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Jaleel White

Actor / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 11/27/1976 (47) | Pasadena, California (United States of America (USA))
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Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Steve Urkel on the sitcom Family Matters. The character was originally intended to be a one-time guest appearance on the show; however, he was an instant hit with audiences and White became a regular cast member, and eventually the main protagonist. The series aired for a total of nine seasons, from 1989 to 1998. White then reprised his role as Urkel for the first time in 21 years in the 2019 series Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?. White is also the first American actor to voice the popular Sega video game character Sonic the Hedgehog in animated media, doing so in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (also known as Sonic SatAM) and ()
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Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27, 1976) is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Steve Urkel from Family Matters. White also voiced the character of Sonic the Hedgehog and other characters for Sonic the Hedgehog media.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way. ...

Dreamgirls

PG-13

2006 | 3.4/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, Music
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After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit! ...

Big Fat Liar

PG

2002 | 2.9/5 | 1h 28min
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
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A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Stra ...

Family Matters

TV-G

1989 | 3.4/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Sonic, Sonia, and Manic are the children of Queen Aleena Hedgehog, the rightful ruler of Mobius, and are pursued relentlessly by Doctor Robotnik and his bumbling bounty hunters sidekicks, Sleet and Di ...

Sonic Underground

TV-Y7

1999 | 3.4/5 | 25min per episode
Action & Adventure, Animation
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Movies with Jaleel White as Actor(35)

as Steve Urkel (voice)2023 Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!
as himself2023 Make Me Scream
as Blake - VP of Player Personnel2022 Hustle
as Mr. Shepard2022 The Greatest Inheritance
as Lyle Silvers2022 North of the 10
as Gene the Genie (voice)2021 DuckTales: The Last Adventure!
as Mr. Lexington2019 Staging Christmas
as Orlando2019 5th of July
as Dwayne2019 When Vows Break
as Garrett Walden2018 The 15:17 to Paris
2017 Mommy I Didn't Do It
as James Black2017 The Preacher's Son
as The Leader2014 Dumbbells
as Paul Greenberg2014 The Santa Con
as Jamal2014 4Play
as Detective Hamer2013 The Wrong Woman
as J2012 Rhymes with Banana
as Mr. Todd2011 Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
as Dr. Terry McCormick2010 Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
as himself2010 Teenage Paparazzo
as Dr. Spencer2009 Call of the Wild
as Jason Bootie2008 Green Flash
as Tenant #22006 Puff, Puff, Pass
as Leo2006 Miracle Dogs Too
as Talent Booker2006 Dreamgirls
as Michael2006 Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
as Jaleel White (uncredited)2002 Big Fat Liar
as Martin at Age 15 (voice)1999 Our Friend, Martin
as Bladebeak (voice)1998 Quest for Camelot
as Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)1996 Sonic: Christmas Blast
as himself1992 Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
as Dennis Brooks1990 Camp Cucamonga
as himself1987 Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Christofer1985 Kids Don't Tell
as Hanry (uncredited)1984 Silence of the Heart

TV Shows/Series with Jaleel White as Actor(38)

as Terry2020 The Big Show Show
as Eric2019 Family Reunion
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Steve Urkel / Urkel-Bot (voice)2019 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
as Darryl2017 Me, Myself & I
as Gene the Genie (voice)2017 DuckTales
as Chris Spring-Lake2017 Raven's Home
as Calvin2015 Fresh Off the Boat
2015 Celebrity Family Feud
as Bass Reeves2013 Drunk History
as Grandmaster Caz2013 Drunk History
as Percy (voice)2012 Super F*ckers
2012 Total Blackout
as Nolan Fremont2010 Hawaii Five-0
2010 Are We There Yet?
as Daryl / Cool Shadé (voice)2010 Regular Show
as Mickey Franks2009 Castle
as Tony2006 Psych
as Officer Adams2005 Bones
as Kevin Givens2004 Boston Legal
as Porter2004 House
as Martin Thomas2003 NCIS
2002 Half & Half
as Kenny Greene2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
1999 Grown Ups
as Sonic / Manic / Sonia (voice)1999 Sonic Underground
as Ježek Sonic (voice)1993 Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
as himself1993 Diagnosis: Murder
as Sonic (voice)1993 Sonic the Hedgehog
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Steve Urkel1991 Step by Step
as Derek1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1989 Family Matters
as Steve Urkel1989 Family Matters
1987 Full House
1985 Charlie & Co.
1985 Mr. Belvedere
??? The Jeffersons

Movies with Jaleel White as Crew(1)

Production/Producer2023 Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!

TV Shows/Series with Jaleel White as Crew(1)

Production/Producer1999 Grown Ups

Additional Information

Full Name: Jaleel White
Born: Saturday, 11/27 1976 (November) in Pasadena, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 47 years + 314 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language), American English
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, South Pasadena High School, Marshall Fundamental Secondary School
Employer: Warner Bros.
Other names for Jaleel White (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"J. White"
"Jaleel Ahmad White"
Jaleel White frequently works together with these people:
Roger Craig Smith (77x, Actor)
Courtenay Taylor (40x, Actress)
Fred Tatasciore (35x, Actor)
Steve Blum (29x, Actor)
Janie Haddad Tompkins (29x, Actress)
John Cygan (28x, Actor)
Ali Hillis (28x, Actress)
Keith Ferguson (26x, Actor)
Jeff Bennett (25x, Actor)
David Kaye (22x, Actor)
Robin Atkin Downes (18x, Actor)
Richard Gabai (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:13126, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 09/13/2024