“I didn’t want anyone to know about it before I did it,” the actor explains.
Reginald VelJohnson did not feel the need to Family matters Co-star Jaleel White for advice before joining the cast of Dancing with the stars.
The actor, who starred in the popular sitcom as Carl, patriarch of the Winslow family, tells Weekly entertainment that he kept quiet about his decision to appear in the upcoming 33rd season of the hit dance competition until the full lineup was announced last week.
“I didn’t want anyone to know about it before I did it,” VelJohnson said at a press conference for the show in New York City. “I wasn’t going to ask (White). I could ask him, but he’s so busy now, you know? I decided to do it myself.”
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