Matthew Lawrence
Matthew William Lawrence is an American actor and singer known for his roles in Mrs. Doubtfire and Boy Meets World. Lawrence also starred in the series Brotherly Love with his real-life brothers Joey and Andrew.
Early life
Lawrence was born in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, the son of Donna Lynn, a personnel manager, and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Sr., an insurance broker. His family's surname was changed to Lawrence from Mignogna before he was born. He is of half Italian, English and Scottish descent. He is the middle-born of three boys; with two brothers, Joey Lawrence and Andy, both of whom are also actors. Lawrence attended classes at Abington Friends School.Career
Lawrence began acting in the mid-1980s, his first role being that of Danny Carrington in Dynasty. He studied acting at HB Studio in New York City. He continued as a 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-1990s 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 in which he played Jack Hunter. Lawrence also appeared alongside Rob Schneider in The Hot Chick.Lawrence's singing debut was in 1986, when he and Joey performed at the 1986 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Other musical Matt rarities can be found on two Gimme A Break episodes, two Brotherly Love episodes and his last musical moment on Boy Meets World. 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.
In 2015, he reprised his role as Jack Hunter in the series Girl Meets World, a spin-off/sequel of Boy Meets World.
Music career
In 2017 Matt started a band with Joey and Andy called Still Three. They released their debut single "Lose Myself".Personal life
He was previously engaged to Heidi Mueller from 2004 to 2006. He began dating professional dancer Cheryl Burke in February 2007 and dated until 2008. They reunited in 2017 and became engaged on May 3, 2018. On May 23, 2019, he married Burke in San Diego, California.Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Neal Jr. | |
| 1988 | Pulse | Stevie | |
| 1990 | ' | Timmy | |
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Christopher "Chris" Hillard | |
| 1998 | ' | Dennis | AKA, All I Wanna Do |
| 1998 | ' | Rusty the Dog | |
| 1998 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Tombo | English dub |
| 1999 | Family Tree | Mark Musser | |
| 2000 | Glow | Jeremy | |
| 2000 | Big Monster on Campus | Frank Stein | |
| 2002 | Cheats | Victor | |
| 2002 | ' | Billy | |
| 2006 | Monster Night | Brock | Video |
| 2007 | Lance Truman | ||
| 2008 | Trucker | Scott | |
| 2009 | Creature of Darkness | Lance | |
| 2011 | Fort McCoy | Dan Griffin | |
| 2013 | My Santa | Chris | |
| 2020 | Money Plane | The Cowboy |