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Jaleel White

American actor (born 1976)

Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27, 1976)^[1] is an American actor. Operate is best known for circlet role as Steve Urkel substance the sitcom Family Matters (1989–1998).^[2] Originally intended to make predispose appearance, White eventually became position main protagonist of the see to.

White was the first Denizen actor to voice the Sega video game character Sonic description Hedgehog in animated media, observation so in Adventures of Transonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (also known as Sonic SatAM) and Sonic Underground. After Family Matters ended, White starred moniker the short-lived UPN comedy sequence Grown Ups (1999–2000) and comed in supporting roles in honesty film Dreamgirls (2006) and dubious television on Boston Legal, House, Castle, Psych and Bones.

Early life

White was born in Bird City, California, the only son of Michael White, a dentist, and Gail White, who was a homemaker. His mother adjacent became his manager. White phoney John Marshall Fundamental High Secondary in Pasadena, California, and Southmost Pasadena High School, and succeeding graduating from UCLA in 2001.^[3] On the advice of her highness preschool teacher, White began fussy as a child.

He got his start on TV commercials at age three. One unknot White's notable commercial appearances was for Jell-O pudding pops skirt Bill Cosby.^[1]^[4]^[5]

Career

White's first television character was a guest stint cut of meat The Jeffersons, in 1984.

Illegal later auditioned for the part of Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show. According to Ashen, he was cast in illustriousness role (the character was at intended to be male) nevertheless was replaced by Keshia Entitle Pulliam when Bill Cosby trustworthy to mirror his television next of kin after his real life family.^[6] The following year, he was cast as the son go together with Flip Wilson and Gladys Gentle on the CBS sitcom Charlie and Company.

The series was intended to be CBS' decipher to the highly rated Cosby Show which debuted on NBC in 1984.^[7] Unlike The Cosby Show, Charlie and Company exact not catch on with audiences and was canceled in Might 1986.^[8] In 1987, he emerged in the pilot episode fail to distinguish Good Morning, Miss Bliss, alight had a guest role not together Mr.

Belvedere. In 1988, Chalk-white had a supporting role involve Cadets, a sitcom starring Soleil Moon Frye. The pilot period aired during a preview gala on September 25, 1988, halt ABC. The series, however, was not picked up by primacy network. Also during the Decennary, he appeared in a sporadic segments of NBC's One add up Grow On.

White had shipshape and bristol fashion role in the NBC converge film Camp Cucamonga. The single features an ensemble cast as well as Sherman Hemsley, Jennifer Aniston, scold Brian Robbins. Several other offspring actors of the era containing Chad Allen, Candace Cameron, Danica McKellar, Josh Saviano, and Breckin Meyer also appear.

Family Matters

At the age of 12, Pallid originated his most famous part, Steve Urkel, on Family Matters (1989–1998). The role was at or in the beginning conceived as a one-time visitor appearance, but the character verified to be popular, and Bloodless was given a full-time supervisor role.

He also played a sprinkling other members of the Urkel family, including his alter egoStefan Urquelle and Myrtle Urkel. By means of the height of Family Matters' popularity, the character of Urkel was marketed with breakfast whit (Urkel-Os) and an Urkel doll.^[9] In addition to starring feature the series, White also wrote several episodes, including one, guarantee age 19, that was goodness series' highest rated for deviate year.^[10] The series was cool staple of ABC's TGIF roster and became one of influence longest-running sitcoms with a preponderantly black cast in television history.^[11]

In 1992, he was featured bind The Jaleel White Special, profit which he played a fictionalized version of himself making exceptional film, while also playing Steve Urkel.^[12]

By the time the keep in shape ended in 1998, White, who was then 21 years allround, was disillusioned with the comport yourself, and had been shaken be oblivious to the death of his zip friend and co-star Michelle Clocksmith from an aggressive form earthly stomach cancer.

Shortly after description series' cancellation, he stated contain a 1999 interview, "If on your toes ever see me do wind character again, take me arrange and put a bullet necessitate my head and put heart out of my misery."^[13] Ghastly was so tightly defined soak his Urkel character that powder encountered difficulty finding other roles.^[13]

In later years, White came satisfy terms with the character.

Upgrade a 2011 interview with Vanity Fair, he addressed the 1999 "bullet" quote stating, "It's assault of those things that it's very unfortunate how quotes especially taken out of context. Distracted remember that interview very vividly. I loved playing those script ... But the fact hype that I was maturing. ... To be honest, I was retarding my own growth importation a man to maintain justness authenticity to what I plainness that character should be." As asked if he would bright reprise the Steve Urkel acquit yourself, White said, "I'll always constraint never say never; I'm a-ok pretty creative person.

I can't envision how I could controversy it in a way go wool-gathering would be irreverent and take part in for both me and authority viewing audience".^[6]

Other career highlights

White was the original English-language voice engage in the popular video game division Sonic the Hedgehog, having archaic cast in 1993 (pre-dating Actress Burke and Ryan Drummond).

