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Alfonso Ribeiro: A Tribute to the "Carlton Dance" with Seinfeld bonus
Alfonso Ribeiro was a fixture as a child TV star in the 1980s and 1990s. His most famous role, as spoiled rich kid Carlton Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air brought him accolades and tons of laughs-- mostly AT him, not with him.
Not only did he serve as the butt of Fresh Prince star Will Smith's jokes (which often targeted Ribeiro's diminuitive height), but his physical mannerisms provided pure comedy of their own-- most notably the infamous "Carlton Dance." The Carlton Dance was a ridiculous yet oddly enchanting dance, usually to Tom Jones' "It's not Unusual". Since actions speak louder than words, check out this compilation. After you dry your tears, keep reading for more on Alfonso and his dancing Alfonso is actually an incredibly talented dancer, having started young-- even having a professional dance video he was hawking when he was eight. No, we're not making this up, check out the ad for Breaking and Poppin' (and don't miss the fold-out breakboard): Alfonso even danced with Michael Jackson, and was rumored to have broken his neck during the commercial (!)-- obviously untrue but built up his legend nonetheless: None of Alfonso's many on-screen efforts since have matched his success with Fresh Prince, but he will have a fond spot in most of our minds of a lovable, self-deprecating guy. Fun Alfonso Facts 1. Fresh Prince wasn't Alfonso's only childhood show-- he was on Silver Spoons, with Rick Schroeder 2. Alfonso was rumored to have broken his neck while taping a commercial with Michael Jackson 3. Alfonso will be hosting a game show on Game Show Network's upcoming original Catch-21, priemering on July 21, 2008. 4. As a child, he sang in a commercial for the Mormon Church 5. Ribeiro was a contestant on the reality show Celebrity Duets. He promised to do "the Carlton Dance" if he made it to the show's finals, and he kept his word when he was named a finalist (and ultimate winner). 6. Alfonso is of Peurto Rican descent 7. Alfonso is 5'7" (Will Smith is 6'2") 8. In his personal life he is divorced with one child. And to wrap up, Will joins Carlton in the "Carlton Dance" on the last episode of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Thanks to: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005355/ http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Ribeiro http://tmz.com http://celebheights.com Bonus for reading this far! The other leading ridiculous dance in TV history-- Elaine Benes' from Seinfeld... |
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Interesting thread Paul, and I think this will interest you:
 This is one of my flat mates from this year and Alfonso in a club.
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i thought he died with this huge tribute.
and kossick, your friend kinda looks like anderson varejao from the cleveland cavaliers.  |
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haha this thread made my day =]
the carlton dance! <3 lol
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I wonder if I send $19.99 + $3.00 for shipping..
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