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Carlton Wilborn (born 1964) is an American dancer, actor, author and motivational speaker. [1] He first gained global attention as a principal dancer for Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour and The Girlie Show World Tour, and appeared in Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour documentary Madonna: Truth or Dare .
Wilborn grew up in Chicago. He began his performing career at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, where he was in dance classes with Michelle Obama. [2]
After high school, he eventually became a principal dancer in Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. [3] Carlton is one of seven dancers from the Madonna 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour reunion 2016 documentary, Strike a Pose .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dance | Nicholas | TV movie |
| 1990 | Without You I'm Nothing | Ballet Dancer | |
| 1993 | Grief | Jeremy | |
| Demolition Man | Wasteland Scrap | ||
| 1994 | In the Army Now | Reserve Soldier #2 | |
| The Privilege Cage | Daniel | Short | |
| 1995 | Dead Presidents | Spyder | |
| 1996 | Deadly Web | Sullivan | TV movie |
| 1999 | Guinevere | Jay | |
| The Velvet Club | Emcee | Short | |
| Made Men | Felix | ||
| Tuesdays with Morrie | Eddie | TV movie | |
| 2001 | MacArthur Park | St. Louis | |
| 2004 | True Vinyl | Travis Smith | |
| 2005 | Guess Who | Dancer | |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Bahamas Desk Clerk | |
| The Ten Commandments: The Musical | Ensemble | ||
| Yellow | Broadway Choreographer | ||
| 2008 | An American Carol | Parent | |
| 2012 | The Boarder | Zeb Williams | |
| 2013 | Breakout | Max | |
| 2015 | The Better Half | LeDawn | |
| 2018 | Beautiful Boy | Vince | |
| 2021 | Disciple | Donovan | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | L.A. Law | Oz Wilson | Episode: "Do the Spike Thing" |
| 1995 | The Marshal | - | Episode: "'65-'95" |
| 1996–97 | L.A. Firefighters | Firefighter Ray Grimes | Main Cast |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Bluestone | Episode: "Tom and Geri" |
| 1997–98 | Fame L.A. | Robert Hawkins | Recurring Cast |
| 1998 | Nash Bridges | Paul Avery | Episode: "Apocalypse Nash" |
| V.I.P. | Wilgan | Episode: "Scents and Sensibility" | |
| 1999 | Chicago Hope | Jerry Lawrence | Episode: "Playing Through" |
| 2000 | The Huntress | Michael Maine | Episode: "Springing Tiny" |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Maurice Carlisle | Episode: "Cops and Robber" |
| Becker | Mr. Ellison | Episode: "The Ghost of Christmas Presents" | |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Brian Davidson | Episode: "Entrance Wound" |
| The Practice | Lewis Nyler | Episode: "The Making of a Trial Attorney" | |
| 2007 | Lincoln Heights | Washburn | Episode: "Missing" |
| Viva Laughlin | Security Guard | Episode: "What a Whale Wants" | |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Glennda Snow | Episode: "Ruby Slippers" |
| 2013 | Bunheads | Choreographer | Episode: "Next" |
| 2014 | NCIS | Charles Garrett | Episode: "Double Back" |
| 2016 | Bosch | I.A. Capt. Larry Williams | Episode: "Heart Attack" |
| 2017 | Chronicles of Jessica Wu | Bruce Lockwood | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Monty Reynolds (voice) |
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Madonna | "Vogue" |
| Janet Jackson | "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" | |
| 2020 | Joyner Lucas | "Revenge" |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Madonna: Truth or Dare |
| 2016 | Strike a Pose |
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Luis Camacho is a dancer, choreographer and recording artist. He is best known for his work with Madonna.
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