Attended the University of Southern California.
Shortly before he began working on "Gimme a Break!" (1981), Bob Denver ("Gilligan's Island" (1964)) and Joseph Lawrence shot a pilot for an unsold television show called "Scamps." Lawrence played the ring-leader of a group of pesky children.
Named one of "People" magazines 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [May 1994]
Dated Katherine Heigl. [2000]
In 1994 graduated from Abington Friends School.
Brother of Matthew Lawrence and Andrew Lawrence.
Filed for divorce from his wife, Michelle Vella, of two years. The divorce should be final by the end of 2005. [November 2004]
Ranked #25 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue).
Former boyfriend of Kellie Martin
Ranked #21 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
Shares a birthday with his Gimme a Break co-star Lara Jill Miller.
Met wife Chandie Yawn-Nelson while on vacation in Disney world when the two were teenagers, 13 years later they married there.
