Jaleel made his first appearance as Stefan Urquelle on Season 5, Episode 8 of “Family Matters” in 1993. He noted that while non-black viewers were also impressed by the transformation, it didn’t have the same impact as it did with people who looked like him. In his eyes, playing Stefan profoundly shaped his image just enough to protect his endeavors as an adult. He recognizes that “Family Matters” was watched by more non-black people than black people so the transformation made him cool to his p