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Host Alfonso Ribeiro uncovers a few breakfast favorites, as seen on Food Network's Unwrapped 2.0, season 1.

Photo by: Matt Blair ©2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved

Matt Blair, 2014, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved

Host Alfonso Ribeiro uncovers a few breakfast favorites, as seen on Food Network's Unwrapped 2.0, season 1.

Alfonso Ribeiro, best known for his role as Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is also an established television director, actor and host and voice-over artist. Alfonso made his television debut opposite Ricky Schroder in the long-running sitcom Silver Spoons, making him an instant teen idol. Starting his acting career at the age of eight, Alfonso landed his first starring role in the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid, where he was signed to famed music label Island Records. He became an overnight sensation, enamoring the likes of Michael Jackson, who enlisted Alfonso in the infamous Pepsi commercial. After taking time to attend Cal State University, Los Angeles where he earned a Theater Arts education, Alfonso was then approached by Quincy Jones to appear with L.L. Cool J in the series In the House. Alfonso most recently competed and won season 19 of Dancing with the Stars.

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