[Music] Reginal Vel Johnson didn't feel the need to ask his family matters co-star Jalil white for any advice before joining the cast of Dancing With the Stars the actor who starred as wissow family patriarch Carl on The Beloved sitcom tells Entertainment Weekly that he kept quiet about his decision to appear on the upcoming 33rd season of the hit Dance Competition until its full lineup was announced last week I didn't want anybody to know I did this until I do it B Johnson said at a press line for the show in New York City I didn't want to ask white I could ask him but he's so busy now you know I decided to do it myself Vel Johnson and white starred opposite one another on Family Matters for nine Seasons from 1989 until 1998 where white famously portrayed the Winslow family's nerdy next door neighbor Steve URL in 2012 white competed on season 14 of Dancing With the Stars alongside his Pro partner Kim Johnson finishing in eighth place overall he may not have received any pointers from white but Vel Johnson is open to the idea of his co-star as well as the rest of the Winslow Family stopping by the show to see him perform sometime this season maybe so he replied as he began to laugh it would be cool Vel Johnson may have shown off his smooth moves in the past on family matters but the actor admitted that it took a little bit more convincing to get him into the ballroom for Dancing With the Stars my agent said do you want to do this I said no then I said yes he recalled I could still do it so I decided to do it and then they introduced me to my Pro partner Emma Slater I knew I could do it then Slater similarly had high praise for her partner who she described as the nicest person around it's been amazing to see the transformation and the moves that he does when he believes in himself she said I'll teach him a step we'll try it over and over through the process and once he realizes oh I can do this it improves rapidly Vel Johnson added I think I can do this by the time the show airs I'll be a pro winning the mirror ball would be a blessing too and unexpected V Johnson noted because I don't expect to go as far as he paused I love doing this show that's all I really know and I'm having fun while trying Dancing with the Stars premieres on September 17th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time/ Pacific Time on ABC and Disney plus with episodes streaming the next day on Hulu