Rumor has it that one of the actors from Family Matters had died. Supposely had committed sucided.?

Question

One of the two actors were suppose to have been Jaleel White and Darius McCray. Is this rumor true? Why is rapper Rick Ross in to it with rapper T.I ? I also heard that the real Rick Ross is going after the fake Rick Ross for using his name. Is that rumor true? Thanks

Answer 1

a while ago, my friend told me that erkel died, i guess he shot himself. but she heard it from myspace, so its probably a lie

Answer 2

Just a rumor, it wasn't true. The rumor was about Jaleel White (Urkel)

http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/03/jaleel-white-is-not-dead/

Actor who played the brother, Eddie Winslow, Darius Mccrary, is also not dead. He stars on a show entitled "commited", but did not commit suicide.
I don't know who rick ross or ti are, sorry!

Answer 3

the girl who played myra died some years ago, but not from a brian tumor like the other person said. she actually had a rare untreatable stomach cancer. wrong area of the body. i haven't heard or found anything about anyone else dying. and i have no idea who rick ross even is, so i have no idea about the feud with t.i.

and the younger daughter...judy...the actress who played her only did a few porn movies and that's been a while.

Answer 4

The supposed suicide of Jaleel White was a hoax started through a falsified Associated Press report full of contradictions and BS.

On his website, he put "I'm very much alive and well!"
http://www.jaleelwhite.com/

Answer 5

Claim: Jaleel White (Steve Urkel of television's Family Matters) committed suicide.

Status: False.

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2006]

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Jaleel White, who played 'nerdy' neighbor Steve Urkel on "Family Matters" found dead Monday. He was 29 years old.

White was pronounced dead on arrival after admission to an LA hospital early Monday morning. The death is being investigated as a suicide.

Born Jaleel Ahmad White, he began his career at the age of three acting in television commercials, before landing guest spots on shows such as "The Jeffersons" and "Mr. Belvedere." It was in 1989 that White landed the role that would make him famous, playing wacky neighbor 'Steve Urkel' on the ABC program "Family Matters."

Following the cancellation of "Family Matters" in 1997, friends claim White became obsessed with the character, and grew despondent, despite further successes as star and producer of the UPN sitcom "Grownups", and as a writer for NBA.com

Neighbor and friend, Bradley Spencer alerted police after hearing what he described as "a loud bang" coming from White's Los Angeles apartment.

Authorities state that upon entering the home they discovered a young African-American male with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Also found was a note, which read simply "Did I do that?", a popular catchphrase from the show.

"Jaleel was an uncommonly good man, an exceptional role model and a great comedic actor," said William Bickley, who created the series, and Thomas L. Miller, one of the executive producers, in a joint statement.

"We feel privileged to have known him and worked with him. He'll be missed and remembered every day by his many, many friends," they said.

Actress Kellie Williams — Laura Winslow on the series — described White as a consummate professional actor. "Everyone adored him," she said.

"We have all lost a dear, dear brother," said Reginald VelJohnson, who played Carl Winslow.

White, an only child, is survived by "cousins, aunts, uncles, and wonderful friends," Bickley said.

Origins: The above-quoted false news report of a former child star's death by suicide was spread within the online world via a fabricated Associated Press story passed from inbox to inbox. It Jaleel White, an actor Jaleel White as Steve Urkel best known for his portrayal of Steve Urkel, the nerdy young neighbor in the television sitcom Family Matters (1989-1998), was said to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. (The poorly-written "AP" article both had the victim being found dead in his home and pronounced dead following admission to a Los Angeles-area hospital. While California is famed for its laid-back attitude toward a great many things, said easygoing philosophy does not extend to its hospitals admitting the dead for treatment.)

According to the story, White took his own life after becoming obsessed with the Steve Urkel character he'd played on Family Matters and growing dispondent, presumably over the cancellation of the show. It was all a send-up, though. Although Jaleel has been out of the public eye for a while, he is alive and well. No news outlets, including the Associated Press, the purported source of the article, have published accounts about Jaleel White's death.

White is far from the first celebrity to be made the butt of a "He's dead!" joke. The quintessential hoax of this ilk is the "Paul is dead" belief attaching to Paul McCartney — it began in 1969 and at least among some continues to this day. Other famed personages scuttlebutt had pushing up daisies even as they themselves continued to traverse this mortal coil include William Hung of American Idol fame, Subway pitchman Jared Fogel, children's television host Steve Burns of Blue's Clues, Jon Heder of Napoleon Dynamite, and even the dog from the Taco Bell commercials.

As to why it was Jaleel White this time around, the answer is perhaps found in the suicide note he supposedly left behind. "Did I do that?" was the wide-eyed humorous pronouncement associated with Steve Urkel, the character's signature catchphrase. Under that theory, the "news account" of the former child star's suicide serves as the set-up for that line.

Answer 6

Hi yogi, Fred Savage's little brother "committed suicide" about a month ago, and he played on a show with a similar name. I'm sorry I don't have any "feedback" about the actor[s] your referring too? XOXO Moonpie

Answer 7

the girl who liked Jaleel's charactor died in real life, but it was from an illness...she was married to "Theo" from the Cosby show in real life...don't remember what I was watching when I saw that it was on "E" or something like that

Answer 8

Stephan died but Erkel is still alive!

Answer 9

not sure about the name thing......

but the girl that play erckle's girlfriend mira died of a brain tumor! abouut fou years ago now! she was very young !

Answer 10

it was supposedly jaleel white and its not true