Jaleel White played Steve Urkel in the ABC sitcom Family Matters for nine seasons, but don’t expect the actor to revisit the role if it’s just a “cash grab.” In a new interview, White revealed that he shot down reprising his role of the annoying next-door neighbor in a possible reboot of the sitcom that

TV reboots aren’t a rare condition in this day and age, but don’t expect Family Matters to get that same treatment. Jaleel White, who famously played Steve Urkel on the iconic ’90s sitcom, confirms in a new interview that he turned down an offer to reprise his nerd-next-door role on a new iteration of the

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White was 12 when the show began, but 21 when it ended. Between the ages of 12 and 21, people do some serious changing. Jaleel White, the actor who played Steve Urkel on Family Matters, was no different.

Jaleel White experienced some growing pains while starring as Steve Urkel on Family Matters. In his new memoir Growing Up Urkel, White remembered network execs requesting that he change up his trademark attire,

"It's getting a bit uncomfortable watching him in tight jeans. There's a, uh...bulge," execs allegedly told him.