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'Family Matters' Star Jaleel White Reveals Jonathan Brandis' Death Almost Made Him Quit Acting

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'Family Matters' icon Jaleel White confronts the personal toll of his '90s teen co-star's shocking death in tell-all memoir
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  • Jaleel White, aka Steve Urkel, reveals how Jonathan Brandis' 2003 suicide nearly made him quit acting after the trauma of losing his close friend
  • White's upcoming book 'Growing Up Urkel' pulls back the curtain on the dark side of '90s child stardom, providing a sobering look at the industry's mental health crisis
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Jaleel White, Jonathan Brandis, 'Family Matters', 'Growing Up Urkel'
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