TV STAR ALIVE + WELL DESPITE SUICIDE REPORTS

Beloved US TV star JALEEL WHITE is laughing off reports he committed suicide while partying in Miami, Florida. News of the death of the actor, who played STEVE URKEL in TV hit FAMILY MATTERS, has been circulating on the Internet for a month after a bogus story reported his demise. The report was backed by news that White's neighbour alerted police after hearing a gunshot coming from the actor's Los Angeles apartment. The hoax also featured bogus quotes from White's former Family Matters co-stars. But White was living large at an Ocean Drive magazine private party last week (08JUN06). An insider at the bash says, "He was having a great time and seemed to think it was funny when people would come up to him and say, 'Hey, Urkel, I thought you were dead.' He's definitely not dead."