Family Matters
ABC (ended 1998)
Cast & Crew
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Darius McCrary
Eddie Winslow
Darius is 6'3" and born in Walnut, California. He is an african american actor. He is the son of Grammy nominated jazz musician Howard McCrary.He has a younger brother named Donavan McCrary and a younger sister of Sarahdeaun McCrary. He is known for his work in the role of teen troublemaker Eddie Winslow on the long-running series "Family Matters" He writes and produces music for other people. He also sang three times on his hit show "Family Matters". He only likes to eat healthy food. He joked that he only sees orange because he drinks so much carrot juice.moreless -
Reginald VelJohnson
Carl Winslow
Reginald is an African-American actor who is most famous for his roles as Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters and as the police officer Sgt. Al Powell in the hit film Die Hard. He is 5'8". He commonly plays police officers on movies and TV shows.moreless -
Jaimee Foxworth
Judy Winslow (seasons 1-4)
Jaimee was born on a military base in Illinois. She began modeling and doing commercials at age 5.
Her most recognizable work was playing Judy Winslow, the youngest daughter on the long running sitcom "Family Matters."
After 4 seasons on "Family Matters," her character simply walked upstairs and never returned (with no explanation to the story line either). Rumors of budget productions and simply that the writers no longer wanted to develop her character were some reasons to explain her sudden and mysterious disappearance.
Jaimee graduated from Burbank High School in 1998.
She also had a brief career in music with her sister. Their group was called S.H.E. They were also signed by SHAQ. Their band may also be known as Heaven Sent to some fans.
Jaimee's mom is a well known singer and actress named Gwyn Foxworth.
Jaimee is attempting to return to mainstrem acting by attending auditions. When she is not auditioning, she is working as an assistant in her mom's talent agency.moreless -
Kellie Shanygne Williams
Laura Winslow
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Orlando Brown
3J (seasons 8-9)
Orlando Brown stars as Eddie Thomas, a teenage boy who can always be counted on to help his best friend Raven out of a jam - and sometimes causes a few of his own - in the Disney Channel original comedy series "That's So Raven." A native of Los Angeles, Orlando already appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" by the age of seven. His considerable onscreen credits include guest appearances on the television series "Phil of the Future" on Disney Channel, "One on One," "Nash Bridges," "The Jamie Foxx Show," "The Pretender," and "Sister, Sister" and the feature films "Major Payne" and "Max Keeble's Big Move." The talented teenager also lends his voice to the animated series "Fillmore," on ABC Kids and "Clifford's Puppy Days." Orlando also stars in Disney Channel's Original Series "The Proud Family" and the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie "The Proud Family Movie" as techno-wiz Sticky. in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off."moreless -
Shawn Harrison
Waldo Faldo (seasons 4-7; recurring in seasons 2-3)
Shawn Harrison is an American actor best known for playing Waldo Geraldo Faldo on the sitcom Family Matters. He appeared on the ABC series from 1990-1996 as the dim-witted but lovable best friend to characters Eddie Winslow and Steve Urkel. -
Bryton McClure
Richie Crawford (seasons 2-8)
Bryton is an American actor and musician, best known for his portrayal of Richie Crawford on "Family Matters," and as Devon Hamilton on CBS's daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless," which he joined in July 2004 and has since won a Daytime Emmy Award for that role.moreless -
Julius Wright
Richie Crawford (season 1)
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Jaleel White
Steve Urkel (seasons 2-9; recurring in season 1)
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 Urkel started out as a guest spot for the 1989 episode "Laura's First Date". The reaction to Steve was overwhelming and it was decided that Steve would stay on the show. Since then Steve Urkel has become one of America's favorite icons of the 1990s. Steve Urkel's image has been made into a talking doll (1991), a cereal called Urkel O's (1992), and spoofed by many television shows. Steve's popularity sent Family Matters into the television history books: The show was one of 21 shows to reach 200 episodes (Cheers, The Simpsons, Married With Children, MASH, and Murphy Brown are a few of the others) and was a hit overseas in Spain and France.
Jaleel started acting in commercials for Jack In The Box and other companies at the age of 3. His first television role was on CBS's The Jeffersons in 1985. He then landed the role of Robert Richmond on CBS's Charlie and Company from 1985-86, which also starred Flip Wilson and Gladys Knight. He did three TV movies prior to Family Matters. They were Silence of the Heart (1984) as Henry, the movie also featured Chad Lowe, Charile Sheen, Alexandra Powers, and the late Dana Hill, Kids Don't Tell (1985) and Leftovers (1986) as Jake. This movie featured Pamela Segall of King of the Hill. Then came the role of Steve on Family Matters in 1989. He then played Dennis Brooks in the TV movie: Camp Cucamonga in 1990. He joined many stars in Magic Johnson's AIDS Awareness video in 1991 and appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show many times.
