Matthew William Lawrence was born on February 11, 1980, in Abington, Pennsylvania. He is the second oldest of 3 brothers,
at 22, which makes him the middle child.
Matt was just 1 year old when his brother Joey started acting in television
commercials in the family's home state of Pennsylvania. Seeing his brother on television made a
remarkable impression on little Matt, who thought acting looked like a lot of fun. He soon told his parents, insurance broker
Joe and third grade teacher Donna, that he wanted to act, too.
He began his acting career at the age of 3 when he landed the role of Heather Locklear's son, Danny, on the long-running
series Dynasty. By this time, his parents had 
decided to spend some time in Hollywood to support Matt and Joey's acting careers. For the next ten years, the family (which
now includes brother Andy, who is 8 years younger than Matt) flew back and forth between Philadelphia and Hollywood. By 1996,
however, Matt's family had settled permanently in Los Angeles.
Now Matt is studying Biology at the University of Southern California.
