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Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27, 1976) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Steve Urkel on the sitcom Family Matters (1989–1998) [2] where he was originally intended to make one appearance.
The Urkel Dance was a novelty dance that originated in the season two episode, "Life of the Party". It incorporated Urkel's hitched-up pants and nasal voice. [ 15 ] The dance was popular enough to appear on another show, Step by Step , when the Steve Urkel character appeared in a crossover in the season one episode, "The Dance".
Jaleel White wasn't supposed to have a lasting role on 'Family Matters,' but his Urkel character took off. He looks back on the role that changed his career in 'Growing Up Urkel.'
White played Urkel on the series' nine-season run from 1989 to 1998. Although his role was a staple on the show, White previously revealed that he was "not welcomed to the cast at all."
At the age of 12, Jaleel White was cast as lovable nerd Steve Urkel on the ‘90s sitcom “Family Matters.” He was 21 when the show wrapped. “I always felt safe and protected on set,” White ...
OPINION: Steven Q. Urkel was one of the most iconic television characters of the ‘90s; I wonder how Jaleel White feels about Urkel’s celebrity.
He appeared as a wrestler in one episode and as |Urkel-Bot]] in two episodes of the television show .Family Matters: "The Physco Twins", "Robo-Nerd" and "Robo-Nerd II". Chambers was the announcer on the children's show Fun House from 1990 to 1991. He also appeared in Sugar Ray's 1997 video for the song "Fly" and break danced in the video.
White was 12 when the show began, but 21 when it ended. Between the ages of 12 and 21, people do some serious changing. Jaleel White, the actor who played Steve Urkel on Family Matters, was no ...