"Student Bodies" the comic/magazine started out as an English class assignment. Desperate for a media project, Chris Sheppard, Cody's best friend and an all round hustler, gets the bright idea to swipe Cody's notebook and turn his drawings into a comic book. Mags and Emily reluctantly go along with it. Before long, "Student Bodies" has evolved into a full-fledged paper, with features in addition to Cody's drawings. Always waiting to sabotage the efforts of the "Student Bodies" editorial staff, is Victor Kane, the smarmy, snobby, rich kid editor of the school newspaper, the "Student Voice". Victor is aided in this effort by his completely untrustworthy sidekick, photographer, Flash. His newspaper prints what the school administration wants to hear - that high school is great, full of geniuses and that the cafeteria serves edible food.

Jerry enjoys eating cereal in restaurants, going to movies, and hanging out with George, Elaine and Kramer. Jerry's arch enemy is Newman and they are always in little fights.

Newman lives in the same apartment building as Jerry and Kramer. He is Jerry's arch enemy. He works for the post office as a mailman.

Elaine Benes is Jerry's ex-girlfriend. Even though they used to go out, they are still friends. Elaine works for a catalogue company owned by her strange boss, Mr. Peterman.

Cosmo Kramer technically has no job, yet he seems to always have money some way or another. He is Jerry's neighbour across the hall.

George Costanza is bald and stocky and plays Jerry's best friend. He used to work for the New York Yankees until he got fired last summer.

Frank Costanza is George's father, a wacky old man. Though he isn't on every episode, his appearances are always humourous. His wife is Estelle Costanza.

Born on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California. Jennifer is of Greek descent. Her father, John, acts in Days of our lives. Jennifer was inspired to act after seeing the play Children of A Lesser God on Broadway. Originally tested for the role of Monica, but she convinced producers that she was better as Rachel. Jennifer has acted in such films as "She's the One", "'Til there was you" and "Picture Perfect."

Born on June 15 in Birmingham, Alabama. She's the youngest of four children. In 1985, Courteney was in the NBC series Misfits of Science. That same year, Courteney was cast as Lauren, Michael J. Fox's girlfriend on Family Ties. In 1994, She acted opposite Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: The Pet Detective. Her new movie, Scream 2, is now playing in theatres.

Born on July 30, 1963 in Encino, California and raised in Tarzana. Graduated from Vassar College in New York State with a B.Sc. in biology. In Friends, she plays both Phoebe and Ursula, who's a waitress in Mad About You. Her latest movie was Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion.

Born on July 25. He loves motorcycles. By 1987, Matt had obtained parts in TV commercials for Levi's 501 jeans, Coca-Cola and Doritos. In 1989, he landed a starring role in the television series "TV 101." Matt starred in the film Ed, which came to theatres in March 1996.

Born on August 19, 1969 in Williamstown, Mass. He was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. Only child of Suzanne and John Perry. He loves tennis. Before starring in Friends, Matthew won a small role in the 1988 River Phoenix film A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon. In February 1997, Matthew co-starred with Salma Hayek in the film Fools Rush In.

Born on November 12 in Queens, New York and raised in Los Angeles. After graduation from high school, David returned to Northwestern, where he recieved a degree in speech/theatre. David's stage directing credits include "The Jungle" and "Alice in Wonderland." He hosted Montreal's 13th Annual Just For Laughs Festival. David's film, Pallbearer, was released in the spring of 1996.

Seven years ago, Harriette and Carl Winslow generously invited Harriette's nephew to move into the small home they shared with their two children in suburban Chicago. The scourge of Carl's existence -- his imperious mother -- moved in soon after. As if that weren't enough, the Winslows have since made room for Steve Urkel, a nerdy, irksome family friend who has taken up residence because his parents left the country without him. Now under one bulging roof, this extended family of seven redefines the word "togetherness" as their home splits at the seams with chaos, confusion and laughter.

"Family Matters," a Bickley & Warren Production, a Miller*Boyett Production in association with Warner Bros. Television, is now in its seventh season (premiered September 22, 1989). The series stars Reginald VelJohnson, JoMarie Payton Noble, Rosetta LeNoire, Darius McCrary, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Bryton McClure, Jaleel White and Shawn Harrison is broadcast Fridays (8:00-8:30 PM, PT) on the ABC Television Network.

Harriette (Payton) and Carl Winslow (VelJohnson) are the backbone of this odd brood. The dry-witted Harriette, who some might say wears the pants in the family, has her hands full with not only working full-time at a department store but also tending to the needs of her ever-growing family. Carl, a tough Chicago cop, is a teddy bear of a man in a grizzly's body. Like many dads, he is beleaguered, put-upon and taken for granted, and charged with putting bread on the table, doing household repairs and suffering the traditional "slings and arrows" of fatherhood, such as tax return preparation, hormonal teenagers, and the annoying and inventively irritating suitor of his daughter, Steve Urkel (White).

Completing the Winslow family is Mother Winslow (LeNoire) and Richie Crawford (McClure), Harriette and Carl's eight-year-old nephew. Mother Winslow, Carl's mother, possesses a fresh, open-minded attitude towards life that endears her to the grandchildren but confounds her son. Carl (whose lack of extraordinary talent, incidentally, is a regular target for her acerbic critical remarks). An outspoken and opinionated matriarch, Mother Winslow's special brand of wisdom and understanding provides the family with history and texture.

Harriette and Carl's offspring include Eddie (McCrary) and Laura (Williams). Eddie, 19, is a typical, hormonal college guy whose interests include hanging out with his buddy Waldo Faldo (Harrison) -- who has a heart of gold and a head full of air -- girls, teasing his sisters, girls, testing his parents' patience and girls. Laura is a bright and gregarious 18-year-old who has clearly inherited her mother's take-charge personality and clever wit. Like Eddie, Laura is occupied by the trials and tribulations of dating -- that is, when she's not busy dodging the relentlessly lovesick Urkel.

A brainy, cheese-fixated nerd, Urkel, 18, burst into the Winslow's house five-and-a-half years ago, worming his way into the Winslow household before they knew what hit them. A constant source of irritation to friends and strangers alike, Urkel is madly in love with Laura and hopeful that she will return his devotion one day; unfortunately for him, that day isn't coming anytime soon, so for the moment he has lent his heart to his equally cerebral, jealous girlfriend Myra (Michelle Thompson). As for Carl, no matter how hard he tries to avoid Urkel, he is often the victim of the young man's string of mishaps and accidents.

With such diverse personalities, needs and hopes crowded under one roof, it's no wonder there's always something wonderful or weird going on, which is what makes "Family Matters" the unique slice of middle-class Americana that it is. And as the Winslows brace themselves for life's inevitable ups and downs, they continually prove that what matters most is family.

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