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Arsenio Hall Talks About the Origin of His Name

Hall: Actually, my mother found it in a Greek book of mythology, and it was the god of strength. I think in Spanish it has something to do with the word “fire,” it’s a derivative of fire. And I have a friend who’s Italian whose father is from Sant’Arsenio, which is a town near Sicily. Reporter: So it’s all tying in. Hall: Yeah, it’s like something from different languages. It’s every – It’s an interesting word and a popular word in every language and every place except America. Here it’s like, “What did he say his name was?”
Hall: Actually, my mother found it in a Greek book of mythology, and it was the god of strength. I think in Spanish it has something to do with the word “fire,” it’s a derivative of fire. And I have a friend who’s Italian whose father is from Sant’Arsenio, which is a town near Sicily. Reporter: So it’s all tying in. Hall: Yeah, it’s like something from different languages. It’s every – It’s an interesting word and a popular word in every language and every place except America. Here it’s like, “What did he say his name was?”
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Credit:
Pyramid Productions
Editorial #:
1299008371
Collection:
Archive Films: Editorial
Date created:
June 11, 1988
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.More information
Clip length:
00:00:31:09
Location:
United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 29.97i
Originally shot on:
Betacam SP NTSC 486 29.97i
Source:
Archive Films Editorial
Object name:
a00740_04_1