The Family Matters star wrote in his new book, Growing Up Urkel, that he was up late writing one night when he saw that Brandis had died by suicide at 27. The sad news came months after Brandis, White, Frank Langella, Tippi Hedren, and the entire cast of the pilot for a TV drama called 111 Gramercy Park learned that it had not been picked up.

(L-R) Jaleel White attends Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine Benefitting The Scleroderma Research Foundation at Fairmont Century Plaza on October 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Jaleel White is reflecting on how Jonathan Brandis’ death impacted the trajectory ...

Jaleel White is looking back on the emotional death of his former co-star Jonathan Brandis in his new memoir "Growing Up Urkel."

In his new book, 'Growing Up Urkel,' White details how the tragic death of fellow '90s teen star Jonathan Brandis affected his life and career.

Jaleel White, renowned for his role as Steve Urkel, reveals in his autobiography the emotional impact of Jonathan Brandis's suicide. White recounts hi