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My Take
Joey Lawrence earns my respect simply for surviving. A Philadelphia kid who started as a child actor, he managed the rarest trick in the business, crossing the fragile bridge from precocious youngster to working adult performer. Beloved as Joey in Blossom, he kept headlining years later in Melissa & Joey, while also writing songs, composing, and studying at the University of Southern California. I am charmed too by the detail that he shared the screen with his real brothers, a sign of a family that sharpened its craft together. He may never have been flashy, but he is a tenacious industry lifer, and I like that.
Overview
Joseph Lawrence Mignogna III (born April 20, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, podcaster, and game show host. He was a child actor in the early 1980s and portrayed Joey Russo in Blossom (1991–95) and Joe Longo in Melissa & Joey (2010–15). Lawrence also starred in Gimme a Break! (1983–87) and the series Brotherly Love with his real-life brothers Matthew and Andrew.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joey Lawrence
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョーイ・ローレンス
- Reading
- じょーい・ろーれんす
- Born
- April 20, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- musician / singer-songwriter / composer / television actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Southern California
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.