American actor, dancer, and TV personality Alfonso Ribeiro became a famous celebrity after appearing in several sitcom TV shows such as Silver Spoons and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He’s currently working as a host, so let’s reveal everything we know about Alfonso Ribeiro net worth, career, and bio details, stay tuned.
Alfonso Ribeiro - Early Life
Alfonso Ribeiro was born in one of New York City's boroughs, The Bronx, on September 21, 1971. He comes from a family of Afro-Trinidadian origins, and his grandfather was the Trinidadian calypsonian, a musician known as the Lord Hummingbird. When Alfonso was only 8, he achieved something that many dream of and got the main role in a Broadway musical called The Tap Dance Kid, which won him a nomination for Outer Critics Circle Award.In 1984 he appeared in a Pepsi commercial, dancing together with Michael Jackson, and started filming Silver Spoons. Next year, 2015, he published his dance instruction book, Alfonso’s Breakin’ & Poppin’ Book, which was advertised in an MTV commercial.
Quick Bio Facts:
- Full name: Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr.,
- Date of birth: September 21, 1971,
- Age: 49,
- Occupation: American actor, comedian, dancer,
- Alfonso Ribeiro height: and weight 5′ 6″, 138 lbs,
- Alfonso Ribeiro's wife: writer Angela Unkrich,
- Children: Sienna, Anders Reyn, Ava Sue, Alfonso Lincoln Jr.,
- Estimated net worth: $10 million.
Bel Air's Alfonso Ribeiro
After several commercials, Ribeiro got a chance to be a part of an NBC sitcom and play the character of Carlton Banks in a popular sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. From 1990 to 1996, he was Will Smith's nephew who often danced to the hit song It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones. Later in 1997, he joined another sitcom called, In the House. Ribeiro also worked as a television director for several TV series. American actor directed several episodes of an American sitcom Meet the Browns and the second season of Are We There Yet?Television Personality With a Dancing Career
Although the American actor was famous for his sitcoms, in 2006, he competed as one of many celebrity singers in Celebrity Duets and won. In 2013 he was a guest in The Graham Norton Show and performed his famous Carlton Dance, and Will Smith was also there. In 2014 he decided to participate in the 19th season of the famous TV show Dancing with the Stars.Professional dancer Witney Carson was his dance partner, and the two of them were a major hit on the dance floor. He was the fourth celebrity who managed to get all 9 in the first week, so it comes as no surprise that Ribeiro and his partner won that season. In 2015 he got back to the show as a guest judge. If you somehow didn’t watch The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, we recommend you take a look at this video showing The Carlton Dance and then binge-watch the entire thing.