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Joseph "Joey" Lawrence (born April 20, 1976) is an American actor. He became successful through the TV show Gimme A Break and followed that up with the TV series Blossom in the 1990s, in which he played the character Joey Russo, a dim-witted young man who frequently uttered the phrase "No Way!" and "Whoa!" At that time he used his nickname Joey
. In the wake of his acting success, he started a recording career, releasing two albums during the 1990s. In later years he went back to using his given name Joseph. Most recently he competed in the 2006 season of Dancing With the Stars competition, but was eliminated from the competition on November 9, 2006.
BiographyPersonal lifeLawrence was born Joseph Lawrence Mignogna, Jr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Donna, a personnel manager, and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna, Sr., an insurance broker. His family's surname was changed to "Lawrence" during his childhood. He has two brothers, actors Matthew Lawrence and Andrew Lawrence. He began acting at a very young age. He also attended Abington Friends School as a child. He also attended Southampton Summer Day Camp with his brother Matt when he was a kid. Married Michelle Vella in 2002, divorced 2004.
Met wife Chandie Yawn-Nelson while on vacation in Disney world when the two were teenagers, 13 years later they married there.
Daughter Charleston "Charli" Lawrence born May 10, 2006, weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces
CareerLawrence has starred in shows such as Gimme a Break!, American Dreams, Brotherly Love, and Run of the House. One of Joseph's international movie credits was Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) in which he costarred with Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, and Hart Bochner.
In early 2006, a bald-headed Lawrence, wearing earrings, made a cameo appearance in a commercial for Ice Breakers gum with sisters Hilary and Haylie Duff, ending the ad with his trademark, "WHOA!" Later, sporting his "new look", Lawrence had a recurring role on the UPN sitcom Half and Half as Brent.
He also starred as Clay Dobson on CSI: NY. Recently, he starred in the Broadway hit Chicago as Billy Flynn.
Lawrence also had a music career. In the wake of his teenage heart-throb status and fame from the TV show Blossom, he recorded his debut album, Joey Lawrence, in 1993. The album was produced by US producers, such as Terry Lupton (Michael Learns to Rock, Jamie Stevens, Apollonia Kotero), Elliot Wolff (Paula Abdul), Ian Price (Sheena Easton), and Teddy Riley (Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Tevin Campbell, Color Me Badd). The album included the international hit single "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" (US #19, UK #13, AU #68). Two more singles from this album also managed to crack the UK Top 50 ("I Can't Help Myself" #27, "Stay Forever" #41). A second album, Soulmates, followed four years later, in 1997. Although the album was not the major commercial success his debut album was, it did feature two singles. The song, "Never Gonna Change My Mind" became a moderate Rhythmic/Dance format radio hit. The second single, "Ven Ven Conmigo" became a minor radio hit.
He and his dance partner, Edyta Sliwinska, came in third place on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. On November 8, 2006, Joey and Edyta were eliminated from the show by viewer votes due to a three-way tie the night before.
He is currently a celebrity judge on an internet reality show called "Total Pop Star." He judges alongside Debbie Gibson, and Andrew Van Slee.
His next gig will be to host a dance competition show on TLC. Master of Dance will premier June 9, 2008.
Filmography- Gimme a Break! (1981) (TV series) (1983–1987)
- Summer Rental (1985)
- ''Who's the Boss (1986)
- Pulse (1988 film) (1988)
- Oliver & Company (1988) (voice)
- Adventures in Babysitting (TV Pilot) (1989) (TV)
- Chains of Gold (1990)
- Blossom (TV series) (1991) (TV series)
- Chains of Gold (1991) (TV Movie)
- Radioland Murders (1994)
- Prince for a Day (1995) (TV Movie)
- A Goofy Movie (1995) (voice)
- Brotherly Love (1995 TV series) (1995) (TV series)
- Brothers of the Frontier (1996) (TV Movie)
- Horse Sense (1999)
- Tequila Body Shots (1999)
- Desperate but not Serious (1999)
- Horse Sense (1999) (TV Movie)
- Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
- Romantic Comedy 101 (2001) (TV Movie)
- Do You Wanna Know A Secret (2001)
- Jumping Ship (2001) (TV Movie)
- ''Pandora's Box (2002)
- Half & Half (2002) (TV series) (2005)
- Run of the House (2003) (US TV series)
- Love Rules! (2004) (TV Movie)
- Bow (2005) (TV Movie)
- Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005)
- The Pool 2 (2006)
- Android Apocalypse (2006) (TV Movie)
- Rest Stop (film) (2006)
- Miss Teen USA (2007) (US TV special)
- ''The Emperor's New School(2007)
- Killer Pad (2008)
- Together Again for the First Time (2008)
Discography- Studio albums
- 1993 Joey Lawrence Released February 2, 1993
- 1997 Soulmates Released September 16, 1997
Singles
- "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" Released February 9, 1993
- "Stay Forever" Released June 1, 1993
- "I Can't Help Myself" Release October 12, 1993
- "Ven Ven Conmigo" Release August 26, 1997
- "Never Gonna Change My Mind" Release March 10, 1998
- "I Didn't Wanna Fall In Love Tonight"
- "I Want It That Way 2008" Release Novemeber 28,2008
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