22 Facts About Joey Lawrence

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Joey Lawrence was born and raised in Abington, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia.

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Joey Lawrence is the son of Donna Lynn, a personnel manager and former elementary school teacher, and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Sr.

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Joey Lawrence has two younger brothers, actors Matthew and Andrew.

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Joey Lawrence graduated from Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, in 1994 and later attended the University of Southern California.

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In 1981, when he was five years old, Joey Lawrence landed his first acting role in a Cracker Jack commercial.

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Joey Lawrence continued in that role until the series ended in 1987.

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Joey Lawrence has starred in the series Brotherly Love and Run of the House and has guest starred on such programs as American Dreams and CSI: NY.

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In 2006, Joey Lawrence appeared on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

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Joey Lawrence next hosted a dance competition show on The Learning Channel, Master of Dance, which premiered June 9,2008.

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Joey 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.

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Matthew Joey Lawrence played Tony Longo in season 1 episode 25 and Andrew Joey Lawrence appeared in season 1 episode 26 as Ryder Scanlon's teacher, Evan McKay.

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On March 19,2013, Joey Lawrence began appearing in the ABC reality show Splash, co-hosting alongside Charissa Thompson.

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In 2022, Joey Lawrence competed in season eight of The Masked Singer as "Walrus".

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Joey Lawrence was eliminated on "90s Night" alongside Le'Veon Bell as "Milkshake".

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Joey Lawrence has said that music was always his passion, and at the height of his success began a recording career.

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Lawrence was 16 when his debut album Joey Lawrence was released in February 1993.

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Joey Lawrence co-wrote some material, including the international hit single "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix".

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The song was used as the end-title theme from the film Cop and a Half; its music video received heavy airplay on MTV and MuchMusic, and Joey 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.

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In 2017 Joey Lawrence started a band with Matt and Andy called Still 3.

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Joey Lawrence married Michelle Vella in 2002; the couple divorced in 2005.

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Joey Lawrence met his second wife, Chandie Yawn-Nelson, earlier while on vacation in Disney World when the two were teenagers; they wed there in July 2005.

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On May 1,2022, Joey Lawrence and Cope were married in California.