Alfonso Ribeiro
Alfonso Ribeiro was born in New York on September 21, 1971. Alfonso's family is from Trinidad & Tobago. Although rumor has been that he is of Dominican descent, he has stated in an interview that this is false. Neither he nor his family are from the Dominican Republic; they originate from Trinidad & Tobago. Ribeiro began his career when he debuted on the PBS show "Oye Ollie." After getting the starring role in the Broadway musical "The Tap Dance Kid" Ribeiro was spotted by Michael Jackson who cast him in one of the singer's many Pepsi commercials of that decade. At the age of 10 Ribeiro dabbled as a musician, releasing singles such as "Dance Baby," "Not Too Young (To Fall In Love)", "Sneak Away With Me" and "Time Bomb". It was about this time that he was cast as Ricky Schroder's best friend on the long-running series Silver Spoons (1982). He attended California State University at Los Angeles after the end of the series, and was later cast as Carlton Banks on the popular series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990). An avid race car driver, Ribeiro resides in Los Angeles where he participates in celebrity car races.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Jack Hanna's Passport as Self - Host
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Muppets Haunted Mansion as Ghost of Fred
- 2021 · America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition as Self - Host
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Unwrapped 2.0 as Self - Host
- 2013 · Spell-Mageddon as Host
- 2013 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- 2012 · Good Mythical Morning as Self
- 2010 · Shake It Up as Mr. Zigfield
- 2009 · Big Time Rush as Block Captain McCallister
- 2008 · The Wendy Williams Show as Self
- 2006 · Celebrity Duets as
- 2005 · Love Wrecked as Brent Hernandez
- 2005 · Hi-Jinks as
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Host
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Trio Partner
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Guest Host
- 2005 · The Search for the Funniest Mom in America as
- 2005 · Girls Rock as Self
- 2002 · I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! as Self
- 2001 · One on One as Lenny
- 2000 · The Brothers García as Mr. Sweets
- 1997 · Extreme Ghostbusters as Roland Jackson (voice)
- 1996 · Kidz in the Wood as Morgan
- 1995 · In the House as Dr. Maxwell Stanton
- 1995 · In the House as Carlton Banks
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Illunga (voice)
- 1994 · Spider-Man as Randy Robertson (voice)
- 1993 · Ticks as Darrel 'Panic' Lumley
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Carlton Banks
- 1989 · America's Funniest Home Videos as Self - Host
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · A Different World as Zach Duncan
- 1987 · The Mighty Pawns as Frank
- 1986 · Christmas as Rocky
- 1985 · Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa as Himself
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 · Laugh Busters as
- 1982 · Silver Spoons as Alfonso Spears
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as
- 1980 · A Capitol Fourth as Self