Matthew Lawrence
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 Lawrence at the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, 2007 |
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| Born | Matthew William Lawrence February 11, 1980 Abington Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Years active | 1984 - Present |
Matthew William Lawrence (born February 11, 1980) is an American actor known for his leading role in the movie Cheats with Trevor Fehrman and his role of Jack Hunter on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World from 1997 to 2000, and his roles in movies such as The Hot Chick, The Comebacks, and Mrs. Doubtfire.
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[edit] Early life
Lawrence was born in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, the son of Donna, a personal manager, and Joseph Lawrence, Sr., an insurance broker.[1] His family's surname was changed to Lawrence from Mignogna before he was born. He is of Italian descent. He has two brothers, Joey and Andrew, both of whom are actors. Lawrence attended classes at Abington Friends School.
[edit] Career
Lawrence began acting in the early 1980s, and became a renowned child actor through the early 1990s, appearing in many television and feature film roles, including the 1993 Robin Williams comedy Mrs. Doubtfire and the mid-90's television series Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. In addition, he maintained starring roles in Brotherly Love, which starred his real life brothers, and Boy Meets World where he played the character Jack. Lawrence starred opposite Rob Schneider, in The Hot Chick.
Lawrence's singing debut was in 1986, when he and Joey performed in the 1986 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Matt sang at the 1991 Macy's Parade as well). Other musical Matt rarities can be found on two Gimme A Break episodes (Nell's Secret Admirer; Johnny B. Goode & The Window; Part 1; Rock & Roll Music), two Brotherly Love episodes (A Roman Holiday; Silent Night, Art Attack; Pigeon On Your Car) and his last musical moment on Boy Meets World (As Time Goes By; This Dame). Except for Silent Night and This Dame, Matt also played guitar on the remaining three.
In 2011, Lawrence guest starred on his brother's sitcom ABC Family's Melissa & Joey.[2]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1985 | Dynasty | Danny Carrington Jr. #1 | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | Sara | Jesse Webber | 13 episodes |
| 1985 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Matt | Episode: "Don't Touch" |
| 1986-1987 | Gimme a Break! | Matthew Donovan | 18 episodes |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | Neal Page, Jr. | |
| 1988 | Pulse | Stevie | |
| 1988 | David | David Rothenberg | TV movie |
| 1989 | Wilfrid's Special Christmas | Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge | TV movie |
| 1989 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Tombo (voice) | |
| 1990 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Timmy | |
| 1990 | Lifestories | Episode: "The Hawkins Family" | |
| 1990 | Joshua's Heart | Joshua | TV movie |
| 1991 | The Summer My Father Grew Up | Timmy | TV movie |
| 1991 | Daddy | Sam Watson | TV movie |
| 1991 | Blossom | Young Joey | Episode: "Thanks for the Memorex" Episode "This Old House" |
| 1991-1992 | Drexell's Class | Walker | 14 episodes |
| 1992 | With a Vengeance | Phillip | TV movie |
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Christopher Hillard | |
| 1994 | Blossom | Young Joey | Episode: "Night of Reckoning" |
| 1994-1995 | Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad | Sam Collins | 53 episodes |
| 1995 | Bringing Up Jack | Ryan McMahon | 6 episodes |
| 1995-1997 | Brotherly Love | Matt Roman | 40 episodes |
| 1996 | Brothers of the Frontier | Aaron Frye | TV movie |
| 1997 | Angels in the Endzone | Jesse Harper | TV movie |
| 1997-2000 | Boy Meets World | Jack Hunter | 53 episodes |
| 1998 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Tom Sawyer (voice) | Episode: "Work" |
| 1998 | All I Wanna Do | Dennis | |
| 1998 | Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Rusty the Dog (voice) | |
| 1999 | Family Tree | Mark Musser | |
| 1999 | H-E Double Hockey Sticks | Dave Heinrick | TV movie |
| 1999 | Horse Sense | Cowboy at Airport (uncredited) | TV movie |
| 2000 | Glow | Jeremy | |
| 2000 | Big Monster on Campus | Frank Stein | |
| 2000 | Girl Band | Mike | TV movie |
| 2001 | Jumping Ship | Jake Hunter | TV movie |
| 2002 | Cheats | Victor | |
| 2002 | The Hot Chick | Billy | |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Chuck Shaw | Episode: "Hard Time" |
| 2004 | Boston Public | Billy Deegan | Episode: "Chapter Eighty" |
| 2006 | Monster Night | Brock | Video |
| 2007 | The Comebacks | Lance Truman | |
| 2008 | Trucker | Scott | |
| 2009 | Creature of Darkness | Lance | |
| 2010 | Fort McCoy | Dan Griffin | |
| 2011 | Of Silence | Brian | Completed |
| 2011 | Melissa & Joey | Tony Longo | Episode:" The Other Longo |
[edit] References
- ^ "Matthew Lawrence Biography (1980-)". Filmreference.com. 1980-02-11. http://www.filmreference.com/film/28/Matthew-Lawrence.html. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ "Exclusive: Matthew Lawrence Joins Brother Joey on Melissa & Joey". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Matthew-Lawrence-Joey-1023973.aspx=. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
