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Matthew Lawrence
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Matthew William Lawrence (born February 11, 1980) is an American actor best known for his role of Jack Hunter on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World from 1997-2000.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Acting Appearances
- 2.1 Starring Roles
- 2.2 Guest Starring Roles
- 2.3 Movie and Mini-Series Roles
- 3 External links
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Biography
Lawrence was born in Abington, Pennsylvania to Joseph Lawrence, Sr. and Donna Shaw; he has two brothers, Joey and Andrew, both of whom are actors. His father changed the surname from the Italian-origin name "Mignogna" before Matthew was born. Lawrence attended classes at Abington Friends School.
Lawrence began acting in the early
1980s, and became a renowned child actor through the early
1990s, appearing in many
television and feature film roles, including the
1993 Robin Williams comedy,
Mrs. Doubtfire and the television series
Boy Meets World. More recently, Lawrence starred opposite
Rob Schneider,
Anna Faris and
Rachel McAdams in the comedy
The Hot Chick. He also played Sam "Servo" Collins in children's hit show
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad.
Lawrence also stared in a Disney Channel original movie Jumping Ship. His character's name in the movie, Jake Hunter is very similar to his name in Boy Meets World, Jack Hunter.
Besides his acting career, Lawrence also works on his education. In February 2002 he enrolled at the University of Southern California.
Lawrence previously dated his former
Boy Meets World co-star
Danielle Fishel and was engaged to
Heidi Mueller (2002-2004). Matthew is dating
Dancing with the Stars dancer
Cheryl Burke whom he met through his brother
Joey Lawrence who competed with her on Dancing with the Stars.
Acting Appearances
Starring Roles
Guest Starring Roles
Movie and Mini-Series Roles