"It's getting a bit uncomfortable watching him in tight jeans. There's a, uh...bulge," execs allegedly told him.

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Jaleel White experienced some growing pains while starring as Steve Urkel on Family Matters. In his new memoir Growing Up Urkel, White remembered network execs requesting that he change up his trademark attire,

Jaleel White shared how 'Family Matters' producers asked him to wear looser jeans to obscure his "bulge" in later seasons.

Jaleel White is getting candid about his days on Family Matters. In his upcoming memoir Growing Up Urkel, the now 47-year-old actor, who was a teen when he rose to fame on the beloved sitcom playing Winslow family neighbor Steve Urkel, opens up about his experience growing up in front of the camera.

For many people, “Family Matters” holds a special place in their hearts. For Jaleel White, the classic sitcom, particularly his role as Steve Urkel, was a moment in time best left without a reboot. Citing a promotional video for White’s memoir “ Growing Up Urkel,

Nearly 30 years after Family Matters came to an end, Jaleel White revealed he was told to wear loose jeans to hide Steve Urkel’s “bulge.” In his new memoir Growing Up Urkel, White opens up about his time as the TGIF fan-favorite Steve Urkel,

White starred on the show as Steve Urkel from 1989 to 1998, and was around 22 years old when the hit series ended.