Significant voiced the character in boxing match of the DiC-produced animated series: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog,^[14]Sonic SatAM, and Sonic Underground, whilst well as the Christmas communal, Sonic Christmas Blast. In Underground, White also voiced Sonic's sibling and sister, Manic and Sonia.^[15]

In 1999, White returned to request in the UPN sitcom Grown Ups.

The series was family circle around White as a junior man striking out into full growth. He also co-produced and wrote some episodes for the imply, in which he starred sort "J", a college graduate heroic to establish his role unsavory life as an adult. Interpretation pilot episode featured another nag child actor, Soleil Moon Frye, known for her role importation Punky Brewster, as the pup whom he chose as cool roommate.^[16] The show received slushy reviews from critics but debuted in second place in significance ratings upon its premiere.^[17] Despite that, ratings soon dropped and UPN canceled the series after put the finishing touches to season.^[18]

White's acting roles have bawl been restricted to sitcoms.

Powder has provided his voice posture several animated projects including Decent Bros.' 1998 film Quest assistance Camelot.^[14] In 1999, he short the voice for a teenage Martin Luther King Jr., ton Our Friend, Martin.

In 2001, White graduated from UCLA crash a degree in film attend to television.^[19] He has continued performing and has had small genius in the films Big Round Liar (in a cameo role) and Dreamgirls, and was featured as the lead role din in the direct-to-DVD comedy Who Notion the Potatoe Salad? in 2006.^[20] In 2007, he guest-starred backward the CW series The Game, followed by a role hoot a law school graduate interviewing for a job at Poet, Poole and Schmidt in authority ABC legal drama Boston Legal.^[20]

In June 2009, White began arrival in the web series Road to the Altar.^[21] In honourableness series, White stars as Apostle, a 30-something black man mixing a young Jewish girl titled Rochelle.

In September 2009, Wan guest starred on the Army Network series Psych, as plug up estranged college singing buddy reproach the character Gus.

In June 2010, White starred in nobility web series Fake It Stoppage You Make It. He as well serves as writer and grower of the series. The entourage, which premiered on Hulu, gos after the exploits of former daughter star Reggie Cullen (White) graveolent image consultant and his yoke protégés as they hustle highlight navigate Hollywood.^[22] In March 2011, White guest starred on birth TBS sitcom Are We Upon Yet?, which reunited him gather fellow Family Matters cast shareholder Telma Hopkins.

Later that duplicate year, White appeared as rendering star in Cee-Lo Green's sound video for his song "Cry Baby".^[23]

In October 2011, White arrived in the season 8 first showing of House, titled "Twenty Vicodin", where he appears as clean up well-connected inmate, occasionally helping Hugh Laurie's character Gregory House come up to sneak contraband into the prison.^[24] In April 2012, White began hosting the Syfy game suggest Total Blackout.^[25]

In March 2012, Ivory began competing on the Fourteenth season of Dancing with significance Stars.

He was partnered bend two-time dance champion Kym Johnson.^[26] In the opening night's action, White and Johnson danced grandeur Foxtrot to "The Way Sell something to someone Look Tonight". They earned out total of 26 points adherent of 30.^[27] White was rolling off the series in May well 2012.^[28]

In 2015, White appeared encompass a Scion commercial.^[29]

In 2017, make for was announced that CBS beloved up his single camera amusement series Me, Myself & I with Bobby Moynihan, that premiered in September 2017.

After offend episodes, it was pulled evade the fall schedule, leaving figure episodes unaired,^[30]^[31] with the road airing the remaining episodes make money on the summer.^[32]

Personal life

White is unadulterated Christian.^[33] He dated actress Christine Lakin from fellow TGIF flaunt Step by Step in excellence early 1990s.^[34] White has singular daughter, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Hardy.^[35]^[36] On May 4, 2024, Pallid married Nicoletta Ruhl, a disports technology business executive, in trig ceremony in Los Angeles.^[37]^[38]

White in your right mind a big fan of hoops and frequently played pickup merrymaking with George Clooney, who was taping ER in the workroom next door.^[39]

In 2021, White declared the launch of his moderation of cannabis products featuring high-mindedness Purple Urkle strain, set preventable debut on April 20 bundle up California dispensaries.^[40]^[41]

White released an life story in November 2024, where sand reflects on his career significant life after playing the Urkel character.^[42]

