Jaleel White Biography (1976-) (original) (raw)

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Full name, Jaleel Ahmad White; born November 27, 1976, in Los Angeles (some sources cite Pasadena), CA; son of Michael (a dentist) and Gail (a manager) White. Addresses: Agent: Norman Brokaw, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

November 27, 1976

California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Robert Richmond, Charlie & Co. (also known as Charlie &Company), CBS, 1985-1986
• Steven Quincy "Steve" Urkel, Family Matters (also known as Urkel), ABC, 1990-1997, CBS, 1997
• Voice of Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog (animated; also known as TheAdventures of Sonic the Hedgehog), ABC and syndicated, 1993
• J. Calvin Frazier, Grown Ups, UPN, 1999
• Voices of Sonic, Manic, and Sonia, Sonic Underground (animated), syndicated, 1999
• Specials
• Cadet Nicholls, Cadets (also known as Rotten to the Corps),ABC, 1988
• Host, Say No! to Drugs, ABC, 1990
• Steve Urkel, The ABC Saturday Morning Preview, ABC, 1990
• Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1990
• Children's Miracle Network Telethon, syndicated, 1991
• Host and Steve Urkel, The ABC Saturday Morning Preview, ABC, 1991
• Magic Johnson's All-Star Slam 'n' Jam, syndicated, 1992
• Himself and Steve Urkel, The Jaleel White Special (also known as Urkel's Other Side: The Jaleel White Special), ABC, 1992
• NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam, Black Entertainment Television, NBC, Nickelodeon, and TNT, 1992, 1993
• Fantasies of the Stars, NBC, 1994
• Voice of Martin at age fifteen, Our Friend, Martin (animated), Starz!, 1999
• Voice of boy who cried wolf, Aesop's Fables: A Whodunit Musical: An Animated Special from the "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" Series, HBO, 2000
• Also appeared in President Clinton: Answering Children's Questions Live from the White House.
• Movies
• Henry, Silence of the Heart, CBS, 1984
• Christopher, Kids Don't Tell, 1985
• Jake, The Leftovers, ABC, 1986
• Dennis Brooks, Camp Cucamonga (also known as How I Spent My Summer), NBC, 1990
• Episodic
• Van Van Morris, "Ebony and Ivory," The Jeffersons, CBS, 1984
• "Jobless," Mr. Belvedere, 1987
• Steve Urkel, "Stephanie Gets Framed," Full House, ABC, 1991
• Steve Urkel, "The Dance," Step by Step, 1991
• Derek, "Not with My Cousin You Don't," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1995
• Steve Urkel, "The Truth about Cars and Dogs," Meego, CBS, 1997
• Steve, "Love and Money," Meego, CBS, 1997
• Himself, "Must Kill TV," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1997
• The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
• Appeared as Myrtle Urkel, Stefan Urkel, and Stefan Urquelle in some episodes of Family Matters.
• Pilots
• Bobby Wilson, Good Morning, Miss Bliss (also known as What Now,Mrs. Davis?), NBC, 1987
• "All AX-S," ABC Saturday Morning Special, ABC, 1993
• Awards Presentations
• The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1991
• Presenter, The 28th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1997
• Presenter, The 1998 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, TV Land, 1998
• The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards, UPN, 1999
• Television Work
• Series
• Producer, Grown Ups, UPN, 1999
• Film Appearances
• Time Out: The Truth about HIV, AIDS, and You (documentary), 1992
• Voice of Bladebeak, Quest for Camelot (animated; also known as The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot), Warner Bros., 1998
• Himself, Big Fat Liar, Universal, 2002
• Urkel (in archive footage), Undercover Brother, Universal, 2002
• WRITINGS
• Television Episodes
• Writer for some episodes of Family Matters.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• The television series Grown Ups was based on a story by White.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• _Newsmakers, 1992 Cumulation: The People Behind Today's Headlines,_Gale, 1992
• Who's Who among African Americans, 14th edition, Gale, 2001

Periodicals

• Detroit Free Press, February 21, 1992
• Entertainment Weekly, June 30, 1995, pp. 42-43; April 12, 1996, p.19
• Jet, June 3, 1991
• National Geographic World, August, 1992, pp. 10-11
• New Yorker, July 15, 1991
• People Weekly, September 25, 1989; June 26, 2000, p. 129
• Time, April 1, 1991
• TV Guide, January 19, 1991; July 4, 1998, pp. 28-31