Alfonso Ribeiro turns 55 on 21 September 2026. He was born in New York in 1971. The Library of Congress records the date in its name authority file. He worked from childhood in theatre, television and entertainment, including the series “Silver Spoons.”

Audiences associate him especially with Carlton Banks in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (1990–1996). The character, the comic contrast with Will Smith and the dance that stayed in the series’ memory belong to fiction. Ribeiro is not Carlton; the role is not a biography.

He has directed television episodes, competed in dance programmes and worked as a host, including on “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Whether a show is still on a 2026 schedule should be checked on the network’s page, not from an old season’s memory.

Anniversary coverage does not reproduce series clips and does not confuse the actor with the character. Promotional clips need rights. A future appearance is mentioned only if it remains in an updated programme.

The source for the birth date is the LC record; for programmes, network materials. No invented gala on 21 September.

55 years, New York, Carlton Banks as a role, not an identity. That is enough.

Image: Presidio of Monterey, Alfonso Ribeiro at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 2016, public domain, Wikimedia Commons. A golf event, not a studio set.

Source consulted: Ribeiro, Alfonso, 1971- — Library of Congress Name Authority File.