chant within the east finish zone. Hall’s “Roo, Roo, Roo” turned a nightly ritual and a pop-culture image. Hall’s present additionally turned notorious because the place then-Presidential candidate Bill Clinton performed his saxophone. “The Arsenio Hall Show’s” final episode aired on May 27, 1994.

During the run of “The Arsenio Hall Show,” Hall used his fame to educated individuals about HIV/AIDS after Magic Johnson revealed that he was HIV optimistic. In the early Nineteen Nineties, Hall and Magic Johnson filmed a PSA in regards to the illness.

Over the years because the finish of “The Arsenio Hall Show,” he is been a visitor on a number of discuss reveals. Hall has additionally labored as a voice actor. From 2003 to 2004, he hosted the revival of “Star Search.”

In 2012, Hall was a contestant on the fifth version of “The Celebrity Apprentice,” Hall’s was competing for $250,000 prize awarded to the winner of “The Celebrity Apprentice” for the charity the Magic Johnson Foundation. In the dwell season finale, Hall was named the winner.

“The Arsenio Hall Show,” was revived for Twentieth-century audiences in 2013.  It was canceled after one season as a consequence of low rankings.

In August 2019 it was confirmed that Arsenio and Eddie Murphy had been filming a highly-anticipated sequel to “Coming to America.”

Personal Life

Arsenio has one son, Arsenio Jr., who was born in 1998 to his very long time girlfriend Cheryl Bonacci.

Hall had a rivalry with Jay Leno throughout his unique run of “The Arsenio Hall Show” after Leno was named host of “The Tonight Show.” Hall stated that he would “kick Jay’s ass” in rankings.

After “The Arsenio Hall Show” led to 1994, Hall retreated from the general public eye for a variety of years. Then, in 1997, he went on-line and noticed rumors that he had checked into Betty Ford for rehab. Hall made up a faux title and responded to these posts with “I do know Arsenio higher than anybody else and he is not in detox, you idiots.”

Hall filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit in 2016 against singer Sinéad O’Connor after she claimed that Arsenio was answerable for Prince’s drug behavior. O’Connor additionally alleged that Hall had spiked her drink at a celebration at Eddie Murphy’s home. O’Connor apologized and retracted her allegation about Hall and Prince’s drug behavior and in consequence, Hall dropped his lawsuit.

Salary Highlights

For his position in 1988’s “Coming to America,” Arsenio Hall earned a wage of $900,000.

Real Estate

In October 2021, Arsenio paid $5.2 million for a house in Tarzana, California. The vendor was actor Sean Murray. Just a little over a 12 months later, Arsenio listed this residence on the market for $5.3 million.

In November 2022 Arsenio paid $5.2 million for a house in Calabasas, California.

Former Topanga Estate

One of Arsenio’s finest profession strikes has concerned actual property. In 1990 he paid $3.5 million for a palatial mountaintop property in Topanga, California. At one level within the late Eighties, the sprawling property was listed for $10 million. Arsenio scooped it up in a chilly actual property marketplace for what’s at this time thought-about a steal.

Located in a distant space of the Santa Monica mountains, his property covers greater than 34 acres. It contains a custom-built 10,000 square-foot mansion that resembles an infinite area ship. The property has a mini-golf course, tennis courts, a pond, a basketball court docket that has 360-degree views of LA, and way more.

In August 2022 Arsenio quietly bought his Topanga compound/property for $9 million. Arsenio’s former Topanga property is pictured under: