1. Jaleel Ahmad White was born on November 27,1976 and is an American actor.
35 Facts About Jaleel White
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Jaleel White is best known for his role as Steve Urkel on the sitcom Family Matters where he was originally intended to make one appearance.
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Jaleel White attended John Marshall Fundamental High School in Pasadena, California, and South Pasadena High School, and later graduating from UCLA in 2001.
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Jaleel White got his start on TV commercials at age three.
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Jaleel White's first television role was a guest stint on The Jeffersons, in 1984.
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Jaleel White later auditioned for the role of Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show.
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In 1988, Jaleel White had a supporting role in Cadets, a sitcom starring Soleil Moon Frye.
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Jaleel White had a role in the NBC television film Camp Cucamonga.
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At the age of 12, Jaleel White originated his most famous role, Steve Urkel, on Family Matters.
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The role was initially conceived as a one-time guest appearance, but the character proved to be popular, and Jaleel White was given a full-time starring role.
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Jaleel White played several other members of the Urkel family, including his alter ego Stefan Urquelle and Myrtle Urkel.
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In later years, Jaleel White came to terms with the character.
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Jaleel White was the original English-language voice of the popular video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, having been cast in 1993.
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Jaleel White voiced the character in all of the DiC-produced animated series: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic SatAM, and Sonic Underground, as well as the Christmas special, Sonic Christmas Blast.
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In Underground, Jaleel White voiced Sonic's brother and sister, Manic and Sonia.
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In 1999, Jaleel White returned to television in the UPN sitcom Grown Ups.
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Jaleel White co-produced and wrote some episodes for the show, in which he starred as "J", a college graduate struggling to establish his role in life as an adult.
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Jaleel White has provided his voice to several animated projects including Warner Bros.
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In 2001, Jaleel White graduated from UCLA with a degree in film and television.
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In June 2009, Jaleel White began appearing in the web series Road to the Altar.
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In September 2009, Jaleel White guest starred on the USA Network series Psych, as an estranged college singing buddy of the character Gus.
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In June 2010, Jaleel White starred in the web series Fake It Till You Make It.
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Jaleel White serves as writer and producer of the series.
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Later that same year, Jaleel White appeared as the star in Cee-Lo Green's music video for his song "Cry Baby".
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In October 2011, Jaleel White appeared in the season 8 premiere of House, titled "Twenty Vicodin", where he appears as a well-connected inmate, occasionally helping Hugh Laurie's character Gregory House to sneak contraband into the prison.
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In March 2012, Jaleel White began competing on the 14th season of Dancing with the Stars.
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Jaleel White was partnered with two-time dance champion Kym Johnson.
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Jaleel White began hosting the game show Flip Side in 2024.
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Jaleel White dated actress Christine Lakin from fellow TGIF show Step by Step in the early 1990s.
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On May 4,2024, Jaleel White married Nicoletta Ruhl, a sports technology business executive, in a ceremony in Los Angeles.
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Jaleel White is a big fan of basketball and frequently played pickup games with George Clooney, who was taping ER in the studio next door.
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Jaleel White is a fan of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.
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In 2021, Jaleel White announced the launch of his line of cannabis products featuring the Purple Urkle strain, set for debut on April 20 at California dispensaries.
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Jaleel White released an autobiography in November 2024, where he reflects on his career and life after playing the Urkel character.
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Jaleel White has a memorial set up in his home for his Family Matters co-star Michelle Thomas, who died in 1998 of stomach cancer, shortly after the series had wrapped up.