Jaleel White Net Worth (Money & Salary)
Jaleel White Net Worth (Money & Salary)
September 28, 2024
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Jaleel White’s Net Worth and Salary
Jaleel White, an American actor and screenwriter, has a net worth of $8 million. He is best known for his portrayal of Steve Urkel on the iconic sitcom “Family Matters” that aired from 1989 to 1998. Initially intended as a one-time role, Steve Urkel became a cultural sensation, popularizing the catchphrase “Did I do that?”. He featured in 204 out of the show’s 215 episodes. During the peak of the show, he earned $180,000 per episode, roughly $4 million per season. Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to earning $300,000 per episode today, or approximately $7 million per season today.
Prior to “Family Matters,” Jaleel appeared in commercials and had minor roles in 1980s TV shows such as “The Jeffersons,” “Mr. Belvedere,” and the precursor to “Saved by the Bell,” “Good Morning, Miss Bliss.” He also starred in UPN’s “Grown Ups” (1999–2000) and hosted the Syfy game show “Total Blackout” (2012–2013). Jaleel was ranked #37 on VH1’s 2005 “100 Greatest Kid Stars” list.
Early Life
Jaleel White, born Jaleel Ahmad White on November 27, 1976, in Culver City, California, had a mother, Gail, who was a homemaker, and a father, Michael, who was a dentist. Following Jaleel’s venture into acting, Gail became his manager. White attended John Marshall Fundamental High School and South Pasadena High School before graduating from UCLA with a degree in film and television in 2001.
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Early Career
At the suggestion of his preschool teacher, Jaleel began appearing in commercials at the young age of 3, including a Jello-O pudding pops commercial alongside Bill Cosby. He made a guest appearance on “The Jeffersons” in 1984 and was originally cast as Rudy on “The Cosby Show,” a role that eventually went to Keshia Knight Pulliam after Cosby decided the character should be female. In 1985, White appeared in the television film “Kids Don’t Tell” and all 18 episodes of the CBS sitcom “Charlie & Co.”. His subsequent appearances included “The Disney Sunday Movie” in 1986, “Mr. Belvedere,” the pilot of “Good Morning, Miss Bliss,” and “Jay Leno’s Comedy Hour.”
Family Matters
In 1987, Jaleel secured the iconic role of Steve Urkel on “Family Matters,” starting in 1989. His portrayal of the nerdy neighbor in the Winslow family was adored by audiences. Jaleel clinched the role by wearing his father’s large dental eyeglasses during the audition.
He featured in 203 out of the show’s 215 total episodes, sometimes playing Steve’s suave alter ego, Stefan Urquelle, and Steve’s cousin, Myrtle Urkel.
Steve Urkel became a cultural phenomenon in the 1990s, resulting in a doll and Urkel-Os cereal.
White reprised his character on “Full House” and “Step by Step” in 1991, as well as in the 2019 animated film “Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?”
Other Work
White has appeared in more than 20 films, including “Dreamgirls” (2006), “Who Made the Potatoe Salad?” (2006), “Call of the Wild” (2009), and “The 15:17 to Paris” (2018).
Jaleel also wrote 2 episodes of the sitcom: 1993’s “Grandmama” and 1996’s “Home Again.”
He voiced popular videogame character Sonic the Hedgehog in “Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog” (1993), “Sonic the Hedgehog” (1993–1994), “Sonic’s Christmas Blast” (1996), and “Sonic Underground” (1999). Jaleel played the lead role on the sitcom “The Grown Ups,” which ran for 22 episodes, and he has guest-starred on several TV shows, including “Boston Legal” (2007), “Psych” (2009 and 2012), “House” (2011), and “Castle” (2015). In 2010, White wrote, produced, and starred in the web series “Fake It Till You Make It, and in 2012, he hosted the game show “Total Blackout” and competed on “Dancing with the Stars, coming in seventh place. In 2020, Jaleel began appearing in a recurring role on Netflix’s “The Big Show Show.”
Personal Life
In 2009, Jaleel welcomed a daughter, Samaya, with then-girlfriend Bridget Hardy. In 2010, Hardy alleged that White hit and shoved her when she confronted him with her suspicions that he was unfaithful, but he has denied the allegations and says that they were spurred on by the former couple’s custody battle.
Awards and Honors
White was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his guest appearance on “The Jeffersons” in 1985 and for his supporting role on “Charlie & Co.” the following year. In 1991, he won the Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series for “Family Matters.” Jaleel has been nominated for 4 NAACP Image Awards for his performance on “Family Matters,” winning in 1994, 1995, and 1997. He was also nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite Television Actor in 1996. In 2017, White was presented with the Global Humanitarian Medal of Honor in Memoriam of Theodor Seuss Geisel at the Disney Motif Awards.
2023 and 2024 data is available, and the forecast extends to 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia (Oceania), Middle East, South America.
* This information was taken from various sources around the world, including these countries:
Australia, Canada, USA, UK, UAE, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Indonesia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, US, United Kingdom, United States of America, Malaysia, U.S., South Africa, New Zealand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates.
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan.
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi.
Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling Islands), Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia (Hrvatska), Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic.
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Metropolitan, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories.
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard and McDonald Islands, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy.
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg.
Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar.
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand (NZ), Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway.
Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe.
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Helena, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria.
Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates (UAE), UK (United Kingdom), USA (United States of America, U.S.), US Minor Outlying Islands.
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State (Holy See), Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US), Wallis and Futuna Islands, Western Sahara, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Jaleel White Net Worth (Money & Salary)
