"Fame will take care of itself. One thing I've learned about fame is that, hey, you can't control it. You don't know how you're going to be received or perceived when you step out of a car, when you arrive some place. And you never really know how big something is going to get, so you have to set some standards for yourself."
"I did not tell you to stop describing, Urkel!"
Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer.
Having acted since the age of three, the first of his big roles was as Steve Urkel in the sitcom Family Matters. The character was only created for a single appearance, but due to his popularity, eventually became a main character, from his intro in 1989 until the show's end nine years later.
In 1993, he was also cast as the first voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, voicing him in all the Sonic shows made by DiC Entertainment.
Since 2000, he has continued to act, sticking primarily to television and making numerous appearances and cameos in both film and television.
Notable roles:
- Family Matters (1989-1998) as Steve Urkel
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019) as Steve Urkel (voice)
- Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! (2023) as Steve Urkel (voice)
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Derek
- Sonic the Hedgehog (1993-1999) as Sonic (voice)
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Christmas Blast
- Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
- Sonic Underground
- Sonic (2013) as Sonic (voice)
- Quest for Camelot (1998) as Bladebeak (voice)
- Big Fat Liar (2002) as himself
- Judy Moody and the Not-Bummer Summer (2011) as Mr. Todd
- The Problem Solverz (2011) as K-999 (voice)
- Total Blackout (2012-2013) as host
- The Big Show Show (2020) as Terence "Terry" Malick III
