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  Jaleel White - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
White was over 6 feet tall towards the latter part of the show's run, and was disallowed from weightlifting and required to shave immediately before filming each show in order to retain a "nerdlike" appearance.
White's acting roles were not restricted to sitcoms however; he costarred in the ensemble animated film Quest for Camelot which was released in 1998.
White also made a cameo appearance in the movie Big Fat Liar and was the voice of 'Martin' in Our Friend, Martin.
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 The Independent Florida Alligator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Jaleel White, famous for his role as Steve Urkel on the TV show "Family Matters," signs autographs for fans during his visit to UF on Thursday night at the University Auditorium.
White, who entertained the audience with clever anecdotes from his years on the show and beyond, said he is currently pursuing a career in writing.
White said his favorite episodes included the one with Bruce Lee and the one with the pie fight with the whole family.
www.alligator.org /pt2/051028urkel.php   (529 words)

  
 Jaleel White is Steve Urkel in Family Matters
White’s contribution to "Family Matters" was evident behind the scenes as well, as he wrote several episodes of the series and supplied story ideas for many others.
If Jaleel White were the one asking that question, instead of his TV character, Steve Urkel, the answer would have to be a resounding, "Yes!" For what Jaleel did, in creating his loveable nerd-next-door, is become just about the hottest kid on TV.
Jaleel is a California native, born and raised in a suburb of Los Angeles.
www.kellie.de /urkel.htm   (3782 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jaleel White
The character was portrayed as an archetypal nerd, with large, thick eyeglasses, "high-water" pants held up by suspenders, and a high-pitched voice with a snorting laugh.
White was credited as a guest star in the first season.
White reprises his "Do the Urkel" dance in the scene where Al gives her boyfriend his comeuppance.
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 Jaleel White Bio - Jaleel White Biography - Jaleel White Stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
When Jaleel was trying out for the part of Steve Urkel he wanted to wear a pair of fl nerd glasses but couldn’t find a pair so his dad gave him a pair of ones he kept for his occupation.
Jaleel played basketball on a regular basis with fellow actor “George Clooney” as their TV set’s stage were next to each other.
Jaleel's role was meant to be a guest shot and not a regular role.
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 Christophernoxon.com -- New York Times
Jaleel White is uneasy talking about the character he played for nearly 10 years on network television.
Jaleel White had made appearances on ''The Jeffersons'' and the pilot of ''Saved by the Bell'' before auditioning at age 12 for a guest spot on the ABC program, appearing before producers in tight suspenders, trousers cut off at mid-shin and an enormous pair of plastic eyeglasses that framed his darting, googly eyes.
White had grown out of the twiggy five-foot frame in which he began, ''Family Matters'' vanished with hardly a peep, its final episodes broadcast in the Nielsen dead zone of July.
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 Grown Ups - Sitcom on UPN with Jaleel White
White's basic answer was, ``If something is slippery in front of me, I might fall.'' But he also pointed out that his comedy isn't based in any one style.
Jaleel White is describing the nature of J. Calvin Frazier -- known to his friends as J. -- whom White portrays in the new UPN sitcom Grown Ups, premiering tonight at 9 on Channel 50 in Detroit.
White (although a star lead on a network that features many minority cast shows including Moesha, Malcolm and Eddie, Star Trek: Voyager and the debuting The Parkers) was, inevitably, questioned about the issue of the moment -- lack of ethnic diversity on network television.
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 Jaleel White
Jaleel White has spent the last nine years being the ever annoying and loveable Steve Urkel for Warner Brother's Hit series Family Matters.
Jaleel White was born November 27, 1976 in Pasadena, California.
The role was orginally written for a white male, but the show creators decided to give the role to him.
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 Jaleel White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
He created the role of Urkel, as he was called, and soon became a favourite television character during the run of the series.
Unfortunately, the character was so tightly defined around White's appearance and performance that it became hard for him to get other roles after the show's run completed.
He was also the voice of the famed video game character Sonic the Hedgehog in most of his television shows - Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic Underground.
en.mcfly.org /Jaleel_White   (188 words)

  
 Whatever Happened To: Jaleel White
Jaleel White played the annoying nerd Steve Urkel on the popular TV show Family Matters".
Jaleel White was born on November 7, 1976 and started coming in commercials at the age of 3.
After the show ended, Jaleel White did the voice of one of the characters for the cartoon movie Quest For Camelot.
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 Jaleel_White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In 1999 a pilot called ''Grown Ups'' was based around White as a young man striking out into adulthood.
The pilot featured another child actor, Soleil Moon Frye, as the girl whom he chose as a roommate.
He was also the voice of the famed video game character Sonic the Hedgehog in most of his TV shows - ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', and ''Sonic Underground''.
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 Classic TV & Movie Hits - Jaleel White
He created the role of Urkel, as he was called, and soon became a favorite TV character during the run of the series.
Unfortunately, Urkel was so tightly defined around White's appearance and performance that it became hard for him to get other roles after the show's run completed.
White was 6 feet tall when he was playing Urkel.
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 'Family Matters' star talks about life after Urkel tonight | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, Fla.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Jaleel White, who played one of TV's most famous nerds, will speak at the University of Florida tonight.
White portrayed nerdy Steve Urkel - remember the high-waters, thick eyeglasses and nasal voice - on "Family Matters" during its run between 1989 and 1998.
White received a bachelor's degree in theater from the UCLA in 2001.
www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051027/LOCAL/51027028/1078/news   (238 words)

