Alfonso Ribeiro
Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr. is an American actor, dancer, director, game show host, and television personality. He played Alfonso Spears on the sitcom Silver Spoons, Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Maxwell Stanton on In the House. He also starred in the title role of the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid. He won Season 19 of Dancing with the Stars with professional partner Witney Carson. He is the current host of ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos.
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Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr. is an American actor, dancer, director, game show host, and television personality. He played Alfonso Spears on the sitcom Silver Spoons, Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Maxwell Stanton on In the House. He also starred in the title role of the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid and took part in the 13th season of the British reality show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! He won Season 19 of Dancing with the Stars with professional partner Witney Carson. He is the current host of ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos, replacing host Tom Bergeron, who left after 15 years.
He has also hosted the GSN game show Catch 21, the ABC Family show Spell-Mageddon, and the television show Dance 360. He made a cameo appearance in the music video for pop-rock band R5.5. In October 2018, he was announced to sit in for Bruno Tonioli on Strictly Come Dancing for week 5 of the series. His role as host of Catch 21 was revived in 2019, and he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Game Show Host of the Year for his role in the revived Catch 21. He was also a contestant on The Weakest Link in 2001, but lost to Keshia Knight-Pulliam in the final round.
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