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TIL Alfonso Ribeiro, best known for his dorky dancing Carlton character in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, started his career as a highly trained dancer. Before Carleton he had tap danced on Broadway, danced in a Pepsi commercial with Michael Jackson, and released a break dancing instructional video.

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