Alfonso Ribeiro
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Career Highlights and Public Recognition
Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr is an American actor, television host, dancer, and director. He is best known for his role as Carlton Banks in the iconic NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. With his comedic timing and memorable dance moves, Ribeiro became a recognizable figure in American pop culture. In addition to acting, he gained further popularity as the host of America's Funniest Home Videos and as the winner of season 19 of Dancing with the Stars.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 21 Sep, 1971
- Age
- 48 yrs
- Citizenship
- United States of America
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- Birth Place
- The Bronx
- residence
- Los Angeles
- Education
- California State University, Los Angeles
- Gender
- Male
- Description
- American actor
- Twitter Id
- Alfonso_ribeiro
- Net Worth 2021
- 7 million
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Marriages and Family Life
Ribeiro married actress Robin Stapler in 2002, after meeting her in 1999. The couple dated for approximately two years before tying the knot. They welcomed a daughter together during their marriage. After four years, they divorced in 2006, citing irreconcilable differences. They share joint custody of their daughter.
In 2012, Ribeiro married Angela Unkrich. The couple became engaged and married in the same year. Together, Alfonso and Angela have three children. Their public statements about each other reveal a supportive and affectionate relationship. On the day after their wedding, Ribeiro tweeted that he had married “the most incredible woman in the world,” while Angela responded by referring to him as “the man of her dreams.”
Relationship History and Media Rumors
Following his divorce from Robin Stapler, Ribeiro was rumored to have dated several individuals, including actress Ashlynn Brooke and professional wrestler Taryn Terrell. These relationships, while reported in various entertainment sources, were not officially confirmed. He was also linked, though unsubstantiatedly, to actresses Nia Long and Charity Hill. These reported relationships were never publicly validated and are considered speculative.
Many of the women Ribeiro dated or was rumored to be associated with were of varied backgrounds, but public commentary occasionally focused more on the alleged patterns in his dating choices than on confirmed facts. Ribeiro himself has not commented publicly on most of these allegations, and no credible sources support some of the more controversial claims attributed to him regarding personal preferences or beliefs.