Alfonso Ribeiro Bio, Age, Height, Parents, Wife, Kids, Net worth, Catch 21, Movies and TV Shows

BIOGRAPHY OF ALFONSO RIBEIRO

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.

AGE OF ALFONSO RIBEIRO

Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro was born on September 21, 1971 in New York, in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx. He is 48 years old. According to his place of birth, he is a US citizen by birth. Additionally, he is of mixed ethnicity.

ALFONSO RIBEIRO HEIGHT

Ribeiro stands at a height of 1.68m (5ft 6in).

PARENTS ALFONSO RIBEIRO

Alfonso was born to Michael and Joy Riberio. His paternal grandfather was the famous “Lord Hummingbird” really named Albert Riberio.

ETHNICITY OF ALFONSO RIBEIRO | NATIONALITY

Ribeiro is an American, born to Trinidadian parents. His family line has mixed races of African and Portuguese descent

ALFONSO RIBEIRO ÉPOUSE

Ribeiro was married to Robin Stapler, from early 2002 to August 2006. At the time, he married Angela Unkrich. The two married on October 13, 2012 after a three-month engagement.

ALFONSO RIBEIRO ENFANTS

Ribeiro has three children, one of them (Sienna) with his previous wife, Stapler, and the rest with his current wife Angela. His firstborn 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. Indeed, he is a professional presenter and actor, he proved his character to the public by being the host of TV shows like Catch 21 and Unwrapped 2.0. Truth be told, all of his wealth comes from his successful careers, one as a host and two as an actor.

ALFONSO RIBEIRO DANCES WITH THE STARS

Ribeiro partnered Witney Carson for the 19th season. Both were named champions in November 2014. In November 2017, he returned in the 25th season of week eight,to participate in a Jive trio with Frankie Muniz and his professional partner Witney Carson

ALFONSO RIBEIRO PEPSI

In 1984, when Ribeiro was 12, he was featured in Pepsi commercials with the infamous Michael Jackson. It was a huge opportunity for Alfonso, he never thought that one day he would be featured in one of the best commercials in the world with the famous artist MJ. Nevertheless, he flew from New York to Los Angeles to shoot commercials. Alfonso’s best moment in the announcement is that he has the jacket given by Michael Jackson during the announcement, he hopes to give this jacket to his son when he is older.

ALFONSO RIBEIRO CATCH 21

Ribeiro has been the host of the TV show Catch 21 from 2008 to date. During the show, he hosts alongside Witney Carson as the card dealer. The show is based on a popular online game from the GSN website. Merrill Heatter is the show’s creator. Before Witney Carson stepped in as the card dealer, Mikki Padilla served as the card dealer from 2008 to 2011. Additionally, the show received critical acclaim as a whole with Ribeiro being hailed as “hands down, l one of the best game show hosts. 

Additionally, Ribeiro also hosts Unwrapped 2.0, which was animated by Marc Summers. The TV show is currently airing on Cooking Channel. But in its first season, it aired on Food Network. He is also the narrator and host of America’s Funniest Home Videos. Alfonso took over in 2015. The show was previously hosted by Tom Bergeron

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he began his career at age 8 and first gained recognition in 1983 following his role in ‘The Tap Dance Kid’. This performance earned 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 following year he released a rap album 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 a few episodes of ‘Meet TheBrowns’. In 2013, he began hosting “Spell-Mageddon” on ABC Family. He made an appearance on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ in May 2013 to perform ‘The Carlton Dance’, with guests Will and Jaden Smith.

On May 19, 2015, Ribeiro was named Tom Bergeron’s successor to host ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’. In October 2018, he was announced as the host of UK game show Money Tree and was also announced to act as a guest judge in week 5 of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

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