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Alfonso Ribeiro

Alfonso Ribeiro

Birth : 1971-09-21, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

History

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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Alfonso Ribeiro

Movies

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Ghost of Fred

Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion

Self

Join Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro and DJ Jazzy Jeff, for a funny and heartfelt night full of music and dancing in honor of the show that ran for six seasons and 148 episodes.

Brent Hernandez

On a Caribbean cruise, Jenny is marooned on a beach with her rock and roll idol. Deliriously in love with the idea of time alone with him, she manages to hide the fact that they're a stone's throw away from their resort.

Self

An assortment of celebrities, including Alfonso Ribeiro, praise Daphne and Velma, while clips run from The New Scooby-Doo Movies.

Kidz in the Wood

Kidz in the Wood

A class field trip to the Oregon Trail that results in the class and teacher getting lost.

Darrel 'Panic' Lumley

Teens camping in a northern California retreat are terrorized by mutant insects created by evil, polluting pot farmers.

The Mighty Pawns

The Mighty Pawns

Frank

Inner city kids are given new direction when they are convinced to join the school chess team.

Rocky

An adaptation of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol " with Robert Guillaume as John Grin, the Scrooge character. His son Kevin has a role as the Bob Cratchit character, with Geoffrey Holder and Ted Lange as two of the Ghosts.

Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa

Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa

Himself

Andy and the NBC kids search for Santa, starring from Finland.

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.

While getting ready to promote the new 1984 fall Saturday morning line-up, the Director D.W. and his assistant are interrupted by the infamous Gargamore O'Dette who plans to bring down the special and NBC itself. Gargamore has kidnapped a bunch of the new cartoon characters and sent his live action henchmen (played by James Avery and Bill Saluga from Going Bananas) to stop the real live actors from making it onto the special. Gargamore wants to do this because the new Saturday morning line-up is funny and he's deathly allergic to laughter.