Matthew Lawrence Biography

Date of Birth

11 December 1980, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Matthew William Lawrence

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Biography

Matthew William Lawrence was born on February 11, 1980 in Abington, Pennsylvania, to Donna (Shaw), a personnel manager, and Joseph Lawrence, an insurance broker. He is the middle brother of three, with Andrew Lawrence the youngest and Joey Lawrence the oldest. He played Jack Hunter on Boy Meets World (1993) and appeared opposite Robin Williams and Sally Field in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). A few years later, he starred in The Hot Chick (2002) and had roles on blockbuster shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and more. Matthew returned as Jack Hunter on Girl Meets World (2014) Season 2, guest-starring with Will Friedle.

At age three, his mother started to bring him into NY city with her and his brother Joseph. They would go often for singing and dancing lessons as well as commercial auditions. Matty, known to family/friends, naturally wanted to get into the entertainment industry like his older brother and developed a passion for the arts. At age 4 he booked 2 national commercials and was on his way. Finally after many years of commuting, he and his family moved out to Los Angeles. This is where he attended high school and then USC. He excelled in biology and the sciences. All the while working as an actor. He now resides in a suburb of Los Angeles.

Trivia

Used to play the electric guitar in a friend's band.

Matt is a singer and has appeared on Brotherly Love (1995) singing "Silent Night". He had a vocal coach who trained his brother Joey and Clint Black also.

Middle brother of actors Joey Lawrence and Andrew Lawrence.

Is good friends with former Boy Meets World (1993) co-star Ben Savage.

Was engaged to Heidi Mueller from December 2004 - March 2006.

Uncle of older brother Joey's daughter Charli and Libby.

He credits his older brother for getting him into acting.

Studying Biology at USC [February 2002]

His father is of Italian descent and his mother has English and Northern Irish ancestry.

He and Cheryl Burke became engaged on May 3, 2018, her birthday.

Quotes

Hollywood is fickle; your career can end pretty fast. If the acting jobs dry up, you have to have something to fall back on. In fact, that would be my advice to kids interested in acting - make sure you get an education too.

I'll take anything and slap it on a canvas.

When you make movies based on real life, you try to exaggerate it.