Alfonso Ribeiro
Acting
1971-09-21 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2025 · Movie
Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast
2025 · Series
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2024 · Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
2024 · Movie
Jack Hanna's Passport
2024 · Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Series
Sherri
2022 · Series
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021 · Movie
America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition
2021 · Series
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · Series
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
2020 · Movie
Tamron Hall
2019 · Series
Steve
2017 · Series
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 · Series
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Series
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · Series
Unwrapped 2.0
2015 · Series
K.C. Undercover
2015 · Series
Young & Hungry
2014 · Series
Spell-Mageddon
2013 · Series
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013 · Series
Steve Harvey
2012 · Series
Good Mythical Morning
2012 · Series
Shake It Up
2010 · Series
Big Time Rush
2009 · Series
True Jackson, VP
2008 · Series
The Wendy Williams Show
2008 · Series
Celebrity Duets
2006 · Series
Love Wrecked
2005 · Movie
Hi-Jinks
2005 · Series
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · Series
The Search for the Funniest Mom in America
2005 · Series
Girls Rock
2005 · Movie
Cuts
2005 · Series
All of Us
2003 · Series
Eve
2003 · Series
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
2003 · Movie
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
2002 · Movie
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002 · Series
One on One
2001 · Series
The Brothers García
2000 · Series
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997 · Series
Kidz in the Wood
1996 · Movie
In the House
1995 · Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Series
Spider-Man
1994 · Series
Ticks
1993 · Movie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Series
America's Funniest Home Videos
1989 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
A Different World
1987 · Series
The Mighty Pawns
1987 · Movie
John Grin's Christmas
1986 · Movie
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
1985 · Movie
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985 · Movie
Dancing in the Wings
1985 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
Laugh Busters
1984 · Movie
Silver Spoons
1982 · Series
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Series
A Capitol Fourth
1980 · Series