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Alfonso Ribeiro Biography
Alfonso Ribeiro, born Alfonso Lincoln Ribiero Sr., is an American actor, comedian, dancer, and television personality. He won the 19th season of “Dancing With The Stars” with his partner, Witney Carson. He is also the host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” on ABC.
Alfonso Ribeiro Age
Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro was born on the 21st of September, 1971 in New York City, in the Riverdale neighborhood of The Bronx. He is 48 years old. According to his birthplace, he is an American citizen by birth. Moreover, he comes from a mixed ethnic background.
Alfonso Ribeiro Height
Ribeiro stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m).
Alfonso Ribeiro Parents
Alfonso was born to Michael and Joy Riberio. His paternal grandfather was the renown ‘Lord Hummingbird’ really named Albert Riberio.
Alfonso Ribeiro Ethnicity | Nationality
Ribeiro is an American, born to Trinidadian parents. His family line has mixed races comprising of African and Portuguese descent.
Alfonso Ribeiro Wife
Ribeiro was married to Robin Stapler, from early 2002 to August 2006. At the time, he married Angela Unkrich. The two got married on the 13th of October 2012 after a three-month-long engagement.
Alfonso Ribeiro Kids
Ribeiro has three children, one of them (Sienna) with his previous wife, Stapler, and the rest with his current wife Angela. His first-born is Sienna Ribeiro, shared between the two divorced parents via joint custody, followed by Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Jr., born in 2013, and Anders Reyn Ribeiro, born in 2015.
Alfonso Ribeiro Net Worth
Ribeiro has an estimated net worth of 7 million dollars. Indeed, he is a professional presenter and actor, he has proven his character the public by being the host of the TV shows like Catch 21 and Unwrapped 2.0. To the truth, all of his wealth comes from his fruitful careers, one as a host and two as an actor.
Alfonso Ribeiro Dance With The Stars
Ribeiro was partnered with Witney Carson for the 19th season. The two were named champions on November 2014. In November 2017, he returned to the 25th season in Week eight, to participate in a trio Jive with Frankie Muniz and his professional partner Witney Carson
Alfonso Ribeiro Pepsi
In 1984, when Ribeiro was 12, he was featured in the Pepsi commercial with infamous Michael Jackson. This was a huge opportunity for Alfonso, he never thought one day he will be featured in one of the best ads in the world with the famous artist MJ. Nonetheless, he flew from New York to Los Angeles to shoot the ad. Alfonso’s best moment on the ad is that he has the jacket given by Michael Jackson during the ad, he hope he will give that jacket his son when he gets older.
Alfonso Ribeiro Catch 21
Ribeiro has been the host of the TV show called Catch 21 from 2008 to date. While in the show, he hosts alongside Witney Carson as the card dealer. The show is based on a popular online game from GSN’s website. Merrill Heatter is the creator of the show. Before Witney Carson step in as the card dealer, Mikki Padilla used to serve as the card dealer from 2008 to 2011. In addition, the show has been receiving critical reception as a whole with Ribeiro praised as “hands-down, one of the best game show hosts out there.”
What’s more, Ribeiro also hosts the Unwrapped 2.0, which was host by Marc Summers. The TV show is currently aired on Cooking Channel. But during its first season, it was aired on Food Network. Also, he is the narrator and presenter of the TV show America’s Funniest Home Videos. Alfonso took over as host in 2015. The show was previously hosted by Tom Bergeron
Alfonso Ribeiro Career
he began his career at age 8 and first gained recognition in 1983 following his role in “The Tap Dance Kid”. This performance garnered him a nomination for an Outer Critics Circle Award. Later, he appeared in a Pepsi commercial which featured Michael Jackson. He also appeared in a commercial, advertising a dance instruction book he wrote titled “Alfonso’s Breakin’ And Poppin’ Book” in 1985. The year after, he released a rap a record called “Timebomb” on Prism Records.
His breakthrough came in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” as Carlton Banks from 1990 to 1996. He competed as a celebrity singer in Celebrity duets in September 2006 and won. In 2008, he started hosting “Catch 21” on GSN and directed some episodes of “Meet TheBrowns”. In 2013, he began hosting “Spell-Mageddon” on ABC Family. He made a cameo appearance in “The Graham Norton Show” on May 2013 to perform “The Carlton Dance”, with show guests Will and Jaden Smith.
On May 19, 2015, Ribeiro was named as Tom Bergeron’s successor to host “America’s Funniest Home Videos”. In October 2018, he was announced as the host of the UK game show Money Tree and was also announced to play the role of a guest judge in the 5th week of “Strictly Come Dancing”.
Alfonso Ribeiro Movies and TV Shows
Year | Title | Role |
2018 | Strictly Come Dancing | Himself (Guest Judge) |
2016 | Whose Line is it Anyway? | Himself |
The $100,000 Pyramid | Himself (Celebrity Guest) | |
2015– | Unwrapped 2.0 | Host/narrator |
America’s Funniest Home Videos | Host/narrator | |
2014 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself/contestant |
2013 | Shake It Up | Mr. Zigfeld |
Spell-Mageddon | Host | |
The Graham Norton Show | Himself | |
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! | Himself/contestant | |
2012 | Big Time Rush | Captain McAllister |
2011 | Things We Do for Love | Darren |
2008–11 | Catch 21 | Host |
2008–09 | GSN Live | Host |
2006 | Celebrity Duets | Himself/contestant |
2005 | Love Wrecked | Bert Hernandez |
2001 | Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | Moon Goon #1 |
The Weakest Link | Himself/contestant | |
2000 | Your Big Break | Host |
1999 | V.I.P. | Himself |
1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | Roland Jackson |
1996–99 | In the House | Dr. Maxwell Stanton |
1996 | Kidz in the Wood | |
1994–98 | Spider-Man | Randy Robertson / Teenage Robbie Robertson |
1994 | Bill Nye, the Science Guy | Himself |
Soul Train | Host | |
1993 | Ticks | Darrel “Panic” Lumnley |
1990–96 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Carlton Banks |
1990 | A Different World | Zach Duncan |
1987 | Mighty Pawns | Frank |
1986 | John Grin’s Christmas | Rocky |
Magnum, P.I. | Kenneth | |
1984–87 | Silver Spoons | Alfonso Spears |
1980 | OYE Willie |
As Director:
Year | Title |
2015–2018 | K.C. Undercover |
2015 | Young & Hungry |
2014 | Mighty Med |
2011–2012 | Are We There Yet? |
2009–2010 | Meet the Browns |
2006–2007 | All of Us |
1995 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
Ribeiro ‘The Carlton’
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