Jaleel White

Jaleel White: Biography in Details

Who is Jaleel White?

Jaleel White is an actor and voice actor from America.

He came into the spotlight after appearing as Steve Urkel on the sitcom Family Matters. In the series, he appeared for nine seasons from 1989 to 1997 on ABC.

Furthermore, he was also in the animated series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic and Sonic Underground followed by the 2013 fan film, Sonic.

Additionally, he has played in some the movies such as Dreamgirls, Big Fat Liar, Kissing Cousins, and much more.

Jaleel White: Birth, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Jaleel was born on November 27, 1976, in Culver City, California, United States.

He is the only son of a dentist Michael and Gail and has an All-American ethnicity.

From the beginning of his childhood, he had a keen interest in acting.

He started to come to TV commercials at the early age of three.

His childhood notable work includes Jell-O pudding pops alongside Bill Cosby.

Talking about his education, Jaleel joined Marshall Fundamental High School and South Pasadena High School.

Later, he completed his graduation from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in film and television.

Additionally, he also enrolled at UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.

Jaleel White: Professional Life, Career

Jaleel White began her acting career at the early age of three in a television role as a guest stint on The Jeffersons, in 1984.

He appeared in the pilot episode for Good Morning, Miss Bliss, and had a guest role on Mr. Belvedere in 1987.

Furthermore, he has also played in a few segments of NBC’s One to Grow On. Moreover, Jaleel landed his breakthrough role as Steve Urkel, on Family Matters at the early age of 12.

At that time, he has just made a guest appearance. However, he performed brilliantly and was loved by many. Soon after that, he became a full-time actor in the series.

After completing the series in 1999, Jaleel began to play in the UPN sitcom Grown Ups.

During the series, he portrayed the role of a college graduate struggling to establish his role in life as an adult.

Initially, the series made its debut in second place in the ratings upon its premiere.

Later on, it dropped and UPN canceled the series after one season.

In 1998, he has also appeared in the movie Quest for Camelot. In addition, he appeared in several movies such as Who Made the Potatoe Salad, Dreamgirls, Sonic, and much more.

He gave two back-to-back hit roles in CW series The Game and ABC legal drama Boston Legal in 2007.

In 2012, he took participated in season 14 of Dancing with the Stars along with two-time champion Kym Johnson.

Net Worth, Salary, Awards

Being a famous and successful actor, Jaleel bags a good amount of money from his profession but his salary is unknown.

Currently, he has a net worth of $8 million as of 2023.

So far, Jaleel has won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series in 1997 and Outstanding YouthActor in 1994 and 1995.

In addition, he has also received Young Artist Award for the Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series in 1991.

Jaleel White Rumors and Controversy

Once, Jaleel and his co-actress Kym Johnson were in a little trouble after he called her an idiot.

It all came when they were rehearsing and he accidentally stepped on Johnson’s foot and then Kym reacted like a baby girl.

Furthermore, there is also a rumor that Jaleel is going to engage a mysterious girl.

However, he hasn’t spoken about the news. Apart from that, he has never faced any controversial date.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Moving towards his body measurements, Jaleel White has a height of 5 ft 10 inches and weighs 79 kg.

He has black eyes and black hair.

Social Media Profiles

Jaleel is pretty active on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has around 1 million followers on Facebook and more than 791k followers on Instagram. Furthermore, he has more than 117.2k followers on Twitter.

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