FamilyMatters star Jo Marie Payton has recalled an occasion on which Steve Urkel actor Jaleel White wanted to 'physically fight' her while filming a Season 9 episode. 'He was so mad, he started kicking and screaming and stuff...'
Jo Marie Payton has detailed how her Family Matters co-star Jaleel White once wanted to"physically fight" her on set. TGIF sitcoms on ABC were a television staple during the 1990s for many households. Some of the decade’s most memorably shows like Full House, Boy Meets World, and Family Matters were included in the primetime lineup. Family Matters aired for nine seasons before concluding in 1998.
The show focused on the daily life and struggles of the Winslow family and their quirky next door neighbor Steve Urkel, played by White. The character was initially only written as a side character, but Family Matters audiences were so drawn to Urkel that he stole the show. Urkel served as both a beloved friend and irksome nuisance to the Winslows, with the contrasting personalities leading to an entertaining chemistry amongst the group.
"There was one time he actually wanted to physically fight me … [There was a scene where] I said we can't do that, standards and practices will not let that pass, it's not gonna happen. He wanted to do it anyway...He was so mad, he started kicking and screaming and stuff … He said something about, 'She must want to melee.' I said, 'What's a melee?' He said, 'a fight.' I turned around -- if he wanna fight, I would. Darius [McCrary] grabbed me.
The incident apparently originated when White was unhappy about not getting to portray Urkel's"gangster" cousin, OGD, in the way he wanted. In the same interview, Payton went on to explain that White's quick rise to stardom may have resulted in problematic on-set behaviour. However, the actor explained that, years later, she sees the young White as "just a kid" at the time, and doesn't give him "all the credit" for this behaviour.
In the original sitcom, White's Urkel was exceptionally annoying, yet lovable. Given this, it will likely be disappointing to many to hear that White's behind-the-scenes behavior was sometimes problematic, and that he reportedly expressed a poor attitude.
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