Jaleel White
Biography
Jaleel White is an American actor who began performing as a child, starting with television commercials at age three and a guest role on The Jeffersons in 1984. Born in Culver City, California, in 1976, he first played Robert Richmond on the sitcom Charlie and Company before winning wider attention as Steve Urkel, Myrtle Urkel, and Stefan Urquelle on Family Matters, a part originally meant for one appearance that grew into the show's main role. He was also the first American actor to voice Sonic the Hedgehog, heard in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic Underground. Later credits include the lead in the comedy Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006), the UPN series Grown Ups, a supporting turn as Detective Hamer in Mommy I Didn't Do It (2017), and a return to Steve Urkel in Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! (2023).
49years old
Turns 50 on November 27in 45 days
- Born Culver City
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Jaleel Ahmad White
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 33 years1990 to 2023
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A role that slipped away
White was cast as Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show, a role written for a boy, but was replaced by Keshia Knight Pulliam after Bill Cosby decided to model his TV family on his real one.
Behind the camera
In 1999, White came back to television with the UPN sitcom Grown Ups, built around him as a young man entering adulthood. He co-produced and wrote some episodes and played J, a college graduate.
Behind the camera
White created, wrote and produced the Hulu web series Fake It Till You Make It, playing former child star Reggie Cullen, an image consultant guiding three protégés through Hollywood.
Jaleel White movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus2010 Action, Horror, Sci-Fias Dr. Terry McCormick
IMDb rating 2.45.9K votes
Most often with
Richard Gabai directed three of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Richard Gabai
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.