Joey Lawrence (born April 20, 1976) is an American actor, singer, and television host.
Lawrence was born Joseph Mignogna, Jr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Donna Mignogna, a personnel manager, and Joseph 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 graduated from Abi...
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Joey Lawrence (born April 20, 1976) is an American actor, singer, and television host.
Lawrence was born Joseph Mignogna, Jr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Donna Mignogna, a personnel manager, and Joseph 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 graduated from Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. He also attended Southampton Summer Day Camp with his brother Matt when he was a child.
Lawrence dated actress Kellie Martin. In 1994, he also dated actress Katherine Heigl.
He married Michelle Vella in 2002; the couple divorced in 2004.
He met his second wife, Chandie Yawn-Nelson, while on vacation in Disney World when the two were teenagers; they married there 13 years later. Their daughter, Charleston "Charli" Lawrence, was born on May 10, 2006, weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces.
Lawrence became...
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