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
Oliver & Company
(1988)
Oliver (voice)
A Goofy Movie
(1995)
Chad (voice)
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
(2012)
Zeus (voice)
Urban Legends: Final Cut
(2000)
Graham
Summer Rental
(1985)
Bobby Chester
Rest Stop
(2006)
Officer Michael Deacon
Money Plane
(2020)
The Concierge
My Fake Fiance
(2009)
Vince
Radioland Murders
(1994)
Frankie Marshall
Girl Followed
(2017)
Jim
Swim
(2021)
Hudson Samson
Horse Sense
(1999)
Michael Woods
Homeward
(2020)
Lloyd Lightspinner (Voice)
Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
(2005)
Ferguson
Full Filmography
Acting
Wait 'Till Your Mother Gets Home
(1983)
Chris Peters
It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour
(1984)
Self
Summer Rental
(1985)
Bobby Chester
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
(1985)
Himself
Alvin Goes Back to School
(1986)
Pulse
(1988)
David Rockland
Oliver & Company
(1988)
Oliver (voice)
Adventures in Babysitting
(1989)
Brad Anderson
Chains of Gold
(1991)
Tommy
Radioland Murders
(1994)
Frankie Marshall
A Goofy Movie
(1995)
Chad (voice)
Prince for a Day
(1995)
Ralph Bitondo / Ricky Prince
Brothers of the Frontier
(1996)
Ethan Frye
Horse Sense
(1999)
Michael Woods
Tequila Body Shots
(1999)
Johnny Orpheus
Urban Legends: Final Cut
(2000)
Graham
Desperate But Not Serious
(2000)
Darby
Jumping Ship
(2001)
Michael Woods
A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales
(2001)
Wolfpack Leader (voice) (as Joey Lawrence)
Do You Wanna Know a Secret?
(2001)
Hank Ford
Romantic Comedy 101
(2002)
Mark Gibson
Pandora's Box
(2002)
Detective Anderson
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
(2002)
Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
(2005)
Ferguson
The Pool 2
(2005)
Lance Cooper
Rest Stop
(2006)
Officer Michael Deacon
Android Apocalypse
(2006)
DeeCee
Together Again for the First Time
(2008)
Carey Krzyznyk
My Fake Fiance
(2009)
Vince
At the Sinatra Club
(2010)
Louie 'Pipes' Pepitone
Hit List
(2011)
Lyle Wilkes
The Dog Who Saved Halloween
(2011)
Zeus (voice)
Hitched for the Holidays
(2012)
Rob
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
(2012)
Zeus (voice)
Saved by Grace
(2016)
Rick
Emma's Chance
(2016)
Kevin Chambers
Isle of the Dead
(2016)
Lt. Paul Gibson
Wish for Christmas
(2016)
Luke MacLaren
Christmas All Over Again
(2016)
Magic Shoe Store Owner
Arlo: The Burping Pig
(2016)
David
Girl Followed
(2017)
Jim
Public Disturbance
(2018)
Cody
A Mother's Worst Fear
(2018)
Brent
Destined to Ride
(2018)
William Davidson
Sk8 Dawg
(2018)
Mr Hoffman
El Derecho de Vivir
(2019)
The Office Mix-Up
(2020)
Mikey
Homeward
(2020)
Lloyd Lightspinner (Voice)
Money Plane
(2020)
The Concierge
Roe v. Wade
(2021)
Robert Byrn
My Brother's Keeper
(2021)
Preach
My Husband's Secret Brother
(2021)
Kevin
Mistletoe Mixup
(2021)
Tom
Swim
(2021)
Hudson Samson
Pardoned by Grace
(2022)
Scott
Frankie Meets Jack
(2023)
Dr. Jack Shaw
Love By Design
(2023)
Hal Hartley
Sound
Production
Writing