( PEOPLE.com ) -- Jaleel White most notably played geeky , annoying neighbor Steve Urkel on the '90s sitcom `` Family Matters '' -- but since then , the actor , who has portrayed Bruce Lee , Elvis Presley and a member of the opposite sex , does n't feel recognized for his ability to take on a variety of roles . `` I 'm very versatile , but somehow I did n't earn the tag of being called a versatile actor , '' White , 34 , tells PEOPLE . `` I 'm still chasing that one Vanity Fair tag that says , 'This guy 's a versatile actor . ' I accept it . It 's fine . But for me , it 's like what do I have to do to get that [ acknowledgement ] ? '' White , who says he gets `` recognized everywhere I go , '' is n't big on reminiscing about the days of playing the character who made him a household name . `` I do n't [ miss playing Urkel ] , '' he says . `` I really do n't . I 'm not trying to get away from it or anything like that , but I do n't miss the role at all -- really . I just want to work . I want my daughter to say , ' I know what Daddy does , ' not 'what Daddy did . '' White -- who most recently played an inmate on Fox 's House , M.D . earlier this year -- guest stars as a scheming wealthy director on the season premiere of fellow former child star Tatyana Ali 's latest sitcom , Love That Girl ! . The actor says it 's `` cool '' sharing a screen with Ali , who he has n't filmed with since his small stint on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air many years ago . The episode , which airs Monday night at 8 p.m. on TV One , is the first of many more roles to come , predicts White . `` I just want people to know I have n't gone anywhere , '' he says . `` The passion was gone for awhile , but I 've got my mojo back . '' See the full article at PEOPLE.com . © 2011 People and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
White says he gets `` recognized everywhere I go '' ` ` I do n't [ miss playing Urkel ] , '' he says . The actor has been a fan of the show since it debuted in 1997.