What’s happening with the stars of the classic ’90s sitcom?
Catch up with Jo Marie Payton, Reginald VelJohnson, Jaleel White, Kellie Shanygne Williams, and more.
What started off as a family sitcom gave us so much more like Steve Urkel.
‘Family Matters’ cast then (top) and now.Credit: ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Ramona Rosales for EW
White married business executive Nicoletta Ruhlin 2024.
Kellie Shanygne Williams (Laura Winslow)
Ah, Laura.
Kellie Shanygne Williams costarred on the ABC sitcomWhat About JoanoppositeJoan CusackandKyle Chandlerand was a guest host onClean HouseafterFamily Matters.
Jaleel White on ‘Family Matters’; Jaleel White in 2017.Bob D’Amico/ABC via Getty Images; Ramona Rosales for EW
Williams has two children with husband Hannibal Jackson, to whom she has been married since 2009.
VelJohnson competed onDancing With the Starsin 2024,ultimately coming in 10th place.
Notably, she voiced Suga Mama in the classic Disney Channel animated seriesThe Proud Family.
Kellie Shanygne Williams on ‘Family Matters’; Kellie Shanygne Williams in 2017.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Ramona Rosales for EW
Payton married Leonard Downs in 2007.
She has one daughter she shares with her first husband, Marc France.
He also got to voice Optimus Prime’s partner Jazz in the 2007Transformersfilm.
Reginald VelJohnson on ‘Family Matters’; Reginald VelJohnson in 2017.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Ramona Rosales for EW
McCrary had recurring roles on HBO’sThe Leftoversand Fox’sStar.He and Kellie Shanygne Williamsplayed siblings againin 2020’sChristmas in Carolina.
Harrison went on to guest spots on shows likeDynasty,The Ms. Pat Show, andRaven’s Home.
From 1970 to 1977, Hopkins was married to Donald B. Allen, with whom she has a son.
Jo Marie Payton on ‘Family Matters’; Jo Marie Payton in 2017.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Ramona Rosales for EW
Darius McCrary on ‘Family Matters’; Darius McCrary in 2017.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Ramona Rosales for EW
Shawn Harrison on ‘Family Matters’; Shawn Harrison in 2017.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Ramona Rosales for EW
Telma Hopkins on ‘Family Matters’; Telma Hopkins in 2017.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Ramona Rosales for EW
Bryton James on ‘Family Matters’; Bryton James in 2017.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Ramona Rosales for EW
