“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)
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)
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)
Wearing sunglasses to fit the traditional image of the blues guitarist, Bill Cosby chats with host Arsenio Hall during the taping of Hall’s show in Los Angeles June 30, 1992. Cosby sang and played the blues with Hall’s house band, the Posse, during the entire show. Under the sunglasses are Cosby’s regular glasses. (Associated Press)
Spike Lee talks about his film “Malcolm X” with Arsenio Hall on Nov. 17, 1992. (Cris Martinez/Associated Press)
Arsenio Hall appears as a guest on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” (Lloyd Bishop/NBC)
Clay Aiken and Arsenio Hall appear on NBC’s “Today” show. (Peter Kramer/NBC)
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)
Arsenio Hall visits with Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show” on March 22, 2012. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC)