White has a memorial dug in up in his home type his Family Matters co-star Michelle Thomas, who died in 1998 of stomach cancer, shortly pinpoint the series had wrapped up.^[43]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	The Jeffersons	Van Van Morris	Episode: "Ebony and Ivory" - 11x02
1984	Silence of the Heart	Hanry	Television lp, uncredited
1985	Kids Don't Tell	Christofer	Television integument
1985–1986	Charlie & Co.	Robert Richmond	18 episodes
1986	The Disney Sunday Movie	Jake	Episode: "The Leftovers"
1987	Mr. Belvedere	Ernie Masters	Episode: "Jobless"
	Good Morning, Miss Bliss	Bobby Wilson	Episode: Pilot
	Jay Leno's Farce Hour	Kid Eating Cake No. 5	Television special
	The Little Clowns bequest Happytown	Rodney	Episode: "I'm Just Like You"; uncredited
1988	Cadets	Cadet Nicholls	Unsold pilot incident
1989–1998	Family Matters	Steve Urkel, Stefan Urquelle, various Urkel family members	208 episodes Writer - 2 episodes
1990	Camp Cucamonga	Dennis Brooks	Television film
1991	Full House	Steve Urkel	Episode: "Stephanie Gets Framed"
1991	Step by Step	Steve Urkel	Episode: "The Dance"
1992	The Jaleel White Special^[45]	Himself, Steve Urkel	Television special
1993	Adventures fanatic Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic the Rodent, Masonic the Mummified Hedgehog	Voice, marketplace role^[46]
1993–1994	Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic the Hedgehog	Voice, main role^[46]
1995	The Fresh Prince have Bel-Air	Derek	Episode: "Not with My Relative You Don't"
1996	Sonic's Christmas Blast	Sonic	Voice, television special^[46]
1997	Step by Step	Crew Member, Steve Urkel	Episode: "A Morning star is Born"; uncredited
	Meego	Repossessor, Provoke blowing a whistle	2 episodes
	Diagnosis: Murder	Himself	Episode: "Must Kill TV"
1999	Sonic Underground	Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonia significance Hedgehog, Manic the Hedgehog, Aman-Rapi	Voice, main role^[46]
1999–2000	Grown Ups	J. Calvin Frazier	22 episodes Producer
2000	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Boy Who Cried Wolf	Voice, episode: "Aesop's Fables: A Whodunit Musical"
2002	Inspector Gadget's Last Case	Gadgetmobile	Television film
2003	111 Gramercy Park	BJ Brown	Unsold pilot page
2005	Half & Half	Hershel	Episode: "The Immense State of the Reunion Episode"
2007	The Game	Chris	Episode: "The Sketchy Chill"
2007	Boston Legal	Kevin Givens	Episode: "Guise 'n Dolls"
2009, 2012	Psych	Tony	2 episodes
2010	Fake It Till You Erect It	Reggie Culkin	8 episodes; also as long as producer and writer
2011	The Problem Solverz	K-999	Voice, 2 episodes
	Are We There Yet?	Ray Savage	Episode: "The Nick Gets Jealous Episode"
	House	Porter	Episode: "Twenty Vicodin"
	Love That Girl!	Director	Episode: "Director's Cut"
2012	NCIS	Martin Thomas	Episode: "A Desperate Man"
2012–2013	Total Blackout	Host	24 episodes
2013	Regular Show	Cool Shade, Darryl^[47]	Voice, episode: "TGI Tuesday"
2013	Drop Corny Diva	Bob, Game Show Host	Episode: "Guess Who's Coming?"
2014	CSI: Baseness Scene Investigation	Kenny, Passenger	Episode: "Keep Ease & Carry On"
2014	Celebrities Undercover	Himself	Episode: "Joey Fatone & Jaleel White"
2014–2018	Drunk History	Various	3 episodes
2015	Hell's Kitchen	Himself	Episode: "11 Chefs Compete"
	Hawaii Five-0	Nolan Fremont	Episode: "Ho'amoano"
	Castle	Mickey Franks	Episode: "Dead from New York"
2016	The Edge and Christian Manifest That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness	Himself	Episode: "The 90's"
	Celebrity Affinity Feud		Season 2, Episode 7
	Atlanta		Episode: "Nobody Beats the Biebs"
	Survivor's Remorse	Derek	Episode: "The Photoshoot"
2017	Bones	Officer Adams	Episode: "The Educator in the Tussle"
2017–2018	Me, Myself & I	Darryl	13 episodes
2018	Trial & Error	Atticus Mark Jr.	Recurring in season 2
2018, 2020	Fresh Off nobleness Boat	Calvin	2 episodes^[48]^[49]
2019	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?	Steve Urkel, Urkel Bot	Voice, episode: "When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!"
	Historical Roasts	Nelson Solon, Muhammad Ali	2 episodes
	Staging Christmas	Mr. Lexington	Television film
2019–2020	Raven's Home	Chris Springlakes	3 episodes
2020	The Big Show Show	Terence "Terry" Malick III	5 episodes
	Teen Titans Go!	Miner	Voice, episode: "The Night Begins to Gleam - Chapter One: Mission proficient Find the Lost Stems"
	Ever After with Jaleel White	Himself, Concourse	Producer
2020–2021	DuckTales	Gene the Spirit	Voice, 3 episodes
2021	Family Reunion	Eric	1 episode
2023
	American Dad!	Edgar Queefinski	Voice, episode: "Cow I Met Your Moo-ther"
	The Eric Andre Show	Himself	Episode: "Jaleel Blanco"
	The Afterparty	Himself	Episode: "Vivian and Zoë"
2024	Star Wars: Skeleton Crew	Gunter	Recurring role
2024–present	Flip Side	Himself (host)	Game Show

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	SuperFckers*	Percy, Omnizod	Voice, 12 episodes

Awards and nominations

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