Jaleel White Opens Up About HisFamily MattersCostars Believing He Was 'Difficult' to Work with: 'I Digress'

The cast of ‘Family Matters’ in 1991.Photo:Craig Sjodin/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Craig Sjodin/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty The actor, who played nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel on the series, joinedAndy Cohenon his SiriusXM showAndy Cohen Livethis week to discuss hisjust published memoir,Growing Up Urkel. The host asked White about his off-screen relationship with hisFamily Matterscostars, specificallyJo Marie PaytonandReginald VelJohnson, whom Cohen noted have spoken publicly about the challenges of working with White back in the ’90s.

Jaleel White Reveals That Playing Steve Urkel onFamily MattersLeft His Voice Damaged for Years

Jaleel White on ‘Family Matters’ in 1990 (left) and in 2023.Photo: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Alberto Rodriguez/GA/Getty Jaleel Whitehas a lot to say — and thankfully he still has the voice to do so. “I spoke to a doctor,” he explained, “and what happened is during puberty I spoke at the same pitch for extended periods of time. If the pitch had been going all over the place I wouldn’t have damaged it quite as much.

Jaleel White SaysFamily MattersExecs Made Him Adjust Urkel Costume Due to Visible Bulge

(L-R) Jaleel White on ‘Family Matter,’ Jaleel White at Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine Benefitting The Scleroderma Research Foundation at Fairmont Century Plaza on October 29, 2024.Photo:ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Jaleel Whiteis getting candid about his days onFamily Matters. In his upcoming memoirGrowing Up Urkel, the now 47-year-old actor, who was a teen when he rose to fame on the beloved sitcom playing Winslow family neighbor Steve Urkel, opens up about his experience growing up in front of the camera.

James Blunt Vows to Legally Change Name to Whatever Fans Decide If He Goes No. 1

James Blunt in London on Sept. 30, 2024.Photo:Jeff Spicer/Getty Jeff Spicer/Getty James Bluntis — to put it bluntly — giving fans the opportunity to “ruin my life.” And yes, that includes the most-liked comment onhis Instagram postabout the matter: “Blunty McBluntface,” an ode to the 2016 naming ofBoaty McBoatface. After encouraging fans to “comment on this post below with suggestions for my name change, or like someone else’s comment to vote,” the singer-songwriter wrote that the comment with “the most likes on this post across my social media profiles” on Oct.

James Cameron, Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington's Metric for anAvatarMovie's Success: If It Makes Them Cry (Exclusive)

From left: James Cameron, Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 9, 2024.Photo:Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Avatarhas to bring the waterworks forJames Cameronto consider it a success. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE at Disney’sD23fan event in Anaheim, California, on Friday, Aug. 9, the director said he believes “the hardest part of the job is to live with every image every day and its [new] detail, but still be able to feel how the movie [affects] you as an audience member.