Jaleel White

Jaleel White is an American actor who provided the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in three animated series from the 1990s: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) in 1993, and Sonic Underground in 1998. In Sonic Underground, he also voiced Sonic's siblings, Manic and Sonia.

Outside of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, White is best known for the role of Steve Urkel and other roles on the television show Family Matters.

Becoming Sonic
Jaleel White has mentioned that not many people know of his involvement with the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons. He is quoted saying "You gotta Google me deep to know I did Sonic".

When Jaleel White stepped into the character of Sonic, he mentions making efforts to have Sonic sound raceless. Despite being black, Jaleel White did not want Sonic to sound like a black man. He developed a unique voice for Sonic that does not represent any particular race. This quality is one of the trademarks that makes the Dic Sonic such a timeless character. Sonic's voice and personality stayed consistent through all three animated Dic series.

Sonic Underground
In the third Sonic series to be produced by Dic, Jaleel White's talents were expanded in that he went from just playing Sonic, to also playing Sonic's two siblings, Sonic and Manic. Instead of using the same voice for all three characters, Jaleel White a new unique tone and sound for each Hedgehog. Most notable is Sonia who sounds very similar to White's most famed character, Steve Urkel.

Sonic Voice Credits

 * Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic (1993)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic (1993 - 1994)
 * Sonic Christmas Blast - Sonic (1996)
 * Sonic Underground - Sonic, Sonia and Manic (1998)

Trivia

 * Because of school commitments and filming Family Matters, Jaleel White recorded his lines for SatAM separate from all the other actors who recorded their lines together.