Lawrence, Matthew 1980–

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Lawrence, Matthew 1980–

(Matt Lawrence)

PERSONAL

Full name, Matthew William Lawrence; born February 11, 1980, in Abington, PA; son of Joseph, Sr. (an insurance broker) and Donna (a personal manager) Lawrence; brother of Joey Lawrence (an actor and singer) and Andrew Lawrence (an actor). Education: Attended University of Southern California.

Addresses: Agent—Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Manager—Kass & Stokes Management, 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 504, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career: Actor. Appeared in public service announcement campaigns "The More You Know," NBC, and (as Matt Lawrence) "Express Yourself," The Disney Channel. Former guitarist in bands.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nominations, best young actor in a special, pilot, movie of the week, or miniseries, Young Artist Foundation, 1989, for David, best young actor starring in a television movie, 1992, for The Summer My Father Grew Up, best young actor in a television movie, 1993, for With a Vengeance, best performance by a young actor costarring in a motion picture, 1995, for Mrs. Doubtfire, best performance by a young actor in a television comedy series, 1996, and best performance by a leading young actor in a television comedy (with Andrew Lawrence), 1997, both for Brotherly Love; YoungStar Award nomination, best performance by a young actor in a miniseries or made-for-television movie, Hollywood Reporter, 1998, for "Angels in the Endzone," The Wonderful World of Disney.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Danny Carrington, Dynasty, ABC, 1984–85.

Jesse Webber, Sara, NBC, 1985.

Matthew Donovan, Gimme a Break!, NBC, 1986–87.

Walker, Drexell's Class (also known as Oh No, Not Drexell and Shut Up, Kids), Fox, 1991–92.

Zack Collins at the age of eleven, Walter & Emily, NBC, 1991–92.

Sam "Servo" Collins, SuperHuman Samurai Syber-Squad (animated; also known as SSSS and Superhuman Samurai), syndicated, 1994–95.

Ryan, Bringing Up Jack, ABC, 1995.

Matt Roman, Brotherly Love, NBC, 1995–97.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Himself, The 100 Greatest Family Films, Channel 4 (England), 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

David Rothenberg (title role), David, ABC, 1988.

Joshua, Joshua's Heart, NBC, 1990.

Sam Watson, Daddy (also known as Danielle Steel's "Daddy"), NBC, 1991.

Timmy Sanford, The Summer My Father Grew Up, NBC, 1991.

Phillip, With a Vengeance (also known as Undesirable), CBS, 1992.

Jesse Harper, "Angels in the Endzone" (also known as "Angels in the Outfield 2"), The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1997.

(Uncredited) Cowboy at airport, Horse Sense, The Disney Channel, 1999.

Dave Heinrich, "H-E Double Hockey Sticks," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1999.

Jake Hunter, Jumping Ship, The Disney Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Matt, "Don't Touch," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1985.

Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa, NBC, 1985.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1986, 1994, 1996.

Kenny, "Gwendolyn," NBC Presents the AFI Comedy Special (also known as The AFI Comedy Special and The American Film Institute Comedy Special), NBC, 1987.

Andy Williams and the NBC Kids: Easter in Rome, NBC, 1987.

Star-athon '92: A Weekend with the Stars, syndicated, 1992.

The 69th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1995.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, Seventh Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (also known as Nickelodeon's "Seventh Annual Kids' Choice Awards"), Nickelodeon, 1994.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Joey at the age of eleven, "Thanks for the Memorex," Blossom, NBC, 1991.

Young Joey, "This Old House," Blossom, NBC, 1991.

Young Joey, "Night of Reckoning," Blossom, NBC, 1994.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1997, 1999.

Jack Hunter (some sources cite Jack Newman), "And Then There Was Shawn," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1998.

Jack Hunter (some sources cite Jack Newman), "The Eskimo," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1998.

Jack Hunter (some sources cite Jack Newman), "First Girlfriends' Club," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1998.

Jack Hunter (some sources cite Jack Newman), "Brave New World: Part 2," Boy Meets World, ABC, 2000.

Chuck Shaw, "Hard Time," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2003.

Billy Deegan, "Chapter Eighty," Boston Public, Fox, 2005.

Appeared in "Joey Lawrence," Celebrity Profile (also known as E! Celebrity Profile), E! Entertainment Television.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Dion Minetti, The High Life, ABC, 1990.

Matt Roman, Brotherly Love, NBC, 1995.

Ryan, Bringing Up Jack, ABC, 1995.

Aaron Frye, Brothers of the Frontier, ABC, 1996.

Television Appearances; Other:

Mike, Girl Band, c. 2000.

Film Appearances:

Little Neal Page, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Paramount, 1987.

Stevie, Pulse, Columbia, 1988.

English voice of Tombo, Majo no takkyubin (animated; also known as Kiki's Delivery Service and The Witch's Express Mail), Toei Co., 1989.

Timmy, "Wraparound Story," Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, Paramount, 1990.

Christopher "Chris" Hillard, Mrs. Doubtfire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993.

Voice of Rusty the dog, Rusty: A Dog's Tale (also known as Rusty: The Great Rescue), 1997.

Dennis, Strike! (also known as All I Wanna Do, The Hairy Bird, College femminile, and Les filles font la loi), Miramax, 1998.

Frank Stein, Big Monster on Campus (also known as Boltneck and Teen Monster), Pioneer Entertainment/Regent Entertainment, 2000.

Jeremy, Glow, Two Wishes Productions, 2000.

Mark Musser, Family Tree, Independent Artists, 2000.

Billy, The Hot Chick, Buena Vista, 2002.

Victor Barone, Cheats (also known as Chea+ers), Destination Films/New Line Cinema, 2002.

Garret, Mary Worth (also known as The Legend of Mary Worth), Arcadian Films/Catchlight Films/Idle Hand Productions, 2006.

Lance, Hunter's Moon, Stouffer Entertainment, 2006.

Some sources cite an appearance in National Lampoon Clubhouse Trick or Treat (also known as National Lampoon's "Clubhouse Trick or Treat" and Trick or Treat), Majestic Entertainment, c. 2006.