- Age: 39
- Birth Place: Abington Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Height: 1.73 m
- Full Name: Matthew William Lawrence
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: February 11, 1980
- Occupation: Actor
His family surname was changed from Mignogna to Lawrence before he was born. He has two brothers Joey and Andrew, both of whom are actors too. Mathew is known for his leading role in the movie “Cheats”, but he has many other fine performances to his credit as well. He has played the role of Jack Hunter on the ABC sitcom “Boy Meets World”, and has worked in movies such as The Comebacks, The Hot Chick and Mrs. Doubtfire. He has been working as an actor since he was a child.
His first role was on the popular night time soap “Dynasty” in the mid 80s. He also did guest roles on shows such as Blossom, Lifestories, Sara, Gimme a Break, and Drexel’s Class. Mathew has appeared in television movies such as Daddy, Brothers of the Frontier, David, H-E Double Hockeysticks, and Joshua’s Heart. He was also seen in Planes, Trains and Automobiles. He has worked in series such as Brotherly Love. Recently he was seen on the hit series Melissa and Joey on ABC Family.
Matthew Lawrence has worked as a singer as well, and earned some money from this source. His singing debut was in 1986, when he performed in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. His other musical rarities can be found on two episodes of “Gimme a Break” and two episodes of “Brotherly Love”. His last musical moment was on Boy Meets World. He also played the guitar on this show.