In 1992, ABC allowed Jaleel to do his own TV Special called: Urkel's Other Side: Jaleel White Special. He wrote starred and directed the entire 1 hour special. It featured Steve, Tatyanna Ali, Bumper Robinson, and others. In 1993, Jaleel did the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog for 3 animated series based on Sonic.
He was featured in the UPN series, Grown Ups as J(aleel) Calvin Frazier. The role was originally written for a white male, but the show creators decided to give the role to him. The series was canceled after one season with an unresolved cliffhanger.
When Jaleel first did Steve, he was 13 and 5' 10. He now stands at 6'0. He lives in a condo in California and enjoys basketball, writing, the NBA, and does not sound like Steve Urkel in real life. He loves New York and does not worry about being typecast as Urkel.moreless -
Joseph Wright
Richie Crawford (season 1)
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Jo Marie Payton
Harriette Winslow
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Judyann Elder
Harriette Winslow (episodes 206-214)
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Telma Hopkins
Rachel Crawford (seasons 1-4; recurring afterwards)
Telma Hopkins started her career as one-half of the group Dawn, who sang with Tony Orlando. Then she became a TV actress with roles on "Bosom Buddies," "Gimme a Break," "Family Matters," and a few others. -
Michelle Thomas
Myra Monkhouse (seasons 6-9; recurring in seasons 4-5)
Michelle Thomas was born in Boston but raised in New York. She attended the Montclair School of Arts and the Broadway Dance Center. She is survived by her parents, Phynjuar Thomas, a stage actress, and Dennis Thomas, who was a member of the 1970s funk band Kool & the Gang, of Weekhawken, N.J. Miss Thomas appeared on the CBS soap opera "The Young & The Restless" as Callie; on "The Cosby Show" as Justine, who was the girlfriend of Theo, the character played by Malcolm Jamal Warner; and on "Family Matters" as Myra, who was the girlfriend of Steve Urkel, the character played by Jaleel White. She had guest appearances in a number of other TV shows, including "Roseanne," and also performed in music videos, Los Angeles theater productions and several movies, including "Hangin' with the Homeboys." Just prior to her death, Michelle Thomas had received an NAACP Image Award nomination for outstanding actress in a daytime drama series.Michelle Thomas' first love was music, so it's only natural that she would develop performing skills at a young age. She studied jazz, modern and hip-hop dance at the Broadway Dance Center in New York, and while attending an all-girls private school in New Jersey, she was crowned Miss Talented Teen New Jersey in Hal Jackson's Talented Teen Competition. She went on to compete in the international pageant in Jamaica and was crowned International Queen in 1985. Her other television credits include "The Cosby Show," "Roseanne," a pilot called "Conan the Librarian" and "Dream Date," a made-for-television movie. She also appeared in an episode of the ABC series, "A Man Called Hawk." She was born in Boston, Mass., on September 23, 1968. Unfortunately, the young and talented actress died of a rare form of stomach cancer on December 23, 1998. read more about hermoreless -
Valerie Jones
Judy Winslow (pilot only)
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Rosetta LeNoire
Estelle "Mother" Winslow (seasons 1-8)
When she was 15, she was a "Time Stepper" performer with her godfather, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. In 1939 she made her Broadway debut with him in "The Hot Mikado" Since 1968 Miss Lenoire has been artistic director of her own musical theater, the AMAS Repertory Theater, Inc., a non-profit, multi-racial performing arts organization. In fact, she recently received the Richard L. Coe Award for extending the boundaries of theater. In February 1989, the Actors Equity Association established the Rosetta LeNoire Award.moreless -
Mari Morrow
Oneisha
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Juan Pope
Curtis
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Dick O'Neill
Commissioner Geiss
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Shavar Ross
Weasel
Shavar Ross is an African-American actor and filmmaker, born in New York. When he was 6 years old, his parents separated; his father went to Los Angeles, and his mother moved him and his sister to Macon, Georgia. Shavar's first television role was on "Diff'rent Strokes", where he played Gary Coleman's best friend. He also appeared in the fifth film in the "Friday the 13th" series. In 1996, Shavar founded a non-denominational Christian church in Los Angeles. Married since 1992 with two children, Shavar has his own film production company and his own syndicated radio program.moreless -
Marlon Young
Willie
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Cherie Johnson
Maxine
