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Joseph and Julius Wright were the twin actors that portrayed Richie Crawford as an infant in the first season of "Family Matters."
- The Family Matters cast. One of the cornerstones of ABC's TGIF lineup, Family Matters ran from 1989-1997 and spawned at least one of the '90s most indelible catchphrases.
- Reginald VelJohnson. Reginald VelJohnson got his big break in 1988, when he played LAPD sergeant Al Powell in the action classic Die Hard. One year later, he landed the role of Carl Winslow, another police officer, in the beloved ABC series Family Matters.
- Jo Marie Payton. After playing the Winslow family matriarch, Harriette, on Family Matters, Jo Marie Payton continued her television career with recurring and lead roles on several other primetime shows.
- Darius McCrary. Darius McCrary played Eddie, the eldest Winslow child, on all five seasons of Family Matters. In the years after, he provided the voices for Jazz in the original Transformers movie and Tarix in the animated film Bionicle: The Legend Reborn.
Running for 215 episodes over nine seasons, Family Matters became the second-longest-running live action U.S. sitcom with a predominantly African-American cast, behind The Jeffersons with 11 seasons and 253 episodes. Both have since been exceeded by Tyler Perry's House of Payne with 355 episodes as of 2023.
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- Jaleel White as Steve Urkel. White, who had past sitcom experience going back to 1984, was cast as Steve Urkel, the weird, hyper-smart, yet enduringly annoying next-door neighbor of the Winslows.
- Reginald VelJohnson as Carl Winslow. As the family patriarch, Carl Winslow, Reginald VelJohnson was given a co-leading role, fresh off of the success of his appearance as Sgt.
- Jo Marie Payton as Harriette Winslow. Payton played Harriette, wife of Carl and family matriarch. Before co-starring in Family Matters, Payton appeared in many supporting roles in both film and tv since 1978 but wasn’t until 1987 when her role, also as Harriette, on the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers was a big hit with viewers.
- Darius McCrary as Eddie Winslow. Cast in the role of Edward “Eddie” Winslow was actor Darius McCrary. He had acted before in only a few roles before landing the biggest role of his career so far in Family Matters.
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Aug 7, 2023 · In 1989, we were also introduced to Richie Crawford — the playful, yet sometimes disobedient, son of Rachel Crawford. Though Richie was initially played by Joseph and Julius Wright, three-year-old Bryton James eventually got the role in 1990 and went on to star in 144 episodes.
Dec 22, 2015 · But onscreen, where he’s played a police officer in Ghostbusters, Turner and Hooch, and—most famously— Die Hard and Die Hard 2. Yippee-ki-yay indeed. 'Family Matters' began as a family show ...