  
 Faux-Newz - Jaleel White (Urkel) Flexes Back Into The Limelight
Since 1999 Jaleel White, better know to TV watchers around the world as Steve Urkel in the popular ABC sitcom has been out of the public view.
Jaleel told me. "I auditioned for the lead role of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the new documentary about the life and times of the great Governor and former Mr.
While Jaleel White looks forward to the filming and release of The Arnold Schwarzenegger Story, he is continuing to work at the same supermarket he started this whole adventure at years ago and he is still the same old geek he always was.
www.thamike.com /faux_newz/216_222/urkel.html   (587 words)

  
 Family Matters - Jaleel White - Steve Urkel
Jaleel came to the casting session in full nerd regalia, with a pocketful of pens, huge strapped-on eyeglasses, a crooked bow tie, and pulled-up pants that barely reached his ankles.
But White said recently that he never felt as if ABC saw him as all that valuable, that he was just another kid who'd grown up on television.
White, meanwhile, wants to keep the basic tone similar to what he saw -- and liked in the show's original script.
www.kellie.de /jaleelwhite.htm   (2860 words)

  
 PulseCards:Hatin' on Urkel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Half an hour after New York rolled the Lakers, Jaleel White was still waiting on Kobe.
"Jaleel White, a pleasure," he said with an easy, plastic grin.
After the last camera lens was capped, Jaleel approached -- wearing that L.A. grin and thrusting his hand forward.
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 Jaleel White Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
White has shown signs of becoming a comic actor of the first order; his broad physical interpretation of Urkel transcends the scripts and, at his best, he is reminiscent of the early Jerry Lewis and Pee-wee Herman.
Like other TV stars, White also faces the double-edged sword of success: he faces the possibility of becoming so associated with the role (like Henry Winkler did with Fonzie) that he may not be able to find future success before the cameras.
To that end, White authorized a 1997 calendar which revealed a very different persona from his TV alter ego.
www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/189657   (419 words)

  
 Jaleel White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Steve urkel (played by jaleel white) is a character on the 1990s sitcom family matters (tv series)family matters....
White also made a cameo appearance in the movie Big Fat Liar Big Fat Liar quick summary:
Big fat liar is a 2002 film directed by shawn levy, about how a boy, jason shepherd, tries to worm a confession out of a hollywood producer,...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/jaleel_white.htm   (990 words)

  
 Jaleel White's new Career   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Jaleel White, better known as Steve Urkel from Family Matters, recently shocked Hollywood with his decision to enter the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
White has begun a strenuous physical training regimen, and claims that, "...people underestimate me. They see me as scrawny and weak, like Steve Urkel.
Jaleel will practice under the name of Jaleel "Dynamite" White, and will practice a combat style which mixes Tai-Chi and Billy Blank's Tai-Bo.
madhouse.satire.tripod.com /jaleel.html   (91 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Family Matters (TV series)
Steve Urkel (Jaleel White), was the most famous character on the show.
Originally intended to be a one time only character, White's portrayal of Urkel was so enthusiastically received, that he became a permanent part of the cast; in fact, several scripts had to be hastily rewritten to include Urkel, while new opening gags were added on already completed shows.
Eddie's friends were Rodney Beckett (during the first and second seasons; Randy Josselyn was the series' lone white regular), the streetwise Weasel (Shavar Ross) and dim-witted Waldo Geraldo Faldo (Shawn Harrison).
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 Jaleel White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Jaleel White starred as Steve Urkel on the television series Family Matters from 1990 to 1998.
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 The Observer
Jaleel White, who played the goofy Urkel on the television show "Family Matters," shared some of his experiences in show business with an ample DeBartolo audience.
The "Family Matters" star opened to a thunder of applause, and touched on an array of issues that included his parents' efforts to keep their son in school and unpretentious, despite the fact he was earning $100,000 per episode.
White said he was not even aware of his six-figure salary until the third season of "Family Matters," since his parents wanted him to act driven by "the love of the game," rather than monetary compensation.
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 Urkel grows up, kind of, in new show
JALEEL WHITE is the once and future Urkel.
But in the pilot, at least, the most memorable aspect is that White uses every opportunity possible to show his biceps and how he's been working out.
White's character, Calvin, has a best friend in Gordon (Dave Ruby), and he has a wife, and they have friends, and everyone is maturing and yada yada yada.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/08/23/STYLE2220.dtl   (702 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Jaleel White Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
He created the role of Urkel, as he was called, and soon became a favourite television character during t...
He was also the voice of the famed video game character Sonic the Hedgehog on many of his television shows.
White also made a cameo appearance in the movie Big Fat Liar.
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 Is This Jaleel White?
White was pronounced dead on arrival after admission to an LA hospital early Monday morning.
Born Jaleel Ahmad White, he began his career at the age of three acting in television commercials, before landing guest spots on shows such as "The Jeffersons" and "Mr.
"Jaleel was an uncommonly good man, an exceptional role model and a great comedic actor," said William Bickley, who created the series, and Thomas L. Miller, one of the executive producers, in a joint statement.
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 TV.com: The New Home of TV Tome
One of Jaleel's other favorite hobbies is writing short stories and cartoon drawing.
Jaleel was born on November 27, 1976 in Pasadena, California.
Jaleel was not allowed to grow facial hair while playing Urkel on Family Matters.
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 Urkel matures into a charming leading man
White plays J. Calvin Frazier -- the "J" must stand for Jaleel, since all White's co-workers referred to him as "J" at a recent press conference -- a young professional who likes to shoot hoops with his best friend, Gordon (Dave Ruby), who lives nearby with his wife (Marissa Ribisi).
Naturally Calvin is intrigued about the possibilities of a lesbian roommate and asks her for sex tips in a crude scene that takes euphemisms to an extreme.
White is easy-to-like, but "Grown Ups" will appeal to few viewers older than 25.
www.post-gazette.com /tv/19990822owen.asp   (593 words)

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