{"id":2019428,"date":"2025-09-13T15:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T15:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2019428"},"modified":"2025-09-13T15:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T15:40:15","slug":"jamie-lee-curtis-said-she-was-starstruck-when-she-met-family-matters-legend-jaleel-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jamie-lee-curtis-said-she-was-starstruck-when-she-met-family-matters-legend-jaleel-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Lee Curtis Said She Was Starstruck When She Met &#8216;Family Matters&#8217; Legend Jaleel White"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/jamie-lee-curtis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jamie Lee Curtis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a> has been in Hollywood long enough to know what it\u2019s like to be recognized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But in a moment of role reversal, the Oscar-winning actress admitted she once found herself completely starstruck\u2014and the story is as unexpected as it gets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During her September 4 appearance on <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>, the <em>Freaky Friday<\/em> star couldn\u2019t contain her laughter while playing Colbert\u2019s \u201cQuestionert\u201d segment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked if she had ever asked another celebrity for an autograph, Curtis tried to answer through tears of laughter before blurting out the name: \u201cUrkel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She was, of course, referring to Jaleel White\u2019s beloved sitcom character from <em>Family Matters<\/em>. Curtis explained that she had been with her child at the time, and White was kind enough to sign. \u201cI have it in her scrapbook,\u201d she told Colbert proudly. The host responded, \u201cThat\u2019s a nice mom,\u201d to which Curtis, still giggling, declared, \u201cI\u2019m a nice mom!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The revelation quickly made its way back to White, who responded with his own story on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5Gx9-rh_GbT_qjkweXEtqg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Everybody Lurks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Everybody Lurks<\/em><\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watching the clip of Curtis retelling the autograph moment, he laughed: \u201cGets funnier when you keep watching it. How could I forget signing an autograph for Jamie Lee Curtis?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">White recalled that Curtis was starring on ABC\u2019s <em>Anything But Love<\/em> at the same time <em>Family Matters<\/em> was airing in the late \u201980s and early \u201990s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI remember, after I signed an autograph for her though, I only knew her as the lady with the big boobies from <em>Trading Places<\/em>,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">White later posted the clip on Instagram with the caption, \u201cWe never know who will remember us and why \ud83d\ude0d What a Freaky Friday \ud83e\udd2f,\u201d tagging the podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For Curtis, who starred alongside Richard Lewis in <em>Anything But Love<\/em> from 1989 to 1992 before going on to roles in <em>True Lies<\/em>, <em>Halloween<\/em> sequels, and her Oscar-winning turn in <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em>, the moment was a reminder that even A-listers get tongue-tied around TV legends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And for White, it was proof that Steve Urkel\u2019s suspenders and catchphrases had a reach far beyond Friday-night sitcom fans.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/young-restless-star-bryton-james-152741499.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>&#8216;The Young &amp; 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