The Kid From Mrs. Doubtfire Is An Absolute Hunk Now

Back in 1993, Matthew Lawrence played Chris Hillard, the middle child in a family whose parents are getting divorced, in the film Mrs. Doubtfire. His dad, played by the late Robin Williams, wants to be able to spend time with his kids despite his divorce from Sally Field's Miranda, so he transforms himself into the nanny who can do it all. Though it was far from Lawrence's first onscreen acting role, it had a huge impact on his life and career, with wise words from Williams keeping the young actor from falling into the usual pitfalls of childhood stardom. Lawrence later told Page Six in 2018, "I’ll never forget it. He called me aside and this was not joking Robin, this is serious Robin. ‘Don’t do it Matthew.’ There are moments when that voice prevented me from doing anything wrong. He really impacted me on just that little thing." The actor has been in the industry for nearly his whole life, drawing on his good looks and talent to keep winning roles and popularity. But if you haven't seen this former child star lately, it turns out that Matthew Lawrence has aged very well since his Mrs. Doubtfire days. Lawrence became known for starring alongside his equally adorable and famous siblings, particularly in the '90s, making the Lawrence brothers a trifecta of good looks. His older brother Joey is four years his senior, while younger brother Andrew is eight years Matthew's junior. These three played brothers on their own TV show, Brotherly Love, as well as in movies like Brothers of the Frontier and Horse Sense. Matthew even made appearances in the sitcom, Blossom, playing a younger Joey. The star added some eye candy to movies like 2002's The Hot Chick and through his recurring role as Jack on Boy Meets World in the late '90s, and Matthew has continued to steadily take on lesser known roles in the decades since. In fact, he's much more than just a pretty face who can act. Not only did he show off his vocal talents in some of his acting roles, like on Brotherly Love and Boy Meets World, but he and his famous brothers formed a band called Still Three in 2014. They released their single, "Lose Myself," three years later, with Matthew telling People at the time, "We started out as a musical family — acting kinda redirected us. It feels good to get back to our roots." Alongside being an actor and a musician, Lawrence is also a zoologist. He casually mentioned this fact to the paparazzi in 2016, when they asked for his opinion on SeaWorld. However, you only need to take one swipe through Lawrence's Instagram feed to see that his animal-related posts go way beyond simple pictures of a man with his dog. Lawrence's wife, Cheryl Burke, said in a 2018 interview with Entertainment Tonight, “So, Matt loves reptiles [...] And he’s been raising iguanas for 25 years [...] I love that that's his hobby because it's so sweet to see him talk passionately about animals." Matthew actually met his future wife, dancer Cheryl Burke, in 2006, when his older brother Joey competed on Dancing With the Stars. The two felt a mutual attraction right away and started dating, but ended up calling it quits in 2008. In 2018, Burke told Yahoo! Life, "We broke up and we didn't even run into each other once, which is crazy because we used to live very close." Nearly a decade went by before the two decided to try again, but it was actually the dancer's family who encouraged her to reach out to ex-boyfriend Lawrence around Christmas in 2016. She assumed nothing would come of it, but was proven wrong when the actor was happy to pick the relationship back up right where they left off, and he's been sharing sweet photos of Burke on Instagram ever since. After announcing their engagement in 2018, the two got married in a San Diego ceremony in May 2019. Matthew Lawrence is still consistently acting, putting that talent and his undeniable good looks to use onscreen. But we love the way that this former child star's life has turned out and enjoy seeing him so happy and successful. #MatthewLawrence #MrsDoubtfire