Joseph Lawrence Mignogna III (born April 20, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, podcaster and game show host.

He is the eldest son of Donna Lynn (née Shaw), a personnel manager and former elementary school teacher,[3] and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr., an insurance broker.

[6] Lawrence graduated from Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, in 1994 and later attended the University of Southern California.

[8] Three weeks before turning age six, he appeared on the March 31, 1982, episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, where he performed the song "Give My Regards to Broadway" and tap danced.

[9][10] After appearing in guest spots on Diff'rent Strokes and Silver Spoons, Lawrence won the role of Joey Donovan on the hit NBC sitcom Gimme a Break!

From 1991, at the age of 15, to 1995, Lawrence co-starred in the hit TV series Blossom on NBC, playing Joey Russo.

In August 2010, Lawrence returned to television in the ABC Family sitcom Melissa & Joey, again opposite Hart.

Lawrence's character is a former figure in the financial industry whose company came under investigation for wrongdoing and caused his professional life to be put on hold.

[15] In 2012, he was contracted to be a Chippendales dancer for a special engagement in June at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

[16] On March 19, 2013, Lawrence began appearing in the ABC reality show Splash, co-hosting alongside Charissa Thompson.

Lawrence co-wrote some material, including the international hit single "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" (#6 Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, No.

[citation needed] In June 2011, he released a single, "Rolled", which was available as a free download for one week on ABC Family's website.

[27] In 2022 Lawrence married actress Samantha Cope whom he met on the set the Lifetime television film A Deadly Deed, directed by his brother Andrew and co-starring his daughter Charleston.