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Jaleel White Reveals That Playing Steve Urkel on Family Matters Left His Voice Damaged for Years

Family Matters star Jaleel White revealed that playing Steve Urkel damaged his voice when he appeared in a panel moderated by actress Kimberly J. Brown at 90s Con 2024 in Daytona Beach.

Brown, White discussed his career at length, fielding several questions about his beloved Family Matters character, Steve Urkel. "They know what it was … I didn't think anything of it being cast to be on Family Matters, because it was supposed to only be a guest spot, one and done," White said on TV One's Uncensored in 2021, adding that he was just as "caught off-guard" by the "phenomenon" his character went on to become. At 90s Con 2023, cast members Jo Marie Payton, Reginald VelJohnson and Kellie Shanygne Williams reunited and spoke fondly of their costar while acknowledging their past differences.

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