Joey Lawrence

Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr. (born April 20, 1976), is an American actor, singer, and game show host.
== Early life ==
Lawrence was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Donna, a personnel manager and former elementary school teacher, and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna, Sr., an insurance broker.Joey Lawrence Biography (1976-) He is of half Italian and half English descent. His family's surname was changed to "Lawrence" during his childhood. He has two younger brothers, Matthew and Andrew, who are also actors.
He graduated from Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, in 1994, and later attended the University of Southern California.
== Career ==
=== Acting ===
Lawrence's first acting role was in a Cracker Jack commercial. At the age of five, he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, where he performed the song "Give My Regards to Broadway". After appearing in guest spots on Diff'rent Strokes and Silver Spoons, Lawrence won the role of Joey Donovan on the hit NBC sitcom Gimme a Break! in 1983. He continued in that role until the series ended in 1987. 1985 marked Lawrence's theatrical debut with the release of Summer Rental. Lawrence provided the voice of Oliver, the protagonist in the 1988 Disney film Oliver & Company.
From 1991 to 1995, Lawrence co-starred in the hit TV series Blossom, in which he played Joey Russo.
Lawrence has also starred in the series Brotherly Love (which featured his real life brothers Matthew and Andrew Lawrence) and Run of the House, and has guest starred on such programs as American Dreams and CSI: NY. One of Lawrence's film credits is Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) in which he costarred with Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, and Hart Bochner.
In 2006, Lawrence appeared on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Paired with professional dancer Edyta Śliwińska, he placed third in the competition. In May 2007, he starred in the Broadway hit Chicago as Billy Flynn. He next hosted a dance competition show on The Learning Channel, Master of Dance, which premiered June 9, 2008.Master of Dance : TLC
In 2009, Lawrence starred in the television movie My Fake Fiancé with Melissa Joan Hart, which premiered on ABC Family to 3.6 million viewers, becoming the most-watched television movie of the ratings season, sweeping top rank in its time-period in key demos. In August 2010, Lawrence returned to television in the ABC Family sitcom Melissa & Joey, again opposite Melissa Joan Hart. Hart plays a woman who hires Lawrence as a nanny to help care for her incarcerated sister's kids. Lawrence's character is a former figure in the financial industry whose company came under investigation for wrongdoing and caused his professional life to be put on hold. Lawrence's brothers have guest starred on the show. Matthew Lawrence played Tony Longo in season 1 episode 25 and Andrew Lawrence appeared in season 1 episode 26 as Ryder Scanlan's teacher, Evan McKay. As of 2014, the series has been renewed for its fourth season.
In 2012, he was contracted to be a Chippendales dancer for a special engagement in June at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
On March 19, 2013, Lawrence began appearing in the ABC reality show Splash. He is co-host alongside Charissa Thompson.
=== Music ===
Lawrence has said that music was always his passion, and at the height of his success began a recording career. Lawrence was 16 when his debut album Joey Lawrence was released in February 1993. Produced by Steve Barri, Tony Peluso, Terry Lupton and Ian Prince. Lawrence co-wrote some material, including the international hit single "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" (#6 Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, #10 Billboard Top 40 Mainstream, #19 Billboard Hot 100, #13 United Kingdom, #68 Australia). The song was used as the end-title theme from the movie Cop and a Half; its music video received heavy airplay on MTV and MuchMusic, and Lawrence was invited to perform live on MTV's Spring Break, The Arsenio Hall Show, and the UK's Top of the Pops in 1993.
In July 2008, Lawrence told TV Guide that he was working on a new album composed mostly of ballads. In June 2011, he released his new single entitled Rolled, which was available as a free download for one week on ABC Family's website. In July, Joey released a second single, "Give It To Ya (Acoustic)" via Pledge Music.
== Personal life ==
Lawrence married Michelle Vella in 2002; the couple divorced in 2004. He met his second wife, Chandie Yawn-Nelson, while on vacation in Disney World when the two were teenagers; they married there 13 years later, in July 2005. The couple have two daughters, Charleston 'Charli', born May 10, 2006 and Liberty Grace, born March 4, 2010.
