The Root

The 5 Wildest Revelations From Jaleel White’s New Memoir, ‘Growing Up Urkel’

From his falling out with Will Smith to his feud with co-star Jo-Marie Payton, the ‘Family Matters’ star reveals shocking bombshells in his new book. The “Family Matters” star revealed several ...
Cinema Blend

Family Matters’ Jaleel White Reveals The Other Steve Urkel Catchphrases That Were Tested Before ‘Did I Do That,’ And I’m So Glad They Didn’t Stick

There's no question, Family Matters was one of the greatest TGIF comedies of all time. In big part, it’s because of Jaleel White and his character, Steve Urkel, whose main mission was to chase his ...
Los Angeles Times

Jaleel White, a.k.a. TV’s Urkel, looks back fondly on the character that changed his career

Jaleel White is feeling kind of cool. “My wife cranked up this air conditioning,” he says from his hotel room in New York while on tour to promote his new memoir, “Growing Up Urkel.” But Steve Urkel, ...
Queerty

‘Family Matters’ star Jaleel White says Urkel’s “bulge” got in the way of filming & he was told to wear looser pants

For fans of ’90s sitcom Family Matters, Steve Urkel really was the full package … in more ways than one. Jaleel White rose to fame playing the nerdy next door neighbor to the Winslow family on the ...
NPR

Jaleel White opens up on the highs and lows of child stardom in 'Growing Up Urkel'

If you're someone who grew up in the 1990s, it would have been pretty hard to escape this voice. CHANG: Steve Urkel - who doesn't know this name? Who doesn't know that look? - you know, those big ...