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Carlton Wilborn (born 1964) is an American dancer, actor, author, and motivational teacher.[1] He was a principal dancer for Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour and The Girlie Show World Tour, and appeared in her Blond Ambition Tour documentary Madonna: Truth or Dare.
Early life
editBorn on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, he attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, where he was in dance classes with Michelle Obama.[2]
Career
editAt the age of 17, he became a principal dancer in Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.[3] Wilborn is one of seven dancers from the Madonna 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour, and is seen in the reunion documentary Strike a Pose (2016).
Personal life
editWilborn is bisexual and was diagnosed with HIV in 1985, which he kept a secret while touring with Madonna.[1][4][5]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | 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 |
Television
editYear | 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 |
Video Game
editYear | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
2011 | L.A. Noire | Monty Reynolds (voice) |
Music Video
editYear | Artist | Title |
---|---|---|
1990 | Madonna | "Vogue" |
Janet Jackson | "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" | |
2020 | Joyner Lucas | "Revenge" |
Documentary
editYear | Title |
---|---|
1991 | Madonna: Truth or Dare |
2016 | Strike a Pose |
References
edit- ^ a b "From Madonna to Hollywood: Coming Out and Learning to Thrive With HIV". 10 February 2014.
- ^ "FVM Global". fvmglobalmagazine.com.
- ^ ""Living Front and Center" with Carlton Wilborn". BlogTalkRadio.
- ^ Sanchez, Charles (3 April 2017). "Daring to Be Truthful: Madonna's Dancers and HIV". TheBody. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Ben (7 September 2017). "Madonna's Blond Ambition dancer Carlton: 'I hid my HIV status from everyone on tour'". Attitude. Retrieved 19 September 2024.