Cherie Johnson was born in the small town of Duquesne (Du-kane) a few minutes outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but this soon to be trend setter had her sights on Hollywood, California at the young age of 6. Little did a young Cherie know that she had a famous Uncle ( David Duclon, the creator of Silver Spoons, Mork & Mindy, The Jeffersons, Happy Days, The Odd Couple, Laverne & Shirley, etc) who held her close to his heart and mind. Using Cherie as a muse, he wrote a pilot for NBC titled "Punky Brewster" and anticipated his niece would solely be thrilled that he named one of the characters after her. Her response was not that of a typical 6 year old. This bright-eyed bushy tailed star gazer couldn't grasp the idea of anyone other than herself playing a character of her namesake. Unfortunately, nepotism was far from a key factor in casting. Uncle Duclon had sold the show to NBC and the part of Cherie was to be casted in Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles. Not a clue of what an audition was, this star born child's persistence paid off. After 6 auditions, hundreds of other potential actress' across the country, and a heartwarming meeting with Brandon Tartikoff (then president of NBC) little Cherie Johnson went from muse to TV Star! "Punky Brewster" was a hit and Cherie couldn't ask for more, but just one year later, "Punky Brewster" expanded into a cartoon series in which Cherie contributed her voice for her Little Cherie. With a hit TV show, a hit Cartoon Series, Cherie was then nominated for a Young Artist Award for three consecutive years. Cherie stayed plenty busy in her formative years making TV appearances in such projects as "Playing with Fire", co-starring Gary Coleman. What an inspiration and a role model! In 1986, Cherie was chosen to tour the USA as the National Cheer Representative for the Just Say No to Drugs Campaign through 1988. She gained national recognition and was honored when she was selected to introduce Nancy Reagan (then First Lady) to the historical movement. Cherie was on top of the world literally when she and fellow NBC TV Children traveled to Finland to guest-star on "Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa" Christmas Special. After 4 years, "Punky Brewster" came to an end but little Cherie wasn't fearful. She went on to star on Days of Our Lives until 1990. With her new found stardom, Cherie stayed busy starring with stars such as Martin Lawrence in "It's A Bit Strange". Her body of work later included her memorable role as Maxine in ABC's (CBS's) hit TV show "Family Matters" co-starring Jaleel White (Steve Urkel) & Kellie Williams (Laura Winslow). On December 8th 1991, Cherie was recognized by the National Association Of Youth In Entertainment by winning the Award of Excellence and was nominated for her 4th time for A Young Artist Award in 1993. With all this celebrity and busy work schedule, Cherie's bleeding heart made sure she found time to volunteer teaching computer classes to children with Downs Syndrome. Continuing her plight, in 1994, Cherie founded the "Off The Streets" program which provided recreational activities, tutoring services, and a safe haven for children who's parents worked long hours. The program included teaching the children arts & crafts, various fields of the entertainment industry (singing, dancing, acting), and skills that prepared them for the real world. After 9 years, "Family Matters" ended. Yet again, Cherie found herself working steadily on TV shows such as "Good Behavior", hit films such as "Teaching Mrs. Tingle". Cherie's guest-starring role as Kim's (Countess Vaughn) cousin on UPN's "The Parkers", turned into a memorable recurring role . In 2002, Cherie revisited her voice over roots when she landed a recurring role on the Disney Channels "The Proud Family" co-starring Kyla Pratt and was reunited with her childhood friend Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster). In 2003, Cherie decided to step back into the big screen with her cameo appearance in the summer comedy "Malibooty" executive produced by Brian Hooks. Winter 2004, Cherie made an appearance on UPN's "Eve' playing opposite Brian, which served as a liaison that established a greater work relationship and resume between the two. It only seemed natural that the two would collaborate once again on next years much anticipated horror/thriller film "7eventy-5ive". With Brian Hooks directing and starring, Cherie Johnson quickly accepted her dream position as Co-Executive producer as well as co-starring.moreless -
Barry Jenner
Lt. Murtagh
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Shawn Harrison
Waldo
Shawn Harrison is an American actor best known for playing Waldo Geraldo Faldo on the sitcom Family Matters. He appeared on the ABC series from 1990-1996 as the dim-witted but lovable best friend to characters Eddie Winslow and Steve Urkel. -
Tammy Townsend
Greta
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Randy Josselyn
Rodney Beckett
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Venus DeMilo
K.C.
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Jim Doughan
Jimmy
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John Patrick White
Robbins
Also credited as: John P. White. John was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He received his B.A. at Pepperdine University after three plays as Puck in "A Midsumer Night's Dream", Edward in "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" and Todd in "The Author's Voice". He made his first act in show "Can't Hurry Love", in 1995. After that he took the lead roles of two tv-shows "Bone Chillers" as Fitzergerald Crump and "A.J.'s Time Travelers" as A.J. Malloy. In 1998 he played the lead role Mike in movie "Phantom Town". Where his role and his role siblings went on a quest to find their parents and arrive in a town that didn't exist in any maps at all. John likes baseball, tennis, swimming, sailing, snow boarding, water skiing, skiin, riflery and rappelling. And he can do Irish, English, Southern, Midwestern, New York and Texan accents.moreless
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Comedy
Themes
Child Stars, Dysfuntional Families, Large Family, Laugh Track, Love/Hate Relationships
