‘Dancing With the Stars’ Host Alfonso Ribeiro’s Weight Loss: See Him in Before and After Photos

1992

Alfonso is most known for his role as Carlton Banks on the ‘90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Who remembers the Carlton Dance?

1999

The “Dance Baby” singer also starred on the sitcom In the House with LL Cool J from 1997 to 1999.

2009

Alfonso hosted GSN Live from 2008 to 2009.

2014

Alfonso danced his way to the Mirrorball Trophy with Witney on Dancing With the Stars season 19 in 2014. Like many stars who go through the show, he experienced weight loss during the competition.

“I’m doing four, five hours at the studio, then I come home and work for three or four hours on the dances myself, just kind of get it into my body,” he told ABC News at the time of his 17-pound weight loss. “It’s really, really, really difficult. People seem to think I’m this professional dancer and that’s so not the case. I’ve only done tap dancing before.”

2017

Alfonso became a beloved television host throughout the 2010s, taking gigs on the game show Catch 21, the cooking show Unwrapped 2.0 and America’s Funniest Home Videos.

2021

The America’s Funniest Home Videos host shared in a 2021 Facebook post that he lost 6 pounds and “gained muscle in the areas I’ve wanted, and lost an inch around my waist as I am in the early stages of achieving my personal fitness goals.” Alfonso shared a link to a workout routine and asked, “Who’s up for a fitness challenge?”

2023

Since taking control of his own health, Alfonso has made sure to keep his family healthy, too. The singer shares daughter Sienna with ex-wife Robin Stapler and kids Alfonso Jr., Anders and Ava with wife Angela Unkrich. He revealed on The Tamron Hall Show in October 2023 that his family leads a “completely non-toxic” lifestyle.

“We don’t eat any sugar. Gluten-free, corn-free, dairy-free, oats-free — anything that makes you swollen, we typically stay away from,” he said.

2024

Alfonso returns to DWTS as a cohost for season 33 on September 17, 2024. Ahead of the season premiere, he told Us Weekly how he managed to shed another 20 pounds without hitting the gym.

“It’s called a Repair Bite Diet. It’s designed to basically shore up your gut and your stomach lining,” the comedian explained. “The foods that you’re allowed to eat are all foods that are basically not inflammatory foods. So your body just slims down without having to do anything.”

Alfonso continued, “Twenty pounds, one month. No gym. That’s how you do it. … That’s my secret. That’s my stuff. I don’t want everybody looking good.”