Alfonso Ribeiro
Alfonso Ribeiro will always remember James Avery because of their love of jazz music.
Alfonso Ribeiro says his fondest memory of his 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air' co-star James Avery was listening to "incredible" jazz together.
The 42-year-old actor claims listening to "incredible" music together will be his fondest memory of his 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air' co-star following his death aged 68 on Tuesday (31.12.13) after complications during open heart surgery.
Speaking about his memories of James - who played Uncle Phil in the popular 1990s US sitcom - Alfonso told TMZ: "My fondest memory would pretty much be the days in which he would play his incredible jazz music. I would always go in his dressing room and he would have the most amazing jazz music playing.
"I've learnt a lot about some great old school jazz musicians through Avery, and he will be missed by many."
The tribute comes after Alfonso, who played James' on-screen son Carlton Banks in 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air', took to his Facebook page to break the news of his pal's death and praised the late actor for being a "wonderful father figure" to him.
He wrote: "The world has lost a truly special man. I am very saddened to say that James Avery has passed. Even though he played my father on TV, he was a wonderful father figure to me in life. He will be deeply missed."