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Biography

Jaleel White spent nine years as the ever annoying and lovable Steve Urkel for Warner Brother's hit series Family Matters. The role of Steve…more

Born

11/27/1976, Pasadena, California

Birth Name

Jaleel Ahmad Massoud White

Gender

Male

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Role
- Dancing With The Stars
  Season 14 - Celebrity Dancer
  - S 14: Ep 19 Episode 1410A
    5/22/12
  - S 14: Ep 13 Episode 1407A
    5/1/12
  - S 14: Ep 12 Episode 1407
    4/30/12
  - S 14: Ep 11 Episode 1406A
    4/24/12
  - S 14: Ep 10 Episode 1406
    4/23/12
  - + 9 More Credits
- I Love the 90s
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 I Love: 1999
    7/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 9 I Love: 1998
    7/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 8 I Love: 1997
    7/15/04
  - S 1: Ep 7 I Love: 1996
    7/15/04
  - S 1: Ep 6 I Love: 1995
    7/14/04
  - + 5 More Credits
- Sonic Underground
  Sonic/Manic/Sonia
  - S 1: Ep 40 Virtual Danger
    1/30/04
  - S 1: Ep 35 The Big Melt
    1/23/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Harmony or Something (Origins, Part 3)
    1/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 28 Flying Fortress (Chaos Emerald Crisis, Part 1)
    1/9/04
  - S 1: Ep 23 Three Hedgehogs and a Baby
    1/2/04
  - + 35 More Credits
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
  voice of Sonic the Hedgehog
  - S 4: Ep 4 Sonic Christmas Blast
    11/13/03
  - S 4: Ep 3 Hero Of The Year
    12/3/93
  - S 4: Ep 2 The Robot's Robot
    12/2/93
  - S 4: Ep 1 Tails' Tale
    12/1/93
  - S 3: Ep 26 Fast And Easy
    11/30/93
  - + 61 More Credits
- Grown Ups
  J. Calvin Frazier
  - S 1: Ep 22 Nerds of a Feather Gawk Together
    5/22/00
  - S 1: Ep 21 Match Breaker J
    5/15/00
  - S 1: Ep 20 Out of Sync
    5/8/00
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Car Makes the Man
    5/1/00
  - S 1: Ep 18 J's Pet Peeve
    4/10/00
  - + 17 More Credits
- Family Matters
  Steve Urkel
  - S 9: Ep 22 Lost in Space (2)
    7/17/98
  - S 9: Ep 21 Lost in Space (1)
    7/17/98
  - S 9: Ep 18 Throw Urkel From the Train
    6/18/98
  - S 9: Ep 17 Polkapalooza
    6/12/98
  - S 9: Ep 15 Crazier for You
    1/30/98
  - + 165 More Credits
- Family Matters
  Steve Urkel/Stefan Urquelle
  - S 9: Ep 20 Pop Goes the Question
    7/3/98
  - S 9: Ep 14 Crazy for You
    1/23/98
  - S 9: Ep 8 Trading Places
    11/7/97
  - S 9: Ep 5 Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book
    10/17/97
  - S 8: Ep 13 It Came upon a Midnight Clear
    12/13/96
  - + 3 More Credits
- Family Matters
  Steve Urkel/Myrtle Urkel
  - S 9: Ep 19 Don't Make Me Over
    6/26/98
  - S 9: Ep 16 Whose Man Is It Anyway?
    6/5/98
  - S 9: Ep 3 Dumb Belle of the Ball
    10/3/97
  - S 8: Ep 10 Nightmare at Urkel Oaks
    11/15/96
  - S 7: Ep 17 Swine Lake
    2/16/96
  - + 3 More Credits
- Family Matters
  Steve Urkel/Cornelius Eugene "Original Gangsta Dawg" Urkel
  - S 9: Ep 10 Original Gangsta Dawg
    12/5/97
- Family Matters
  Steve Urkel/Myrtle Urkel/Stefan Urquelle
  - S 9: Ep 1 Out With the Old
    9/19/97
- Family Matters
  Steve Urkel/Eddie Winslow
  - S 8: Ep 19 What Do You Know?
    2/28/97
- Family Matters
  Steve Urkel/Stevil
  - S 8: Ep 7 Stevil
    10/25/96
- Family Matters
  Steve Urkel/Steve Urkel's Clone
  - S 7: Ep 24 Send in the Clone
    5/17/96
- Sonic the Hedgehog
  voice of Sonic the Hedgehog
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Doomsday Project
    12/3/94
  - S 2: Ep 12 Spyhog
    11/26/94
  - S 2: Ep 11 Drood Henge
    11/19/94
  - S 2: Ep 10 Cry of the Wolf
    11/12/94
  - S 2: Ep 7 Dulcy
    10/22/94
  - + 19 More Credits
- Family Matters
  Steve Urkel/Sir Steven
  - S 6: Ep 6 Dark and Stormy Night
    10/28/94
- Charlie & Co.
  Robert Richmond
  - S 1: Ep 18 Rent and Rave
    5/16/86
  - S 1: Ep 17 Don't Take My Son... Please
    5/9/86
  - S 1: Ep 16 When You Least Expect It
    5/2/86
  - S 1: Ep 15 Rachel and the Stranger
    4/25/86
  - S 1: Ep 14 Here's Rachel
    1/28/86
  - + 13 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Family Matters
  Steve Urkel
  - S 1: Ep 22 Rock Video
    4/30/90
  - S 1: Ep 21 Bowl Me Over
    4/17/90
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Candidate
    3/23/90
  - S 1: Ep 18 Sitting Pretty
    2/16/90
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Big Fix
    2/9/90
  - + 6 More Credits
Guest Star (28)

