Joey Lawrence

Acting

Joey Lawrence

Born April 20, 1976Abington, Pennsylvania, USA101 credits

Joseph "Joey" 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 Blossom and Joe Longo in Melissa & Joey. He also starred in Gimme a Break! (1983–1987), and the series Brotherly Love with his real-life brothers Matthew and Andrew. He's been married to actress Samantha Cope since 2022 and they have 1 child. He has 2 other children with his second wife.

Known For

The Great Christmas Snow-In
6.3

The Great Christmas Snow-In

Movie

2025

Marry Christmas
5.5

Marry Christmas

Movie

2024

Love by Design
5.0

Love by Design

Movie

2023

Frankie Meets Jack
4.5

Frankie Meets Jack

Movie

2023

Zootopia+
7.1

Zootopia+

TV

2022

Pardoned by Grace
4.8

Pardoned by Grace

Movie

2022

Filmography

The Great Christmas Snow-In
2025The Great Christmas Snow-Inas JustinMovie
Marry Christmas
2024Marry Christmasas Tom WrightMovie
Love by Design
2023Love by Designas Hal HartleyMovie
Frankie Meets Jack
2023Frankie Meets Jackas Dr. Jack ShawMovie
Zootopia+
2022Zootopia+as Additional Voice Talent (voice)TV
Pardoned by Grace
2022Pardoned by Graceas ScottMovie
Mistletoe Mixup
2021Mistletoe Mixupas TomMovie
My Husband's Secret Brother
2021My Husband's Secret Brotheras KevinMovie
Swim
2021Swimas Hudson SamsonMovie
Roe v. Wade
2021Roe v. Wadeas Robert ByrnMovie
My Brother's Keeper
2021My Brother's Keeperas PreachMovie
Call Me Kat
2021Call Me Katas Joey LawrenceTV
Money Plane
2020Money Planeas The ConciergeMovie
Homeward
2020Homewardas Lloyd Lightspinner (Voice)Movie
The Office Mix-Up
2020The Office Mix-Upas MikeyMovie
Dollface
2019Dollfaceas Joey LawrenceTV
The Masked Singer
2019The Masked Singeras WalrusTV
Sk8 Dawg
2018Sk8 Dawgas Mr HoffmanMovie
A Mother's Worst Fear
2018A Mother's Worst Fearas BrentMovie
Public Disturbance
2018Public Disturbanceas CodyMovie
Destined to Ride
2018Destined to Rideas William DavidsonMovie
Celebrity Big Brother
2018Celebrity Big Brotheras SelfTV
Drop the Mic
2017Drop the Micas SelfTV
Battle of the Network Stars
2017Battle of the Network Starsas SelfTV
Girl Followed
2017Girl Followedas JimMovie
Christmas All Over Again
2016Christmas All Over Againas Magic Shoe Store OwnerMovie
Isle of the Dead
2016Isle of the Deadas Lt. Paul GibsonMovie
Arlo: The Burping Pig
2016Arlo: The Burping Pigas DavidMovie
Wish for Christmas
2016Wish for Christmasas Luke MacLarenMovie
Emma's Chance
2016Emma's Chanceas Kevin ChambersMovie
Saved by Grace
2016Saved by Graceas RickMovie
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henryas Self - GuestTV
Celebrity Family Feud
2015Celebrity Family Feudas SelfTV
Celebrity Name Game
2014Celebrity Name Gameas SelfTV
The Real
2014The RealTV
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
2012The Dog Who Saved the Holidaysas Zeus (voice)Movie
Hitched for the Holidays
2012Hitched for the Holidaysas RobMovie
My Fake Fiance
2012My Fake Fianceas VinceMovie
Hit List
2011Hit Listas Lyle WilkesMovie
The Dog Who Saved Halloween
2011The Dog Who Saved Halloweenas Zeus (voice)Movie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Aaron WrightTV
At the Sinatra Club
2010At the Sinatra Clubas Louie 'Pipes' PepitoneMovie
Melissa & Joey
2010Melissa & Joeyas Joe LongoTV
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2010When I Was 17as SelfTV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Together Again for the First Time
2008Together Again for the First Timeas Carey KrzyznykMovie
Californication
2007Californicationas BrianTV
Rest Stop
2006Rest Stopas Officer Michael DeaconMovie
Android Apocalypse
2006Android Apocalypseas DeeCeeMovie
The Reichen Show
2005The Reichen Showas SelfTV
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - ContestantTV
The Pool 2
2005The Pool 2as Lance CooperMovie
Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
2005Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climberas FergusonMovie
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NYas Clay DobsonTV
Love Rules!
2004Love Rules!as Michael WarnerMovie
Run of the House
2003Run of the Houseas Kurt FranklinTV
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80sas Self (archive footage)Movie
American Dreams
2002American Dreamsas Michael BrooksTV
Half & Half
2002Half & Halfas Brett MahoneyTV
Pandora's Box
2002Pandora's Boxas Detective AndersonMovie
Romantic Comedy 101
2002Romantic Comedy 101as Mark GibsonMovie
Gladiator
2001GladiatorMovie
A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales
2001A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Talesas Wolfpack Leader (voice) (as Joey Lawrence)Movie
Jumping Ship
2001Jumping Shipas Michael Woods (as Joseph Lawrence)Movie
Do You Wanna Know a Secret?
2001Do You Wanna Know a Secret?as Hank FordMovie
The Zeta Project
2001The Zeta ProjectTV
Desperate But Not Serious
2000Desperate But Not Seriousas DarbyMovie
Urban Legends: Final Cut
2000Urban Legends: Final Cutas GrahamMovie
Horse Sense
1999Horse Senseas Michael WoodsMovie
Tequila Body Shots
1999Tequila Body Shotsas Johnny OrpheusMovie
V.I.P.
1998V.I.P.as Joey LawrenceTV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - GuestTV
Brothers of the Frontier
1996Brothers of the Frontieras Ethan FryeMovie
Prince for a Day
1995Prince for a Dayas Ralph Bitondo / Ricky PrinceMovie
Brotherly Love
1995Brotherly Loveas Joe RomanTV
A Goofy Movie
1995A Goofy Movieas Chad (voice)Movie
Radioland Murders
1994Radioland Murdersas Frankie MarshallMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Jesse ArcherTV
The John Larroquette Show
1993The John Larroquette Showas Sonny WatkinsTV
Almost Home
1993Almost Homeas Jeff ThorntonTV
The Torkelsons
1991The Torkelsonsas Jeff ThorntonTV
Chains of Gold
1991Chains of Goldas TommyMovie
Blossom
1990Blossomas Joey RussoTV
Adventures in Babysitting
1989Adventures in Babysittingas Brad AndersonMovie
Oliver & Company
1988Oliver & Companyas Oliver (voice)Movie
Pulse
1988Pulseas David RocklandMovie
Kids' Choice Awards
1987Kids' Choice Awardsas Self - HostTV
Alvin Goes Back to School
1986Alvin Goes Back to SchoolMovie
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
1985Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santaas SelfMovie
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1985Don't Touchas MattieMovie
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereMovie
Summer Rental
1985Summer Rentalas Bobby ChesterMovie
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1984It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Houras SelfMovie
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
1983Wait Till Your Mother Gets Homeas Chris PetersMovie
Silver Spoons
1982Silver Spoonsas Joey ThompsonTV
Hit and Run
1982Hit and Runas Jeremy MarksMovie
Gimme a Break!
1981Gimme a Break!as Joey DonovanTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Love Is in Bel Air
—Love Is in Bel Airas Christian SaxtonMovie
The Heart Brake
—The Heart Brakeas MitchMovie