Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence (born Matthew William Mignogna; February 11, 1980)^[1] is an American actor, podcaster, and singer who is widely known for his roles in Mrs. Doubtfire, Boy Meets World, The Hot Chick, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, and Kiki's Delivery Service. Lawrence also starred in the series Brotherly Love with his real-life brothers Joey and Andrew.

Early life

Lawrence was born on February 11, 1980, in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania to Donna Lynn (née Shaw), a personnel manager and former elementary school teacher, and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr., an insurance broker.^[2] His family's surname was changed to Lawrence from Mignogna when he was a toddler. The middle-born of three boys, Lawrence has two brothers, Joey and Andrew, both of whom are also actors.^[3][4] He attended classes at Abington Friends School.

Career

Lawrence began acting in the mid-1980s, playing Danny Carrington in Dynasty. He studied acting at HB Studio^[5] in New York City. Lawrence continued as a child actor through the early 1990s, appearing in many television and feature film roles, including the Robin Williams comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and the mid-1990s television series Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. He maintained starring roles in Brotherly Love, which starred his real-life brothers, and in Boy Meets World, in which Lawrence played Jack Hunter. Lawrence also appeared alongside Christopher Lloyd in Angels in the Endzone and starred in the Disney English dub version of Kiki's Delivery Service with Kirsten Dunst and Phil Hartman in 1998.

In 2011, Lawrence guest-starred on his brother's sitcom, ABC Family's Melissa & Joey.^[6] Four years later, Lawrence reprised his role as Jack Hunter in the series Girl Meets World, a spin-off/sequel of Boy Meets World.^[7]

Lawrence competed on the twenty-fourth season of Worst Cooks in America, the show's seventh celebrity edition titled That's So '90s, which aired in April and May 2022.^[8]

In February 2023, the three Lawrence brothers launched a podcast, titled Brotherly Love, centered around rewatches of the sitcom. It was launched through PodCo, a podcast studio launched by actress Christy Carlson Romano and focused on rewatches of completed television series by their former actors.^[9]

In 2025, Lawrence competed in season thirteen of The Masked Singer as "Paparazzo" which resembles a camera-headed figure that features a lightbulb that flashes randomly on his mask. Lawrence was eliminated in "Lucky 6: Merging of The Masks".^[10]

Also in 2025, Lawrence co-created the graphic novel The Lawrence Brothers Detective Agency alongside his brothers Andrew Lawrence and Joey Lawrence, and writers Ben Berkowitz and Max Berkowitz, known as the Berkowitz Brothers.^[11] The project, published by Z2 Comics with artwork by Sean Von Gorman, reimagines the brothers as fictional detectives in a story inspired by The Hardy Boys, Scooby-Doo, and 1990s pop culture.^[11] The graphic novel releases in September 2026 ^[12]

Music career

Lawrence's singing debut was in 1986, when he and his brother Joey performed at the 1986 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Lawrence sang at the 1991 Macy's Parade as well. Other musical performances can be found on two Gimme a Break! episodes, "Nell's Secret Admirer" and "The Window; Part 1"; two Brotherly Love episodes, "A Roman Holiday" and "Art Attack"; and on Boy Meets World. In the 2021 film Mistletoe Mixup, he performed "O Holy Night" with his brothers Joey and Andrew. Lawrence also played guitar on several of his earlier performances.

In 2017, Lawrence started a band with Joey and Andy called Still Three. That February, they released their debut single "Lose Myself".^[13]

Personal life

Lawrence briefly dated his Boy Meets World co-star Danielle Fishel.^[14] He was engaged to actress Heidi Mueller from 2004 to 2006.^[15] Lawrence dated professional dancer Cheryl Burke 2007 to 2008. The pair reunited in 2017 and became engaged on May 3, 2018.^[16] They wed in San Diego, California on May 23, 2019.^[17] After a prolonged estrangement exacerbated by COVID-19, Burke filed for divorce on February 18, 2022.^[18] The divorce was finalized on September 19.^[19]

In late 2022, Lawrence began dating Chilli of the R&B group TLC.^[20][21]

In April 2023, Lawrence revealed in a Brotherly Love podcast episode that he was sexually harassed by a director involved in a Marvel production and was fired by his agency when he walked out of the hotel room that they were in.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. ^ "Today's birthdays: Monday, February 11"
2. ^ Gliatto, Tom (March 15, 1993). "A Method to His Doofus". People. Archived October 20, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
3. ^ Weigle, Lauren (March 14, 2016). "Joey, Matthew & Andrew Lawrence on 'Hollywood Medium'"
4. ^ Mackelden, Amy (February 16, 2016). "Where Are The Lawrence Brothers Now?"
5. ^ HB Studio Alumni
6. ^ "Exclusive: Matthew Lawrence Joins Brother Joey on Melissa & Joey". TV Guide. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
7. ^ "Girl Meets World Spoilers: Matthew Lawrence Returning As Jack Hunter". Inquisitr. June 5, 2015.
8. ^ Knolle, Sharon & Lash, Jolie (March 16, 2022). "Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: That's So 90s Cast". TheWrap. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
9. ^ Hailu, Selome (2023-02-06). "'Wizards of Waverly Place,' 'Even Stevens,' 'Ned's Declassified' Rewatch Podcasts to Launch From Christy Carlson Romano's PodCo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
10. ^ Schneider, Michael (April 16, 2025). "'The Masked Singer' Reveals Identity of Paparazzo: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume". Variety. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
11. ^ "The Lawrence Brothers Dish On Star-Studded Graphic Novel". Forbes. August 18, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
12. ^ "The Lawrence Brothers Detective Agency". Z2 Comics. May 4, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
13. ^ "From 'Brotherly Love' to Growing Up: Where Are the Lawrence Brothers Now?"
14. ^ Prior to His Romance With Chilli, Matthew Lawrence Dated These Other Stars
15. ^ "Heidi Mueller". Metacritic. January 25, 1998.
16. ^ "'DWTS' pro Cheryl Burke is engaged". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
17. ^ Respers France, Lisa (May 24, 2019). "'DWTS' pro Cheryl Burke marries Matthew Lawrence". CNN. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
18. ^ Jackson, Dory (February 24, 2022), "Cheryl Burke Files for Divorce from Matthew Lawrence After Nearly 3 Years of Marriage", People, retrieved February 24, 2022
19. ^ "Cheryl Burke, Matthew Lawrence finalize divorce", The LA Times, September 21, 2022, retrieved November 1, 2022
20. ^ Guy, Zoe (January 3, 2023). "Chilli and Matthew Lawrence Are Matching-Footie-Pajamas Official". Vulture. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
21. ^ DeSantis, Rachel (January 4, 2023). "TLC's Chilli Shares Post About 'Perfect Timing' amid New Matthew Lawrence Romance". People. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
22. ^ Murphy, J. Kim (2023-04-29). "Matthew Lawrence: 'My Agency Fired Me' After I Refused to 'Take My Clothes Off for an Award-Winning Director'"

External links

• Matthew Lawrence at IMDb
• Matthew Lawrence on Instagram
• Still 3 on SoundCloud