Alfonso Ribeiro - wikipedia Alfonso Ribeiro Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr. ( born September 21, 1971 ) is an American actor, television director, dancer, and show host. Ribeiro played Alfonso Spears on the sitcom Silver Spoons, and Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air. He currently hosts ABC 's America 's Funniest Home Videos, taking over from Tom Bergeron who left after fifteen years. He hosted the GSN game show Catch 21 and the ABC Family show Spell - Mageddon. He also hosted the hit television show Dance 360, and starred in the title role of the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid. Ribeiro took part in the thirteenth series of the British reality show I 'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here !, where he came in seventh place, leaving on Day 19. Ribeiro won season nineteen of Dancing with the Stars, with professional partner Witney Carson. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Early work 2.2 The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air 2.3 Later work 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Acting 4.2 Directing 5 Dancing with the Stars performances 6 References 7 External links Early life Ribeiro was born in New York City in the Riverdale neighborhood of The Bronx, to Trinidadian parents, Michael and Joy Ribeiro who are of African descent. His grandfather was Trinidadian calypsonian the Lord Hummingbird ( Albert Riberio ). Career Early work Ribeiro began his career at the age of eight. He first gained recognition in 1983, when he played a leading role in the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid. He received positive reviews for his performance, and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award. Ribeiro appeared as a dancer in a Pepsi commercial that featured Michael Jackson in 1984. A rumor spread that Ribeiro had died from snapping his neck while dancing for the commercial. The same year, Ribeiro was cast as Rick Schroder 's best friend on the TV series Silver Spoons. In 1985, Alfonso appeared as himself in a commercial on MTV, advertising a dance instruction book he authored called Alfonso 's Breakin ' & Poppin ' Book. In 1986, he released a 12 '' rap record called `` Timebomb '' on Prism Records. The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air Ribeiro 's breakout role was as Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air from September 1990 to May 1996. He played the cousin to Will Smith 's lead character. The Carlton character was known for frequently dancing to Tom Jones 's `` It 's Not Unusual '', a dance move that gained fame as `` The Carlton ''. Later work Ribeiro competed as one of the celebrity singers on the reality television show Celebrity Duets in September 2006, winning over the runner up Lucy Lawless. In July 2008, Ribeiro began hosting the game show Catch 21 on GSN. He also directed some episodes of Meet the Browns and a majority of the season two episodes of Are We There Yet ? television series. In 2013, Ribeiro began hosting his second game show Spell - Mageddon on ABC Family. On May 24, 2013, Ribeiro made a cameo appearance on The Graham Norton Show to perform `` The Carlton Dance '', with show guests Will and Jaden Smith. In November of that year, Ribeiro took part as a contestant in the thirteenth series of the British reality show, I 'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. He was eliminated from the show on December 5, finishing in seventh place. On September 4, 2014, Ribeiro was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 19 of Dancing with the Stars. He partnered with professional dancer Witney Carson. He became the fourth celebrity dancer in the show 's history, to receive a 9 from each judge in week one. On November 25, Ribeiro and Carson won the competition. In September 2015, he returned as a guest judge in week three of season 21, and he subbed for Tom Bergeron as host the following week. On May 19, 2015, Ribeiro was named as Tom Bergeron 's successor to host America 's Funniest Home Videos. In July 8, 2015, Ribeiro made a cameo appearance in