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Jaleel White
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Jaleel White

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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.

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Born
Nov 27, 1976
Birthplace
Pasadena, California, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

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Known For

TVHouse
HousePorter · 2004
★ 8.6
TVBones
BonesOfficer Adams · 2005
★ 8.2
TVNCIS
NCISMartin Thomas · 2003
★ 7.6
TVAmerican Dad!
American Dad!Edgar (voice) · 2005
★ 7.0
TVRegular Show
Regular ShowDaryl / Cool Shadé (voice) · 2010
★ 8.6
TVCastle
CastleMickey Franks · 2009
★ 8.0
TVHawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0Nolan Fremont · 2010
★ 7.7
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationKenny Greene · 2000
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

Silence of the HeartHanry (uncredited)
1984
Kids Don't TellChristofer
1985
The LeftoversJake
1986
Jay Leno's Family Comedy HourSelf
1987
AS
ABC Saturday Morning PreviewUrkel
1990
Camp CucamongaDennis Brooks
1990
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas ParadeSelf
1990
TA
The ABC Saturday Morning PreviewUrkel
1991
The Jaleel White SpecialJaleel White
1992
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and YouSelf
1992
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog: Quest for the Chaos EmeraldsSonic
1993
Sonic Christmas BlastSonic (voice)
1996
Quest for CamelotBladebeak (voice)
1998
Our Friend, MartinMartin at Age 15 (voice)
1999
Big Fat LiarJaleel White (uncredited)
2002
111 Gramercy ParkBJ Brown
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
2003
DreamgirlsTalent Booker
2006
Miracle Dogs TooLeo
2006
Puff, Puff, PassTenant #2
2006
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?Michael
2006
Sonic Underground: The Queen Aleena ChroniclesSonic / Manic / Sonia (voice)
2007
Green FlashJason Bootie
2008
Sonic Underground: Secrets of the Chaos EmeraldSonic / Manic / Sonia (voice)
2008
Call of the WildDr. Spencer
2009
Mega Shark vs. CrocosaurusDr. Terry McCormick
2010
Teenage PaparazzoSelf
2010
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer SummerMr. Todd
2011
Rhymes with BananaJ
2012
SonicSonic the Hedgehog
2013
The Wrong WomanDetective Hamer
2013
4PlayJamal
2014
DumbbellsThe Leader
2014
The Santa ConPaul Greenberg
2014
Mommy I Didn't Do ItDetective Hamer
2017
The Preacher's SonJames Black
2017
The 15:17 to ParisGarrett Walden
2018
5th of JulyOrlando
2019
Staging ChristmasMr. Lexington
2019
When Vows BreakDwayne
2019
HustleBlake - VP of Player Personnel
2022
North of the 10Lyle Silvers
2022
The Greatest InheritanceMr. Shepard
2022
Make Me ScreamSelf
2023
Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!Steve Urkel / Urkelbot / Stefan Urquelle (voice)
2023
Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!Producer
2023

Television

The Jeffersons1 eps
1975
Charlie & Co.18 eps
1985
Mr. Belvedere1 eps
1985
Full HouseSteve Urkel · 1 eps
1987
Family MattersSteve Urkel · 208 eps
1989
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirDerek · 1 eps
1990
Step by StepSteve Urkel · 1 eps
1991
Step by StepSteve Urkel (uncredited) · 1 eps
1991
Adventures of Sonic the HedgehogSonic (voice) · 65 eps
1993
Diagnosis: MurderJaleel White · 1 eps
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1993
Sonic the HedgehogSonic (voice) · 26 eps
1993
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildThe Boy Who Cried Wolf (voice) · 1 eps
1995
M
MeegoSteve Urkel (uncredited) · 2 eps
1997
GU
Grown UpsCalvin Frazier · 22 eps
1999
GU
Grown UpsProducer
1999
Sonic UndergroundSonic / Manic / Sonia (voice) · 40 eps
1999
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationKenny Greene · 1 eps
2000
Half & HalfHershel · 1 eps
2002
NCISMartin Thomas · 1 eps
2003
Boston LegalKevin Givens · 1 eps
2004
HousePorter · 1 eps
2004
American Dad!Edgar (voice) · 1 eps
2005
BonesOfficer Adams · 1 eps
2005
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 13 eps
2005
Hell's KitchenSelf - Restaurant Patron · 1 eps
2005
CS
Child Star ConfidentialSelf · 1 eps
2006
PsychTony · 2 eps
2006
Childrens HospitalChuck Engall · 1 eps
2008
CastleMickey Franks · 1 eps
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2009
Are We There Yet?1 eps
2010
Hawaii Five-0Nolan Fremont · 1 eps
2010
Regular ShowDaryl / Cool Shadé (voice) · 1 eps
2010
Worst Cooks in AmericaSelf - Contestant · 1 eps
2010
The Problem SolverzK-999 (voice) · 1 eps
2011
Super F*ckersPercy (voice) · 12 eps
2012
The Eric Andre ShowSelf · 1 eps
2012
The Soul ManRodney Wayne · 1 eps
2012
Total Blackout24 eps
2012
Drunk HistoryBass Reeves · 1 eps
2013
Drunk HistoryGrandmaster Caz · 1 eps
2013
Teen Titans Go!Self (voice) · 1 eps
2013
Teen Titans Go!Miner (voice) · 5 eps
2013
CU
Celebrities UndercoverSelf · 1 eps
2014
Celebrity Family FeudSelf · 1 eps
2015
Fresh Off the BoatCalvin · 2 eps
2015
The Stanley Dynamic2 eps
2015
The $100,000 PyramidSelf · 1 eps
2016
To Tell the TruthSelf - Actor / Disguised Contestant · 1 eps
2016
To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist · 1 eps
2016
DuckTalesGene the Genie (voice) · 3 eps
2017
Me, Myself & IDarryl · 13 eps
2017
Raven's HomeChris Spring-Lake · 3 eps
2017
Trial & ErrorAtticus Ditto Jr. · 2 eps
2017
25 Words or LessSelf · 24 eps
2018
25 Words or Less4 eps
2018
Uncensored1 eps
2018
Family ReunionEric · 1 eps
2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Steve Urkel / Urkel-Bot (voice) · 1 eps
2019
The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2019
TV
The Very Very Best of the 70sSelf - Commentator · 2 eps
2019
The Big Show ShowTerry · 5 eps
2020
Overserved with Lisa VanderpumpSelf · 1 eps
2021
Lightning Wolves8 eps
2022
PictionarySelf · 19 eps
2022
SherriSelf - Guest · 2 eps
2022
The Afterparty'Aniq' · 1 eps
2022
Star Wars: Skeleton CrewGunter · 7 eps
2024
Totally '90s HouseSelf - Host · 6 eps
2026

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