Joseph "Joey" Lawrence (born April 20, 1976
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American actor.
He became successful through the TV show Blossom in
the 1990s, in which he played the character Joey Russo,
a dim-witted but handsome young man who frequently uttered
a term that became a touchstone for the era, "Whoa."
At that time he was also successful by his nickname
Joey. In later years he switched over to Joseph.
He has also starred
in shows such as Gimme a Break!, American Dreams, Brotherly
Love and Run of the House. He has two brothers - actors
Matthew Lawrence and Andrew Lawrence. One of his international
movie credits include "Urban Legends: Final Cut"
(2000) together with Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis
and Hart Bochner.
He had a short music
career. While still being a teenage heart-throb and
famous from his TV show Blossom, he recorded his debut
album (titled: "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), or Ian Price (Taja Sevelle,
Sheena Easton). The album included the international
hit single "Nothin`My Love Can't Fix" (UK
#13). 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,
"Soulmate" followed three years later but
did not produce any hit singles.
He was married to former
producer Michelle Vella, but the couple have since separated
and divorced. He is now married to Chandie Yawn whom
he met at Disney World back in 1993 and married in the
summer of 2005. Chandie hails from Alabama.
He is also commonly
mistaken for a popular young artist, also named Joey
Lawrence.
Selected Filmography
Half & Half (2002) (TV series} (2005)
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
Brotherly Love (1995) (TV series)
A Goofy Movie (1995) (voice)
Blossom (1991) (TV series)
Adventures in Babysitting (1989) (TV)
Oliver & Company (1988) (voice)
Gimme a Break! (1981) (TV series) (1983–1987)
source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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