Lawrence brothers wish they had not changed their last name

The brothers are back!

Lawrence Brothers – MattJoey and Andrew – took the stage in the 90s on Friday March 28 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn.

In the panel moderated by people Dory JacksonThe trio opened about how they got their last name – and why they wish they could change it back.

“It was my middle name,” explained Joey, whose full legal name is Joseph Lawrence Mignish. “So I got their name after our dad and our grandfather on our father’s side.” Joey, 48, said that in the early 80s, when he started acting, he was told, “No one can pronounce migrants. It’s not a name that people will say.”

“Today things are celebrated like that,” he said. “In the 80s, it was like,” we will have to water this down. There is quiet GS. “

They decided to use his middle name, Lawrence, as his last name, and when Matthew, 45, and Andrew, 37, followed him into the show industry, “it was only meaningful” for them to use it too.

Matthew pointed out that it was an advantage with this, as it gave the children’s stars some integrity in their lives off the screen. “There was an insulation factor,” he said. “Some people may check in in the old school’s way, but it would be very, very difficult to find us. It was a fantastic thing.”

But he said, “Now I’m just stuck with two different names and I can’t travel internationally.”

All three brothers agreed that they wish they could go back to their original name. “It would have made it easier,” Andrew said. “It’s really a pain in the butt, honestly, like having two names. You have to prove you both people.”

Matthew added, “Even for a while, the government only acknowledged me as Matt Lawrence because I paid taxes from the time I was a child to 18 as Matt Lawrence.”

“But my name really is Matthew William MigNogna,” he explained. “So when I was growing up and used my real name on my passport, there was absolutely no correlation. I was not there.”

The brothers played the lead role as the fictional Roman siblings in sitcom Brotherly love Together from 1995 to 1997. The series also played Liz Vasey and Melinda Culea.

Joey found further success in the early 90’s with A lead role on Flower. He also expressed Oliver in Disney Oliver & Company. Matthew got attention for his role in 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire and his part as Jack Hunter, brother to Rider strongS Shawn Hunter, on Boy meets the world. Andrew broke through with his role at Brotherly love And also expressed TJ Detweiler in the beloved cartoon Recess.

2023 the brothers launched a podcast, also called Brotherly loveAs they talk about their lives, careers and other pop culture subjects. Told Andrew Entertainment tonight In 2023, “(the reason) why I was so excited about this podcast is because it was an excuse for me to sit around a table and talk to my brothers and get to hang out with them. It’s something I really like in life.”

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The 90s Con will go through Sunday, March 30 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.