{"id":7708,"date":"2011-12-08T17:31:58","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T01:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/?p=7708"},"modified":"2012-12-02T19:38:28","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T03:38:28","slug":"the-actor-who-played-steve-urkel-also-did-the-voice-for-sonic-the-hedgehog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2011\/12\/the-actor-who-played-steve-urkel-also-did-the-voice-for-sonic-the-hedgehog\/","title":{"rendered":"The Actor Who Played Steve Urkel Also Did the Voice for Sonic the Hedgehog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today I found out<\/a> the actor who played Steve Urkel also did the voice for Sonic the Hedgehog.<\/p>\n

While staring in Family Matters, Jeleel White was cast to do the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog for 65 episodes in the animated series The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em> in 1993.\u00a0 From 1993-1994, he also did the voice of the famous gaming character for 26 episodes of a different animated Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em> series.\u00a0 He later reprised his voice-over role in the 1999-2000 Sonic Underground<\/em> animated series, which lasted for 40 episodes.\u00a0 In this series, he also did the voices of two other characters, Manic and Sonia (Sonic’s brother and sister).\u00a0 His final voicing of Sonic the Hedgehog, to date, is in the 2011 Sonic<\/em> fan film.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, White’s big break almost came five years earlier than Family Matters when he was cast as “Rudy” on The Cosby Show.\u00a0 However, he was cut when Cosby decided the character worked better as a girl.<\/p>\n

When White landed his role in Family Matters, the character of Steve Urkel wasn’t actually supposed to be a regular.\u00a0 He was originally cast in the 12th episode of the first season, at which time the show was on the verge of being canceled.\u00a0 His character was intended to last only one episode, but his performance and portrayal of the character, much of which was his own design, impressed the director and producers so much that they decided to keep him around as an occasional guest star.\u00a0 However, Urkel soon became a fan favorite and scripts were re-written to include him as a primary character.\u00a0 By the start of the second season, he officially became a full cast member and he soon became the highest paid person on the show.<\/p>\n

Other TV shows White has appeared in include: Mr. Belvedere; Step by Step; Full House; Charlie and Company; The Jeffersons; The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; Grown Ups; and House, among others.<\/p>\n

Bonus<\/span> Facts:<\/p>\n