Alfonso Ribeiro
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.
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Movies (12)
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
as Self - Host
2025
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
as Self - Host
2024
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
as Self - Host
2024
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as Ghost of Fred
2021
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
as Self
2020
Love Wrecked
as Brent Hernandez
2005
Girls Rock
as Self
2005
Kidz in the Wood
as Morgan
1996
Ticks
as Darrel 'Panic' Lumley
1993
The Mighty Pawns
as Frank
1987
John Grin's Christmas
as Rocky
1986
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
as Self
1985
TV Shows (38)
Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast
as Self
2025
Jack Hanna's Passport
as Self - Host
2024
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition
as Self - Host
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
2021
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
2016
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2016
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
2015
Unwrapped 2.0
as Self - Host
2015
K.C. Undercover
Director (Directing)
2015
Young & Hungry
Director (Directing)
2014
Spell-Mageddon
as Host
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
2013
Good Mythical Morning
as Self
2012
Shake It Up
as Mr. Zigfield
2010
Big Time Rush
as Block Captain McCallister
2009
True Jackson, VP
Director (Directing)
2008
The Wendy Williams Show
as Self
2008
Celebrity Duets
2006
Hi-Jinks
2005
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Host
2005
The Search for the Funniest Mom in America
2005
Cuts
Director (Directing)
2005
All of Us
Director (Directing)
2003
Eve
Director (Directing)
2003
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
as Self
2002
One on One
as Lenny
2001
The Brothers García
as Mr. Sweets
2000
Extreme Ghostbusters
as Roland Jackson (voice)
1997
In the House
as Maxwell Stanton
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Illunga (voice)
1995
Spider-Man
as Randy Robertson (voice)
1994
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Carlton Banks
1990
America's Funniest Home Videos
as Self - Host
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
A Different World
as Zach Duncan
1987