Joey Lawrence
Biography
Joey Lawrence is an American actor, musician and singer-songwriter who began as a child performer. Born in Philadelphia in 1976 and raised in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, he landed his first role in a Cracker Jack commercial in 1981 and won the part of Joey Donovan on Gimme a Break! in 1983, remaining with the sitcom until 1987. His early films include Summer Rental (1985) and the animated Oliver & Company (1988), in which he voiced Oliver. He became a teen star as Joey Russo on Blossom from 1991 to 1995, and later appeared in Brotherly Love, Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) and the television film My Fake Fiance (2009). From 2010 to 2015 he starred opposite Melissa Joan Hart in Melissa & Joey. He also placed third on Dancing with the Stars in 2006, played Billy Flynn in Chicago on Broadway in 2007, and released a debut album in 1993.
50years old
Turns 51 on April 20in 160 days
- Born Philadelphia
- Star sign: TaurusFirst day of the sign, on the Aries cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 38 years1985 to 2023
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First role
Lawrence was five years old when he landed his first acting role, which was in a Cracker Jack commercial in 1981.
First role
Lawrence was three weeks shy of age six when he tap danced and performed "Give My Regards to Broadway" on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Beyond film
Lawrence's debut album, Joey Lawrence, came out in February 1993, when he was 16. He co-wrote some of its material, among it the international hit single "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix."
A first
In 2009, Lawrence and Melissa Joan Hart appeared together in My Fake Fiancé, a television film. It drew 3.6 million viewers when it premiered on ABC Family, making it the rating season's most-watched television film.
Joey Lawrence movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jared Cohn directed two of these films, Anna Elizabeth James two and Kevan Otto two. Matthew Lawrence appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Matthew Lawrence's page
Denise Richards's page
Marilu Henner's page
Andrew Lawrence's page
All films by Jared Cohn
Anna Elizabeth JamesDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2018
All films by Anna Elizabeth James
Kevan OttoDirector, 2 films, 2020 to 2022
All films by Kevan Otto
Box office
What Joey Lawrence's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$220 million
6 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 6 worldwide figure; 12 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 12Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$121M54.9% of the total
- 2$39M17.5% of the total
- 3$35M16.0% of the total
- 4$25M11.2% of the total
- 5$834K0.4% of the total
- 6$40K0.0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.