Carlton Fresh Prince Of Bel Air

Although rumor has been that he is of dominican descent he has stated in an interview that this is false.

Carlton fresh prince of bel air. Carlton the character was known for frequently dancing to tom jones it s not unusual a dance routine that gained fame as the carlton. Carlton banks proved to be one of the fresh prince of bel air s most beloved characters but actor alfonso riberio was actually fired early on it s hard to imagine fresh prince without carlton who began the series as a fairly standard upper class foil to will s street smart philadelphia ways but evolved into a character it was almost impossible to dislike. Neither he nor his family are from the dominican republic.

William banks is the deuteragonist on the fresh prince of bel air. He has an older sister hilary banks a younger sister ashley banks and a younger brother nicholas nicky banks. Alfonso ribeiro carlton banks.

He is portrayed by alfonso ribeiro. The fresh prince of bel air. The series stars will smith as a fictionalized version of himself a street smart teenager from west philadelphia who is sent to move in with his wealthy uncle and aunt in their bel air mansion after getting into a fight.

They originate from trinidad tobago. Alfonso ribeiro took on the role of will s nerdy yet lovable younger cousin carlton. Alfonso ribeiro was born in new york on september 21 1971.

Carlton attends bel air academy and ula for two years until he transfers to princeton in 1996. The fresh prince of bel air. Alfonso s family is from trinidad tobago.

The fresh prince of bel air is an american sitcom television series created by andy and susan borowitz that originally aired on nbc from september 10 1990 to may 20 1996. Ribeiro s breakout role was as carlton banks on the nbc sitcom the fresh prince of bel air from september 1990 to may 1996 the cousin to will smith s lead character.