Andrew James Lawrence (born January 12, 1988) is an American actor, singer and filmmaker. He is known for his roles as Andy Roman in ''
Brotherly Love'' (starring with his real life brothers
Joey
Joey may refer to:
People
*Joey (name)
Animals
* Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial
* Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets
Film and television
* ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horace ...
and
Matthew
Matthew may refer to:
* Matthew (given name)
* Matthew (surname)
* ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497
* ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith
* Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...
) and T.J. Detweiler in ''
Recess''. Outside of his acting and music career, Lawrence made his directorial debut with the 2020 film ''The Office Mix-Up''.
Early life
Lawrence was born in
Abington, Pennsylvania, to Donna Lynn (''née'' Shaw), a personal talent manager, and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Sr., an insurance broker. He is of Italian, English, and Scottish descent.
His family's surname was changed to "Lawrence" from "Mignogna" before he was born. Lawrence is the younger brother of actors
Joey Lawrence
Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr. (born April 20, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and game show host. He got his start as a child star in the early 1980s and is best known for his role as Joey Russo in '' Bl ...
and
Matthew Lawrence
Matthew William Lawrence (born February 11, 1980) is an American actor and singer, known for his roles in ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' and ''Boy Meets World''. Lawrence also starred in the series '' Brotherly Love'' with his real-life brothers Joey and An ...
.
Career
He started in show business at age three and made his professional acting debut in the television series ''
Blossom
In botany, blossoms are the flowers of stone fruit trees (genus ''Prunus'') and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely for a period of time in spring.
Colloquially, flowers of orange are referred to as such as wel ...
'', as Little Joey. In 1998, he became the voice of T.J. Detweiler in Disney's animated television series, ''
Recess'' replacing
Ross Malinger
Ross Aaron Malinger (born July 7, 1984) is an American former actor and automobile salesperson. He is best known for his roles as Jonah Baldwin in the 1993 movie ''Sleepless in Seattle'', starring Tom Hanks, and as Bobby Jameson in the 1997 Disney ...
after voicing the character for one season. He would reprise the role again in the
feature film
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and in several direct-to-video films, including ''
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street'' and ''
Recess: All Growed Down''. He has also done voice overs for video game characters, such as Pac in ''
Battlefield 4
''Battlefield 4'' is a 2013 first-person shooter video game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released in October and November for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and is the ...
'' and Nick Ramos in ''
Dead Rising 3''. In November 2016, Lawrence released his debut
EP, ''Kings March''. That same year, Lawrence started a band with his brothers, Joey and Matt, named Still 3. The trio released its debut single, "Lose Myself," in February 2017.
Whoa! Hear Joey Lawrence's New Song with Brothers Matthew and Andy
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Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Production staff
Discography
EPs
* ''Kings of March'' (2016)
References
External links
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1988 births
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
American people of Italian descent
American people of British descent
Living people
Male actors from Philadelphia
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors