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Jaleel White

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Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27, 1976) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor while making guest appearances on dozen of television sitcoms before portraying Robert Richmond on the short-lived sitcom Charlie & Co (1985-1986) and also gained a lot of prominence for portraying Steve Urkel; and his sister Myrtle Urkel, and then even his alter ego role as Stefan Urquelle on the sitcom Family Matters (1989–1998) where he was originally intended to make one appearance. White eventually became the main protagonist of the show. White was the first American actor to voice the Sega video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, doing so in the animated series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (also known as Sonic SatAM) and Sonic Underground. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Jaleel White is the 7,534th most popular actor (down from 6,821st in 2024), the 11,618th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,073rd in 2019) and the 3,478th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jaleel White ranks 7,534 out of 13,578. Before him are Bae Jong-ok, Michael Gaston, Kevin Chamberlin, Redd Foxx, Edward Dillon, and Jun Fukuyama. After him are Joey King, Lika Kavzharadze, John Hoyt, Christopher Egan, Candela Peña, and Sarah Lancashire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Jaleel White ranks 295. Before him are Oliver Hudson, Ellen MacArthur, Szymon Hołownia, Stjepan Tomas, Nawaf Shukralla, and Seigo Narazaki. After him are Chelsea Charms, Koichi Ae, Beto, Sterling K. Brown, Serena Auñón-Chancellor, and Evan McMullin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jaleel White ranks 11,620 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Chamberlin (1963), John Barrasso (1952), Marshall Wayne (1912), Chad Gable (1986), Redd Foxx (1922), and Edward Dillon (1879). After him are James van Hoften (1944), Big L (1974), Lamar Alexander (1940), Birt Acres (1854), Arthur Fiedler (1894), and Mike James (1990).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jaleel White ranks 3,479. Before him are Dustin Farnum (1874), Dominique Swain (1980), Michael Gaston (1962), Kevin Chamberlin (1963), Redd Foxx (1922), and Edward Dillon (1879). After him are Joey King (1999), John Hoyt (1905), Annabeth Gish (1971), Elyse Knox (1917), Lisa Banes (1955), and Jessica Collins (1971).

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