Then: Jaleel White didn't join the cast of 'Family Matters' until midway through the sitcom's first season. But when he did his nerdy, suspender-loving character Urkel became the show's breakout star and fueled its nine-year run. During that time, White also voiced Sonic The Hedgehog in various animated television versions of the popular video game.
The cast of season 14 of 'Dancing with the Stars' was just announced, and among the usual boring parade of C-list "stars" (Melissa Gilbert?) and random athletes looking for a career boost (how soon before Donald Driver is dating Kim Kardashian?), there was one fantastic inclusion. The fact that Jaleel White, aka Steve Urkel of 'Family Matters' fame, has only just been included on the Vegas-y dance-athon is pretty surprising. If anyone is suited to cutting a rug on TV, it's the man formerly known as Urkel (and also Stefan Urquelle).
The man who made the high-pitched nerd Urkel a household name on 'Family Matters' says he really wants to play a character on the hit AMC drama 'Breaking Bad'.
When we last saw Hugh Laurie's title character from 'House,' he was driving his car into former paramour Lisa Cuddy's house -- a stunt that landed him in prison. In the October 3 season premiere of the show, the TV doctor's cellmate will be revealed: it's Jaleel White.
13 years after Steve Urkel hung up his suspenders for good, America's favorite nerd is back. This 50's inspired music video for Cee-Lo Green's new single 'Cry Baby' features the filled-out, spectacle-free actor that played Urkel, Jaleel White, rocking a cardigan and plaid pants for what has to be the first time since 'Family Matters' went off the air in 1998.