Growing up in the industry, actor Joey Lawrence is “grateful” for his family’s support system and surviving the “dark side” of early fame as a child actor.
The actor and podcast host recently opened up about ID’s docuseries, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” and his experiences being a child actor on set in the ’80s and ’90s.
Joey Lawrence ‘Grateful’ For His Support System
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Joey, 47, rose to fame in the ’80s with his role in “Gimme A Break!” and then on the hit 90s show, “Blossom” with Mayim Bialik. After hearing claims from many other child stars at the time, Joey has revealed that he was “very lucky” to avoid the “dark side” thanks to his parents and their involvement.
“So of course in our industry — in the ’80s and ’90s, especially — a lot of things failed that weren’t OK. You see a lot of these people talking about it today,” Joey recently told Page Six. “Mother my father was with me all the time, so there were moments and they were avoided because my parents were there.”
Joey, along with his younger brothers Matthew, 44, and Andy, 36, all starred in the sitcom “Brotherly Love” together in their teens. The “Blossom” star said that their parents, Donna and Joseph Sr. always on set.
“I am very close to my family. We go everywhere together and I have that support system,” he said. “And it’s kind of an impenetrable wall around me in those very vulnerable moments, you know? I’m so grateful for that.”
Joey Lawrence Can Intercept Work With Brian Peck
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“Quiet on Set” details allegations of sexism, inappropriate workplace behavior and racism against former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider, as well as sexual abuse by acting and dialogue coach Brian Peck.
And while Peck worked on many shows starring child actors, Joey was able to avoid any exchange with him.
“This is the deal. I think everyone knows him because he’s in that circle. I bumped into him a few times. I have never worked with him,” he said. “He’s not in ‘Brotherly Love.’ We don’t have him. We don’t need it because we’re brothers, we work on our own stuff.”
Although Joey and his siblings were able to escape the “dark side” as child actors in the 90s, it was “heartbreaking” for those who had to go through it.
“It’s sad to see those stories and my heart breaks for everyone who goes through that,” Joey said. “You try to come out of it hard. Some people don’t come out of it, some people do. But that’s just life unfortunately. It happens whether you’re in the business, whether you’re not in the business. Terrible things happen all the time and we just have to learn from them and pray about it and hopefully that awareness will grow so that it happens less and less. That’s all you can do.”
Matthew Lawrence Recently Shares ‘Disturbing’ Story On ‘Brotherly Love’ Podcast
@brotherlylovepod @officialmatthewlawrence learns about abuse in Hollywood on this week’s episode of #BrotherlyLovePod. Link in bio to watch more 👀 #matthewlawrence #hollywood #metoo #fyp #foryou ♬ original sound – Brotherly Love Podcast
Joey’s younger brother Matthew recently shared the “disturbing” offer he received from an A-list director.
“There have been many times in my life where I have been suggested to get a big role. I lost my agency because I went to a hotel room, which I didn’t believe they would send me to, a very famous Oscar-winning director, who appeared in his robe, asked me to take off my clothes, and said he had to take a Polaroid of me. And if I do X, Y, and Z, I’ll be the next Marvel character,” Matthew said.
“I didn’t do that, and my agency fired me because I left this director’s room.”
He went on to talk about how many of his “other male friends have gone through it, with men and women in this industry” the same thing, and that there is a “double standard”.
The podcast clip received more than 2.4 million views and thousands of comments.
“Remember when Corey Feldman talked about this and then he never worked again. Very sad,” wrote one. Another added, “Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Brendon Fraiser. I’m so glad Matthew spoke up.”
Joey Lawrence And His Sisters Host The ‘Brotherly Love’ Podcast Together
Joey, Matthew and Andy have a weekly podcast called “Brotherly Love” where they talk about anything and everything. They share clips on their Instagram and TikTok pages.
Joey describes the podcast as “an old closet” where you pull things out and just reminisce about them.
“It’s just dinner table conversation. I think that’s what people are responding to. We are not a niche show,” he told The Blast.
“We are not a show where celebrities come and promote something. We just have friends, some of them are celebrities, some of them are not. Some of them are near and dear, but they all have a special place in our hearts. We have our best friends, we have both our parents. It really is dinner table conversation. I think that’s what people have actually answered.”
Joey Lawrence Still Says ‘Whoa!’ Iconic Often
@brotherlylovepod Who remembers @Joey Lawrence’s iconic “Whoa!” on Blossom??? #whoa #blossom #joeylawrence #throwback #nostalgia #fyp #foryou ♬ original sound – Brotherly Love Podcast
Joey is famous for his iconic “whoa!” What started as a small change in the “Blossom” scene has turned into a lifelong fan favorite.
“It was one of those things, before social media, they had written lines in the script to be more like Keanu Reeves’ ‘whoa’ like he said in ‘Speed’ and we had a live audience which was an amazing experience. . And it was at the height of a group of teenage idols that was happening, it was crazy for me at the time,” Joey told The Blast exclusively. “They gave me this line and nobody really laughed. I’ve seen beautiful girls this and it’s like ‘whoa’ and the crowd is like uh and they’re really not laughing, just chuckling.”
After trying the scene in different ways, “whoa” took off and stuck with him for about seven years on the show. And to this day, he is far from fed up.
“It never really gets old. It’s a big part of my life to be able to do this at the level that I’ve been able to do this for 40-something years is very rare and I work hard but I’ve also been blessed and very lucky and so I look back on it fondly. It’s really neat,” he said. “Whoa’ very good to me.”
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