Alfonso Ribeiro
Acting
- Born:
- 1971-09-21
- Place of birth:
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Jack Hanna's Passport
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
Muppets Haunted Mansion
America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
The Tamron Hall Show
Steve
The $100,000 Pyramid
To Tell the Truth
Celebrity Family Feud
Unwrapped 2.0
K.C. Undercover
Young & Hungry
Spell-Mageddon
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Steve Harvey
Good Mythical Morning
Shake It Up
Big Time Rush
True Jackson, VP
The Wendy Williams Show
Celebrity Duets
Love Wrecked
Hi-Jinks
Dancing with the Stars
The Search for the Funniest Mom in America
Girls Rock
Cuts
All of Us
Eve
Last Comic Standing
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
One on One
The Brothers García
Extreme Ghostbusters
Kidz in the Wood
In the House
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Spider-Man
Ticks
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
America's Funniest Home Videos
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
A Different World
The Mighty Pawns
John Grin's Christmas
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Dancing in the Wings
Night of 100 Stars II
Laugh Busters
Silver Spoons