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.
52 acting credits · 9 directing credits
Acting · 52
Dancing with the Stars
2005
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Good Mythical Morning
2012
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Sherri
2022
Spider-Man
1994
Tamron Hall
2019
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
A Different World
1987
America's Funniest Home Videos
1989
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
One on One
2001
Shake It Up
2010
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
To Tell the Truth
2016
Big Time Rush
2009
Silver Spoons
1982
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
In the House
1995
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997
Steve
2017
The Brothers García
2000
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002
A Capitol Fourth
1980
Love Wrecked
2005
Hi-Jinks
2005
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition
2021
Celebrity Duets
2006
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2024
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
2020
Ticks
1993
The Search for the Funniest Mom in America
2005
Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast
2025
Jack Hanna's Passport
2024
Unwrapped 2.0
2015
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
1985
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
2024
Spell-Mageddon
2013
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Kidz in the Wood
1996
Laugh Busters
1984
The Mighty Pawns
1987
John Grin's Christmas
1986
Dancing in the Wings
1985
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2025
Girls Rock
2005
