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'Family Matters' Star Reginald VelJohnson Talks Challenging Co-Stars and Being an Iconic TV Dad (Exclusive)

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star Reginald VelJohnson will forever be remembered for his role as the caring and compassionate Carl Winslow. Now, the veteran actor is looking back with ET at his memories of the show.One of the most enduring pop-culture touchstones thatsparked is the character of the Winslow family's nerdy, comically obnoxious next-door neighbor Steve Urkel — played by Jaleel White.«He was a wonderful kid, [but] I think working with him was a challenge,» VelJohnson recalled while speaking with ET's Nischelle Turner. «Working with everybody was a challenge, and there were some moments where he was a little difficult.

But overall, I have nothing but good memories from him.»«I think, you know, a lot of the kids grew up on the set and we had to deal with children...

and that was an interesting experience, dealing with children as they grew up,» he recalled. «I went to my dressing room and locked the door when I [rehearsed] my scenes because that was the only way.

Because kids have a lot of energy… [and] you couldn't deal with it.»«I remember one incident, he [and] the kids were playing basketball on the set, and I just couldn’t take it.

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