Matthew Lawrence (born Matthew William Mignogna; February 11, 1980) 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. 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. 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 StudioHB Studio Alumni 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. Four years later, Lawrence reprised his role as Jack Hunter in the series Girl Meets World, a spin-off/sequel of Boy Meets World.

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

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.

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".

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. 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. The graphic novel releases in September 2026

In 2026, Lawrence competed in the HGTV series Totally 90s House while being partnered with actresses, Melissa Joan Hart and Keshia Knight Pulliam.

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".

Personal life Lawrence briefly dated his Boy Meets World co-star Danielle Fishel.Prior to His Romance With Chilli, Matthew Lawrence Dated These Other Stars He was engaged to actress Heidi Mueller from 2004 to 2006. Lawrence dated professional dancer Cheryl Burke from 2007 to 2008. The pair reunited in 2017 and became engaged on May 3, 2018. They wed in San Diego, California on May 23, 2019. After a prolonged estrangement exacerbated by COVID-19, Burke filed for divorce on February 18, 2022. The divorce was finalized on September 19.

In late 2022, Lawrence began dating Chilli of the R&B group TLC.

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.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1987 Planes, Trains and Automobiles Neal Jr. 1988 Pulse Stevie 1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Timmy 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire Christopher "Chris" Hillard1998 The Hairy Bird Dennis AKA, All I Wanna Do Rusty: A Dog's Tale Rusty the Dog (voice) Kiki's Delivery Service Tombo (voice) Disney English dub 1999 Family Tree Mark Musser2000 Glow Jeremy Boltneck Frank Stein2002 Cheats Victor The Hot Chick Billy 2006 Monster Night Brock Video 2007 The Comebacks Lance Truman 2008 Trucker Scott 2009 Creature of Darkness Lance 2011 Fort McCoy Dan Griffin 2013 My Santa Chris2020 The Office Mix-Up Greg Money Plane The Cowboy2021Mistletoe Mixup Austin Right 2022 Double Threat Jimmy2024Marry ChristmasAustin Right

Television Year Title Role Notes 1984–1985 Dynasty Danny Carrington 3 episodes1985 Sara Jesse Webber Recurring role ABC Afterschool Special Matt Episode: "Don't Touch" 1986–1987 Gimme a Break! Matthew Donovan Main role 1988 David David RothenbergTelevision film 1989 Wilfrid's Special Christmas Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge1990 Joshua's Heart Joshua Lifestories: Families in Crisis Episode: "The Hawkins Family"1991 The Summer My Father Grew Up TimmyTelevision film Daddy Sam Watson 1991–1994 Blossom Young Joey 3 episodes1991–1992 Drexell's Class WalkerMain role Walter & Emily Zach Collins 1992 With a Vengeance Phillip Barcetti Television film 1994–1995 Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad Michael Samuel "Sam" Collins / Servo Main role 1995 Bringing Up Jack Ryan McMahon 6 episodes 1995–1997 Brotherly Love Matt Roman Main role 1996 Brothers of the Frontier Aaron Frye Television film Adventures from the Book of Virtues Tom Sawyer (voice) Episode: "Work" 1997 Angels in the Endzone Jesse Harper Television film 1997–2000 Boy Meets World Jack Hunter Main role 1999 H-E Double Hockey Sticks Dave HeinrichTelevision film Horse Sense Cowboy at Airport (uncredited) 2000 Girl Band Mike 2001 Jumping Ship Jake Hunter 2003 CSI: Miami Chuck Shaw Episode: "Hard Time" 2004 Boston Public Billy Deegan Episode: "Chapter 80" 2011–2014 Melissa & Joey Tony Longo 4 episodes 2011 Inside Carly Jim Unknown episodes 2014 The Dog Who Saved Easter Will Television film2015 Workaholics Coast Guard Guy Episode: "Dorm Daze" Girl Meets World Jack Hunter Episode: "Girl Meets Semi-Formal" 2019 Hawaii Five-0 Josh Baker Episode: "Hapai ke kuko, hanau ka hewa" 2021 Mistletoe Mixup Austin Wright Television film 2022 Worst Cooks in America Himself Contestant 2024 NCIS Danny Butler Episode: "In from the Cold" 2025 The Masked Singer Himself/Paparazzo Contestant 2026 Second Chance Love Himself Hallmark Reality TV ShowTotally 90s HouseHimselfContestant

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Still 3 on SoundCloud