Role
- Psych
  Tony
  - S 6: Ep 13 Let's Doo-Wop It Again
    3/21/12
  - S 4: Ep 7 High Top Fade Out
    9/25/09
- NCIS
  Martin Thomas
  - S 9: Ep 13 A Desperate Man
    1/10/12
- House
  Porter
  - S 8: Ep 1 Twenty Vicodin
    10/3/11
- Are We There Yet?
  Ray
  - S 2: Ep 21 The Nick Gets Jealous Episode
    3/16/11
- Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks, & Oddballs
    1/14/09
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 197 April 25, 2008
    4/25/08
  - S 1: Ep 148 February 28, 2008
    2/28/08
- TV Land Confidential
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Finales
    7/18/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Breakout and Disappearing Stars
    10/12/05
  - S 1: Ep 1 Network Notes
    9/14/05
- Boston Legal
  Kevin Givens
  - S 3: Ep 20 Guise N' Dolls
    4/24/07
- The Game
  Chris
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Big Chill
    4/23/07
- Half & Half
  Hershel
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Big State of the Reunion Episode
    11/7/05
- The Howard Stern Show
  Himself
  - — 8-30-99
    8/30/99
  - — 11-10-1997
    11/10/97
- Diagnosis Murder
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 9 Must Kill TV
    11/6/97
- Meego
  Steve Urkel
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Truth About Cars and Dogs
    10/3/97
  - S 1: Ep 2 Love and Money
    9/26/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 5: Ep 17 Show #0879
    9/29/97
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 12 Show #254
    9/23/97
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 7 Matt Dillion, Jaleel White, Jon Bon Jovi
    9/23/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Steve Urkel
  - S 4: Ep 166 Show #0815
    6/11/97
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Derek
  - S 6: Ep 7 Not With My Cousin You Don't
    11/6/95
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 149 May 16, 1994
    5/16/94
  - S 6: Ep 20 October 7, 1993
    10/7/93
  - S 4: Ep 177 July 13, 1992
    7/13/92
  - S 4: Ep 94 February 18, 1992
    2/18/92
  - S 4: Ep 6 September 16, 1991
    9/16/91
  - + 1 More Credits
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 123 March 7, 1994
    3/7/94
  - S 3: Ep 41 October 29, 1990
    10/29/90
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 21 Show #4432
    11/12/91
  - S 29: Ep 117 Show #4347
    5/16/91
  - S 29: Ep 90 Show #4320
    4/2/91
- Step By Step
  Steve Urkel
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Dance
    9/27/91
- Full House
  Steve Urkel
  - S 4: Ep 16 Stephanie Gets Framed
    1/25/91
- Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 10 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (1990)
    12/25/90
- Family Matters
  Myrtle
- Good Morning, Miss Bliss
  Bobby Wilson
  - S 1: Ep 0 Pilot
    7/11/87
- Mr. Belvedere
  Ernie Masters
  - S 3: Ep 13 Jobless
    1/23/87
- The Jeffersons
  Van Van Morris
  - S 11: Ep 2 Ebony and Ivory
    10/21/84
Cameo (1)

Role
- Step By Step
  Steve Urkel
  - S 7: Ep 2 A Star is Born
    9/26/97
Writer (1)

Role
- Loonatics Unleashed
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Comet Cometh
    11/5/05
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Grown Ups
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 17 Sons & Lovers
    3/20/00

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Open Caption: Total Blackout Turns Out the Lights to Turn On the Frights

By C. Killian, Apr 25, 2012

SyFy's new series (hosted by Jaleel White!) premieres tonight, so get ready for lots of gross beetles getting touched by people who are afraid of the dark. read more
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What to Watch Tonight: The Pretty Little Liars Finale, Hawaii Five-0, and Being Human

By Price Peterson, Mar 19, 2012

Plus: Smash and Dancing With the Alleged Stars read more

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- While filming the last season of Family Matters, Jaleel made $180,000 an episode.
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- Jaleel hit puberty during the third season of Family Matters, which required him to put a lot more effort into the high pitched voice.
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- Jaleel won three Image Awards for his role on Family Matters. He also won a Young Artist Award for the same show.
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- Jaleel: I've never really been an attention hound. I just like doing my job, period.
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- Jaleel: (talking about the rumor of him being dead) I don't even know what to say about that darned thing. As much as you try to live your life your right, you're gonna get sucker-punched now and then.
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- Jaleel: (on never wanting to play an Urkel-like character again) If you ever see me doing that character again, put a bullet in my head and take me out of my misery.
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