Actor Jaleel White, best known for playing the nerdy Steve Urkel on the classic TV show Family Matters, recently recalled network executives once asking him to switch up Urkel’s iconic wardrobe to fix a peculiar issue. He had to start wearing looser jeans to hide his bulge.
White debuted his iconic character in 1989, when he was 12 years old, and played him for almost 10 years until 1998.
Going from boy to man while playing a character renowned for his innocence and childlike appeal came with various challenges, including hiding his maturing anatomy.
