Family Matters star Jaleel White and tech executive Nicoletta Ruhl have gotten married in Los Angeles.
The 47-year-old actor best known for his portrayal of Steve Urkel and Nicoletta got married on Saturday at the Riviera Country Club, according to an article on Wednesday by People.
The couple invited 175 guests and the celebration featured a neutral decor, ‘5 star food’ including a dinner of filet mignon and branzino with vegetables as well as plenty of music.
‘We had three DJs throughout different parts of the wedding and each were phenomenal,’ Jaleel said.
It is the first marriage for Jaleel who has 14-year-old daughter Samaya with ex-girlfriend Bridget Hardy.
Jaleel and Nicoletta after exchanging vows mingled with their guests, including: Omar Miller, Lamorne Morris, Adam Ray, Hannah Stocking, Mekhi Phifer, Alyson Felix, Camilla Belle and Sina Sadighi.
The couple for dessert cut into a red velvet wedding cake with lemon, funfetti and vanilla.
After an outfit change, the newly married couple surprised the crowd with a choreographed dance to the Marvin Gaye song Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.
Jaleel and Nicoletta met during the COVID-10 pandemic when they both worked out at UCLA’s track.
Nicoletta swam at Yale University as an undergrad and earned a business degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Jaleel took a hiatus from acting to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and graduated in 2001 with a degree in film and television.
Nicoletta and Jaleel debuted their relationship on Instagram on January 1, 2022, with pics of the pair cuddling up together.
They stepped out together in June 2022 at the premiere of Jaleel’s movie Hustle starring Adam Sandler and were joined by his daughter Samaya.
She claimed the alleged altercation took place in 1997 in the season nine episode Original Gangsta Dawg, in which Jaleel also portrayed Urkel’s gangster cousin, OGD.
Jo Marie left the show in 1997, and Family Matters ended its run in 1998.
Jaleel’s Urkel character became known for his catchphrases, including: ‘I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!’, ‘I don’t have to take this. I’m going home.’, ‘Did I do that?’, ‘Whoa, Mama!’, and ‘Look what you did!’
