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Alfonso Ribeiro (born in New York City on September 21, 1971) is an American actor and singer of Dominican descent. His parents immigrated to New York from the Dominican Republic.
Career
He began his acting career on the drama Oye Willie at the age of eight. By the time he was ten, he had released such songs as: "Dance Baby", "Not Too Young", "Sneak Away with Me", and "Time Bomb". Ribeiro also starred in one of Michael Jackson's Pepsi commercials as a dancer in 1984. The same year, Ribeiro was also cast as Rick Schroder's best friend on the TV series Silver Spoons. Alfonso starred on Broadway in a show called The Tap Dance Kid. He also sang in a commercial for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ribeiro is best known for his role as spoiled rich-kid Carlton Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996, in which he was mercilessly teased by Will Smith's lead character, often targeting his height (Ribeiro is 5'6"). He also was the director of some episodes of Fresh Prince. The Carlton character was often called upon to do a comic, usually improvised dance routine to Tom Jones's "It's Not Unusual", which Ribeiro later stated he hated doing. Ribeiro is in fact a very good dancer; he showed some skills with Will Smith in several episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, including a tap dance routine in the show's Soul Train episode that featured a moonwalk.
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How about Alfonso Ribeiro as Omar? #RecastTheWire
chrispackham (chrispackham) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:03:17 -0000
How about Alfonso Ribeiro as Omar? #RecastTheWire
watching catch 21 on gsn, carleton aka alfonso ribeiro got BIG! http://hollywoodnews.today.com/files/2009/02/alfonso_ribeiro.jpg
MiszJones (Jonesy) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:32:50 -0000
watching catch 21 on gsn, carleton aka alfonso ribeiro got BIG! http://hollywoodnews.today.com/files/2009/02/alfonso_ribeiro.jpg
I wonder if Alfonso Ribeiro has a twitter.
NsyncGirl (Jazzy Chasez) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:32:22 -0000
I wonder if Alfonso Ribeiro has a twitter.
Dance Baby - Alfonso Ribeiro 1983 http://digg.com/u1GZk0 (via @taiwanbrown)
YoTaiwanBrown (Taiwan Brown) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:43:00 -0000
Dance Baby - Alfonso Ribeiro 1983 http://digg.com/u1GZk0 (via @taiwanbrown)
WON - Alfonso Ribeiro
20QPeople (20Q) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:54:31 -0000
WON - Alfonso Ribeiro
@damoneliott your ire is epic. she pissed of esthero two years ago when she called Alfonso Ribeiro "so white". White Canadienne went off!
SoMuchFunknSoul (Leneal P. Kindred) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:03:40 -0000
@damoneliott your ire is epic. she pissed of esthero two years ago when she called Alfonso Ribeiro "so white". White Canadienne went off!
The Celebrity Cafe: Alfonso Ribeiro - Dominick A. Miserandino interviews the actor.
Meta Description: [ Alfonso talks a bit about his career from The Tap Dance Kid to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air to Your Big Break. He also tells us his thoughts on success in the entertainment industry and the difference between being seen for a role and being seen for yourself. ]
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