It first took Cheryl Bonacci to walk in the shadow of the fame of 68 years old Arsenio Hall to become popular. However, she didn’t stop there. She headed to become the mother of his only son, musician Cheron Hall. In her own right, she is an established and successful senior executive and consultant who has worked in different sectors of entertainment and juvenile and criminal justice. She is also the founder and CEO of Harmonie and Hope.
10 Facts About Cheryl Bonacci, Mother of Arsenio Halls’ Child
1. How old is she?
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Cheryl Bonacci’s exact age is sketchy. But her ex, Arsenio is 68 years old and was born on February 12, 1956.
She attended Chaparral High School, Scottsdale, Arizona. Subsequent to that, she obtained a Bachelor in Mass Communication from St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame in Indiana.
2. Cheryl Bonacci was Arsenio’s Manager
A year after they started dating, Bonacci became the Vice President, production/management of Arsenio Hall Communications. Although she left the job after 7 years in 1995, she was able to serve as the actor’s manager.
3. She dated Arsenio Hall for 15 years
The love affair between Bonacci and Hall started around 1987. The relationship lasted up until 2002 before they fell apart. For the reason that the relationship lasted more than a decade, many sources believe that the former couple was married.
4. Her ex Arsenio Hall has a history with several high profile women
While this may not be necessarily true, there are claims that her ex and father to her son may have been involved with different high profile women. They include:
- Paula Abdul (1980s)
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Towards the fall of the 1980s, it came to light that Hall and actress cum singer, Paula Abdul were having a romantic relationship. This however would lead to the question, where was Cheryl about the time since she was in the actor’s life for 15 years from 1987?
In any case, the relationship did not live to see much light of day before it ended. But Arsenio Hall would go on to dubb her as the best girl to hang with, sexually great, could greatly understand his sense of humor, and the girl he was madly in love with.
In 2009, there were rumors that the actor and former American Idol judge made a comeback. The information was later refuted by Arsenio that they were only friends who loved to hang out and laugh.
Emma Samms
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The British actress Emma Samms’ dating rumor started when they reportedly flirted at The Arsenio Show. A Washington Post article suggested in 1989 that the actors might have an affair. This was suggested by their actions on the show.
The believed affair, even though made headlines, there is not so much of a tale about it. Since there’s a popular opinion that Arsenio was dating Bonacci at the time, there’s no confirmation of the affair.
Pamela Anderson (1995)
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She is a Canadian actress model and activist famous for her roles in Superhero Movie (2008), and Baywatch (1992-1997). Although the author has been married and divorced 5 times, she was also alleged to have had an affair with Cheryl Banocci’s ex in 1995.
5. Cheryl Bonacci Had a tussle with her ex in court for child support
The end of the relationship between the executive and her ex-lover landed in a legal battle over the paternity and child support of their son. In the suit, Bonacci claimed that Hall had at the time earned around $12 million, hence the child support should be upgraded to a higher amount.
On his own part, The Coming To America actor affirmed that how much he had earned should not be a yardstick for child support.
Currently, however, the parents are co-parenting Cheron who is also known as Arsenio Hall Jr.
6. Her son Cheron Hall is an artist
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In the 1990s Arsenio Cheron Hall Jr. was born to Cheryl Bonacci and Arsenio. He was a famous face at red carpets with his father. Growing up, he’s beginning to take the road of his famous father in showbiz. However, he chose to be an artist instead. He has a debut EP The Fulcrum (2022)
7. Cheryl Bonacci has a thriving career heading different sectors
There’s a good knowledge that the career of the Harmonie and Hope founder may not have necessarily dragged her to the limelight. This has not, however, stopped her from thriving in other aspects while sampling different positions in different companies. Although she has many experiences from the 1980s, here’s a list of some of the positions she’s held:
- Serving as the CEO/Founder of Harmonie
- Communications Manager at the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform
- Deputy Director for Healing Dialogue and Action (HDA)
- Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer for Creative Arts
- Program Directo, Juvenile Ministry
8. The father of her son took a hiatus from his entertainment career
In the 1990s, Hall took a timeout from his entertainment career and away from the eye of the public. According to the Coming to America actor, he took the decision so he could raise his only son, Cheron. He also recounted how his father was not completely a part of his life and did not want the same to happen to his child.
In 2013, the former talk show host resumed The Arsenio Hall Show. Nonetheless, the show was canceled in 2014 due to low ratings.
In recent times he has appeared in several works that include Coming To America 2 (2020). He had earlier appeared in the first film in 1988 playing the roles Semmi, Extremely Ugly Girl, Morris, and Reverend Brown.
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9. What is Cheryl Bonnaci’s net worth?
The mass communication graduate of St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame has been having a professional career since the 1980s. From different positions, she has earned an unknown amount which makes up her net worth that has been reported differently by many sources.
While others suggest as low as $200,000, other sources counter it with a report that she may have an estimated worth of over a million dollars.
In the same vein, however, her long-term boyfriend and father of her son, Arsenio Hall is worth $30 million in estimation. He made his net worth from different sources that range from a talk show, acting, writing, and production to list a few.
One of the career heights of Arsenio is the first Coming to America where he earned $900,000 as per reports.
10. How tall is Arsenio Hall’s ex?
Cheryl Bonacci is above 5 feet tall. Her ex on the other hand is 5 feet 9 inches tall (1.8 m).
