Former child star Jaleel White, who played uberdweeb Steve Urkel on TV’s “Family Matters” for eight years, appears to have been eaten by polarizing filmmaker Spike Lee:
It is unclear whether White, whose whereabouts have been unknown ever since we failed to look for them, and the iconoclastic director had an ongoing feud, or whether Lee simply devoured the young actor in an effort to “keep it real” by feeding on the next generation of African-American talent.
It’s still early in the year for Lee to be embarking upon the legendary Clooney/De Niro “Eating for Oscars” diet (which hasn’t been proven to work for directors, anyway), but it is possible the maverick auteur was looking to get an extra head start on influencing the Academy, based on positive reviews of his latest film, “Inside Man.” Asked to comment on the controversy, Lee simply squealed “Did I do that?” in an annoyingly nasal, high-pitched voice, pulled his high-water pants well above his natural waistline, and walked away.
