‘Family Matters’ Stars Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton and Kellie Williams Set to Attend 90s Con in Tampa

The former costars will be at all three days of the event at the Tampa Convention Center. It will take place from September 15 to 17 in Tampa, Florida. VelJohnson, 70, Payton, 72, and Williams, 47, will be doing autographs and selfies with fans and be available for solo and joint photos.

The trio, who appeared on the hit sitcom from 1989 to 1997, previously reunited with their costar Darius McCrary to discuss their time on the show. “I was older than some of their parents are, and I was due respect, and I demanded it,” Payton, who portrayed Harriette, said in March 2022 while on a panel at 90s Con in Hartford, Connecticut.

illiams, meanwhile, praised VelJohnson and Payton for the support they offered on set. “What you saw on camera, she did not play. They [Payton and VelJohnson] did not play with us,” the actress, who played Laura, added. “Whoever was doing what — when one of them would talk to you, you listen. And our parents backed them up.”

She continued: “Jo Marie, and all of our parents, and all of the adults on the show — it didn’t matter if you were an actor, or a director, or a producer, or a craft services person, whatever — we had respect.”

Three months later, VelJohnson gushed about getting to play Payton’s onscreen husband. “I just fell in love with her the first time I saw her, I really did. And she’s really wonderful to work with,” the actor told Entertainment Tonight in June 2022. “I think that she’s a special lady, you know, and that’s how I approached the role. Because she was the best to work with. We never had arguments or anything on the set. Never. Not once, not ever. I really appreciate that because I made sure that our relationship on the set and off the set was gonna be a good one.”