==Filmography==
Film roles
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1985	Summer Rental 	Bobby Chester 	
1988	Pulse 	David Rockland 	
1988	Oliver & Company 	Oliver (voice) 	
1994	Radioland Murders 	Frankie Marshall 	
1995	 	Chad (voice) 	
1999	Horse Sense 	Michael Woods 	
2000	Urban Legends: Final Cut 	Graham Manning 	
2000	Desperate But Not Serious 	Darby 	
2001	Do You Wanna Know a Secret? 	Hank Ford 	
2001	Jumping Ship 	Michael Woods 	
2001	 	Wolfpack Leader (voice)	Video
2002	Trois 2: Pandora's Box 	Det. Anderson 	
2006	Rest Stop 	Officer Michael Deacon 	Video
2008	Killer Pad 	Joey Lawrence 	
2008	Together Again For The First Time	Carey Krzyznyk 	Video
2010	Sinatra Club 	Louie 'Pipes' Pepitone 	
2011	Tumor & Gooch 	Gooch 	Short film
2011	Hit List 	Lyle 	
2016	Saved By Grace 	Rick 	
2016	Emma's Chance 	Kevin Chambers 	
Television roles
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1982 	Scamps 	Sparky 	Short film
1982 	Diff'rent Strokes 	Joey 	Episode: "Big Brother"
1982 	Silver Spoons 	Joey Thompson 	Episode: "The Best Christmas Ever"
1983 	Little Shots 	Pete 	
1983 	Wait till Your Mother Gets Home! 	Chris Peters 	
1983–87	Gimme a Break! 	Joey Donovan 	Main role (77 episodes)
1984 	Young People's Specials 	Billy 	Episode: "Umbrella Jack"
1985 	ABC Afterschool Special 	Mattie 	Episode: "Don't Touch"
1989 	Adventures in Babysitting 	Brad Anderson 	Pilot
1990–95	Blossom 	Joey Russo 	Main role (114 episodes)
1991 	Chains of Gold 	Tommy 	
1993 	Olsen Twins Mother's Day Special 	Singer 	
1993 	Almost Home 	Jeff Thornton 	Episode: "Girls and Boy"
1993 	Empty Nest 	Wade 	Episode: "Aunt Verne Knows Best"
1995 	 	Carly's Brother 	Episode: "Whipping Post"
1995 	Something Wilder 	J.J. Travis 	Episode: "Bergman of Alcatraz"
1995 	Prince for a Day 	Ralph Bitondo / Ricky Prince	
1995–97	Brotherly Love 	Joe Roman 	Main role (40 episodes)
1996 	Brothers of the Frontier 	Ethan Frye 	
1999 	Touched by an Angel 	Jesse 	Episode: "Fool for Love"
1999 	Horse Sense 	Michael Woods 	
1999 	Recess 	Franklin Dudikoff (voice) 	Episode: "The Dude"
2001 	Jumping Ship 	Michael Woods 	
2002 	Romantic Comedy 101 	Mark Gibson 	
2002 	 	Dex Finley (voice) 	Episode: "Eye of the Storm"
2002–03	American Dreams 	Michael Brooks 	11 episodes
2003–04	Run of the House 	Kurt Franklin 	Main role (19 episodes)
2004 	Love Rules! 	Michael Warner 	
2005 	Bow 	Matt 	
2005 	Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber	Ferguson 	
2005–06	Half & Half 	Brett Mahoney 	9 episodes
2006 	Android Apocalypse 	DeeCee 	
2007 	CSI: NY 	Clay Dobson 	3 episodes
2007–08	 	Dirk Brock (voice) 	2 episodes
2009 	My Fake Fiancé 	Vince 	
2010–15	Melissa & Joey 	Joe Longo 	Main role (104 episodes)
2011 	 	Zeus 	
2012 	Hitched for the Holidays 	Rob Marino 	
2012 	The Dog Who Saved The Hollidays 	Zeus 	
2013 	Splash 	Himself 	Co-host
2015 	Celebrity Family Feud 	Himself 	Episode: "Lawrence vs Lopez"
2016 	Cupcake Wars 	Himself 	Runner Up
==Theater==
* Chicago (2007), as Billy Flynn (replacement)
== Discography ==
Albums
*1993: Joey Lawrence (#74 US Album Charts)
*1997: Soulmates
Singles
*1993: "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" (#19 US Hot 100, #13 UK Single Chart, #68 Australian ARIA singles chart)
*1993: "I Can't Help Myself" (#27 UK Singles Chart)
*1993: "Stay Forever" (#41 UK Singles Chart)
*1998: "Never Gonna Change My Mind" (#49 UK Singles Chart)
*2011: "Rolled" 
*2011: "Give It To Ya" (acoustic)
*2013: "Our Time"
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