Alfonso Ribeiro, best known to many audiences for his role in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, admits that he can sometimes feel a little conflicted in the role.
In a new interview with When approaching the weekly magazine, Ribeiro said the iconic role of Carlton Banks, the cousin of Will Smith’s protagonist, was ultimately a “sacrifice” to his acting career.
“Playing Carlton on ‘The Fresh Prince’ took its toll. I always said playing Carlton was the biggest and worst thing that ever happened to me,” Ribeiro told the magazine. Told.
He continued, “It was one of the greatest roles I’ve ever been lucky enough to play, but I didn’t want people to see me as anything else.” It was also the role that stopped me from acting again. What cost me was not being able to act anymore.” ”
Alfonso Ribeiro told Closer Weekly that his iconic role as Carlton Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was a “sacrifice” to his acting career. (Getty Images)
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Ribeiro doesn’t resent the series, and shared some of his favorite memories from filming.
“It was about the cast and spending time with them. Before every show, we would go to Will Smith’s dressing room and put on some music and dance and get some great energy to get ready for the show.” “These are some great memories just being together,” he recalled.
Ribeiro said he has “great memories” of the cast spending time in Will Smith’s dressing room before taping the show. (Chris Haston/NBCU Photobank/NBC Universal via Getty Images, via Getty Images)
And although he hasn’t had a major acting role in a long time, he told Close Weekly: “I enjoy hosting and I’m very happy with it.”
“But certainly, I would go back to acting if it was the right thing to do,” he added.
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The 52-year-old currently co-hosts Dancing with the Stars with Julianne Hough after winning Season 19 in 2014.
He also hosts “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and “Jack Hanna’s Passport” on ABC.
Ribeiro said she “enjoys hosting” shows such as “Dancing with the Stars.” (Christopher Willard/Disney via Getty Images)
“Career-wise, my happiest moment was winning Dancing with the Stars and now being the host of Dancing with the Stars. “After winning Dancing with the Stars, I had the opportunity to do a show I had always wanted to do, America’s Funniest Home Videos,” Ribeiro said.
Ribeiro started her career at a young age, landing the lead role in Broadway’s “Tap Dancing Kid” at the age of eight.
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This led to him appearing in a Pepsi commercial with Michael Jackson in 1984, and playing Rick Schroeder’s best friend in Silver Spoons the same year.
Looking back on working with Jackson, Ribeiro said, “It was amazing. I was a big fan of his and we ended up becoming friends. It was a very special experience. It’s funny, but when we were rehearsing, Jackson… I couldn’t understand why it took him so long to memorize such simple choreography. Then I realized, “Oh, he doesn’t remember it, he does it all perfectly.” Every movement, every fingertip, had to be exactly how he wanted it to be. I learned that it’s not about how fast you do something, it’s about getting the details right.”
Ribeiro appeared in a Pepsi commercial with Michael Jackson and “ended up becoming friends with him,” he recalled. (Getty Images)
The father of four, he has a daughter with his first wife, Robin Stapler, and three children, two sons and a daughter, with his wife Angela Unkrich. Masu.
He revealed that at least one of his children is interested in following in his famous footsteps.
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“My daughters would too,” he said of whether his children would go into show business. “My oldest daughter is in movies. I don’t know about my sons, but I support them in whatever they want to do. I coached them in baseball, which was great. I is all about letting them do their thing. ”
