White, 47, stopped by SiriusXM’s “ Andy Cohen Live ” this week to promote “Growing Up Urkel,” his newly-published memoir about his life growing up as the nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel on “Family Matters” from 1989 to 1998.

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

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.