Arsenio Hall’s best television moments
“Coming to America” costars Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall pal around on the set of the syndicated “The Arsenio Hall Show” (1989-1994). (Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
After nearly two decades out of the limelight, former talk-show star Arsenio Hall, now 57, will try to pick up where he left off. Here are some of his best TV moments.
Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson (with promoter Don King) cracks up during a Feb. 28, 1989, visit to “The Arsenio Hall Show” after the host mimicked a flurry of punches Tyson had used in his title defense against Frank Bruno. (Alan Greth/Associated Press)
Heavyweight boxer Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield, left, shakes hands with talk show host Arsenio Hall during the taping of Hall’s late-night show, Oct. 26, 1990, in Los Angeles. (Craig Fujii/Associated Press)
Elizabeth Taylor does the Arsenio Hall first-pump during a taping of the talk show on Thursday, June 11, 1992. (Craig Fujii/Associated Press)
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In a memorable moment from the 1992 presidential campaign, Bill Clinton, then governor of Arkansas and Democratic candidate, plays “Heartbreak Hotel” on saxophone during “The Arsenio Hall Show” on June 3, 1992, the day after he defeated Jerry Brown in the California Democratic presidential primary. That morning’s Los Angeles Times reported that Clinton had clinched his party’s nomination. (Reed Saxon/Associated Press)
Spike Lee talks about his film “Malcolm X” with Arsenio Hall on Nov. 17, 1992. (Cris Martinez/Associated Press)
Arsenio Hall and Magic Johnson appear on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” on July 31, 2001. (Johnson also had a syndicated talk show, “The Magic Hour,” in 1998.) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)