the music video for `` All Night '' by pop rock band, R5. Personal life Ribeiro married Robin Stapler on January 20, 2002. He and Stapler divorced in August 2006, filing papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court that cited irreconcilable differences. The couple share joint custody of their daughter, Sienna Ribeiro. Ribeiro became engaged to writer Angela Unkrich in July 2012. They married on October 13, and reside in Los Angeles. In October 2013, his wife gave birth to their first son, Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro, Jr., known as AJ. In April 2015, their second son, Anders Reyn Ribeiro, was born. Filmography Acting Film and television Year Title Role Notes 1980 OYE Willie TV series 1984 -- 87 Silver Spoons Alfonso Spears Regular in seasons 3 -- 5 ; 72 episodes 1986 John Grin 's Christmas Rocky TV movie 1986 Magnum, P.I. Kenneth Episodes : `` L.A. '' ( 2 hours ), `` Missing Melody '' Mighty Pawns Frank TV movie 1994 Bill Nye, the Science Guy Himself Episode : `` Food Web '' A Different World Zach Duncan Episode : `` Hillmann Is n't Through With You Yet '' 1990 -- 96 The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air Carlton Banks 147 episodes Ticks Darrel `` Panic '' Lumnley 1994 Soul Train Host Guest - hosted one episode 1994 -- 98 Spider - Man Randy Robertson / Teenage Robbie Robertson Voice role 1996 -- 99 In the House Dr. Maxwell Stanton 51 episodes Kidz in the Wood TV movie Extreme Ghostbusters Roland Jackson Voice role 1999 V.I.P. Himself Episode : The Last Temptation of Val 2000 Your Big Break Host Game show Scooby - Doo and the Cyber Chase Moon Goon # 1 Voice role 2005 Love Wrecked Bert Hernandez 2006 Celebrity Duets Himself / contestant Winner 2008 -- 09 GSN Live Host 2008 -- 11 Catch 21 Host Game show 2011 Things We Do for Love Darren 4 episodes ; also director 2012 Big Time Rush Captain McAllister Episode : `` Bel Air Rush '' 2013 Shake It Up Mr. Zigfeld Episode : `` My Fair Librarian it Up '' 2013 Spell - Mageddon Host 8 episodes 2013 The Graham Norton Show Himself UK comedy - chat show ; cameo appearance in season 13, episode 8 2013 I 'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here ! Himself / contestant UK reality - competition show 2014 Dancing with the Stars Himself / contestant Season 19 winner 2015 -- present Unwrapped 2.0 Host / narrator Cooking Channel series 2015 -- present America 's Funniest Home Videos Host / narrator ABC series 2016 Whose Line is it Anyway ? Himself Season 12 Episode 1 2016 The $100,000 Pyramid Himself ( Celebrity Guest ) Season 1 Episode : Alfonso Ribeiro vs. Mario Batali Directing Television Year Title Notes Ref. 1995 The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air Episode : `` I, Ooh, Baby, Baby '' 2006 -- 07 All of Us 26 episodes 2009 -- 10 Meet the Browns 8 episodes 2011 -- 12 Are We There Yet ? 19 episodes 2014 Mighty Med 1 episode 2015 Young & Hungry Episode : `` Young & Part Two '' ( season 2 ) 2015 -- present K.C. Undercover 2 episodes Dancing with the Stars performances Ribeiro was partnered with Witney Carson for season 19. On November 25, 2014, Ribeiro and Carson were declared the season 's champions. Week # Dance / Song Judges ' score Result Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli Jive / `` 3 - 6 - 9 '' 9 9 9 9 Safe Samba / `` Gettin ' Jiggy wit It '' 8 8 8 8 Safe Quickstep / `` Hey Goldmember '' 8 8 8 8 Safe Jazz / `` It 's Not Unusual '' 10 10 10 10 Safe 5 Flamenco / `` Angelica '' 8 9 9 8 No elimination 6 Salsa / `` Booty '' 10 10 9 10 Safe 7 Rumba / `` Ghost '' Team freestyle / `` Time Warp '' 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 Safe 8 Cha - cha - cha / `` Trust '' Jive Dance - Off / `` Rip It Up '' 10 Awarded 9 9 Extra 10 Points Safe 9 Foxtrot / `` Ai n't That a Kick in the Head ? '' Trio Paso Doble / `` Turn Down for What '' 9 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 Safe 10 Semi-finals Argentine Tango / `` Love Runs Out '' Contemporary / `` Love Runs Out '' ( acoustic version ) 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 10 Safe 11 Finals Jive / `` 3 - 6 - 9 '' Freestyle / `` Sing, Sing, Sing ( With a Swing ) '' Cha - cha - cha & Argentine Tango Fusion / `` Shut Up and Dance '' 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Winner Score given by guest judge Kevin Hart in place of Goodman. The American public scored the dance in place of Goodman with the averaged score being counted alongside the three other judges. This week only, for `` Partner Switch - Up '' week, Ribeiro performed with Cheryl Burke instead of Carson. Score given by guest judge Jessie J in place of Goodman. Score given by guest judge Pitbull in place of Goodman. References Jump up ^ Kubicek, John ( November 24, 2014 ). `` ' Dancing with the Stars ' Season 19 Finale Recap : And the Winner Is... ''. BuddyTV. Retrieved November 25, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Williams, Marilyn ; Parks, Rebecca ( 1998 ). `` Alfonso Ribeiro ''. Encyclopedia.com. Jump up ^ Ribeiro, Alfonso ( 7 August 2008 ). `` A Chat with Alfonso Ribeiro '' ( Interview ). Interview with Harris, Will. Jump up ^ Keller, Richard ( 24 September 2006 ). `` Alfonso Ribeiro -- a member of the Pepsi Generation ''. AOL TV. Jump up ^ `` Broadway star not dead ''. Lakeland Ledger. June 5, 1984. Jump up ^ `` Alfonso Ribeiro ''. TBS. Jump up ^ Rush, George ; Molloy, Joanna Rush ( 5 September 2008 ). `` Greenlighting an airborne TV tie - in ''. Daily News. Jump up ^ `` ' The Graham Norton Show ' ''. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2015. Jump up ^ Eames, Tom. `` I 'm a Celebrity... ''. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved November 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` ' Dancing with the Stars ' Season 19 Finale Recap : And the Winner Is... ''. buddytv.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Alfonso Ribeiro Set as New Host of ABC 's ' America 's Funniest Home Videos ' ''. hollywoodreporter.com. 2015 - 05 - 19. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 19. Jump up ^ R5 - All Night ( Official Video ). 8 July 2015 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ Acomyo, Mary Margaret ( 10 August 2006 ). `` Fresh Prince Star Alfonso Ribeiro Divorcing ''. People. Retrieved 16 April 2012. Jump up ^ `` Alfonso Ribeiro ties the knot ''. CNN. Retrieved 15 October 2012. Jump up ^ O'Sullivan, Erin ( 14 October 2012 ). `` Fresh Prince Star Alfonso Ribeiro & Angela Unkrich Are Married ''. Yahoo 7 News. Retrieved 15 October 2012. Jump up ^ Webber, Stephanie ( 2013 - 10 - 28 ). `` Alfonso Ribeiro, Wife Angela Unkrich Welcome Son Alfonso Lincoln Jr. ''. US Weekly. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : It 's a Boy ! Alfonso Ribeiro, Wife Angela Welcome Baby No. 2 ! ''. In Touch Weekly. Retrieved 30 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Alfonso Ribeiro on Twitter ''. Twitter. March 13, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015. External links Alfonso Ribeiro on IMDb Alfonso Ribeiro at Yahoo ! Movies Alfonso Ribeiro on Twitter Alfonso Ribeiro at the Internet Broadway Database Awards and achievements Preceded by Meryl Davis & Maksim Chmerkovskiy Dancing with the Stars ( US ) winners Season 19 ( Fall 2014 with Witney Carson ) Succeeded by Rumer Willis and Valentin Chmerkovskiy Dancing with the Stars ( U.S. TV series ) Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Participants List of competitors Winners Celebrity Kelly Monaco Drew Lachey Emmitt Smith Apolo Anton Ohno Hélio Castroneves Kristi Yamaguchi Brooke Burke Shawn Johnson Donny Osmond Nicole Scherzinger Jennifer Grey Hines Ward J.R. Martinez Donald Driver Melissa Rycroft Kellie Pickler Amber Riley Meryl Davis Alfonso Ribeiro Rumer Willis Bindi Irwin Nyle DiMarco Laurie Hernandez Rashad Jennings Professional Alec Mazo Cheryl Burke Julianne Hough Mark Ballas Derek Hough Kym Johnson Karina Smirnoff Peta Murgatroyd Tony Dovolani Maksim Chmerkovskiy Witney Carson Valentin Chmerkovskiy Emma Slater Spin - off Dancing with the Stars Junior Games Dancing with the Stars We Dance ! 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Question: who played carlton on fresh prince of bel-air
Answer: Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr.