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Matthew Lawrence 
Lawrence at the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, 2007Born 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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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.
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]
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" 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.
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Categories:- 1980 births
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- Living people
- Actors from Pennsylvania
- People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- University of Southern California alumni
- 20th-century actors
- 21st-century actors
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