This was due to him playing the role of Steve's female cousin, Myrtle Urkel. The veteran actors apparently were "very sensitive to putting Black men in dresses." “And they heaped that on me ...

Steve Urkel making Carl Winslow’s blood pressure spike was a common theme on Family Matters. One of the funniest examples of ...

Jaleel White's Family Matters character Steve Urkel hadn't quite broken out to be the star that he would become when he was left out of a scene in the first season that featured the cast throwing ...

After all, Family Matters was about to end after its first season until the introduction of Steve Urkel got fans ... him for playing Steve’s cousin, Myrtle Urkel. Audiences would get a fresh ...

In the reel, the actors showed a clip from 1991 Full House episode "Stephanie Gets Framed," where character Jesse Katsopolis (Stamos) taught Steve Urkel (White) how to walk "cool". In reality ...