Joey Lawrence was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 20, 1976. He is an actor, singer, songwriter, TV Host, producer and director.http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/joey-lawrence/bio/157668 Lawrence was born with the full name, Joseph Lawrence Mignogna, Jr., but when he was a child the family surname was changed to Lawrence.http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Joey-Lawrence.html He began his acting career in commercials, debuting in an ad for Cracker Jack.http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/joey-lawrence/bio/157668

Lawrence is married to Chandie Yawn-Nelson. The couple has two daughters, Charli Lawrence and Liberty Grace Lawrence. His younger brothers, Matthew and Andrew, are also actors. The three Lawrence brothers worked together on the television series, Brotherly Love from 1995 until 1997.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111901/

Joey Lawrence has appeared in several television series and movies throughout his career. In the early 1980s, he had small parts in a few popular television shows such as Diff'rent Strokes and Silver Spoons. Lawrence had his first major role in the TV series, Gimme a Break!, where he played Joey Donovan from 1983 until 1987.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005129/ In 1990, he was cast as Joey Russo on the series, Blossom. This role garnered him "heartthrob" status in the eyes of teenage girls around the world.http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20059931,00.html In 2010, Joey Lawrence began starring opposite actress, Melissa Joan Hart, in the ABC Family series, Melissa & Joey.http://abcfamily.go.com/shows/melissa-joey

• Melissa & Joey—series, 2010

• My Fake Fiance—TV movie, 2009

• CSI: NY—series, 2007

• Run of the House—series, 2003-2004

• American Dreams—series, 2002-2003

• Urban Legends: Final Cut '—movie, 2000

• Brotherly Love—series, 1995-1997

• Blossom—series, 1990-1995

• A Goofy Movie —movie, 1995

• Gimme a Break!—series, 1983-1987http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005129/

• "Whoa!"—Joey Lawrence as Joey Russo on Blossom.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166105/quotes
• "I haven't had a brush or a hairdryer in six or seven months. People either love it or they hate it. But I sort of like it, so who cares?"—Joey Lawrence talking about his bald look.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1533862,00.html