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Alfonso Ribeiro

Host of America's Funniest Home Videos and star of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Alfonso Ribeiro talks about his time on Broadway and the origins of the iconic Carlton dance.
Alfonso Ribeiro

As a tween with great acting, singing and dancing chops, Alfonso Ribeiro was given the opportunity of a lifetime: to be in a 90-second Pepsi commercial with the Jackson 5. At the time, he was one of the leads in, a Broadway musical. Ribeiro told host Ophira Eisenberg that the production wasn't happy about him leaving New York.

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