Matthew Lawrence is known as the boy from Mrs. Doubtfire, the popular movie by Robin Williams. He began his acting career at the very young age of 14. His first acting project was in Dynasty. He played the role of Danny Carrington in this movie.
Throughout the mid-80s and early 90s, he filled the screen with many television and feature film appearances. He has starred in the English version of Kiki’s delivery service by Studio Ghibli. He was cast along with Kristen Dunst and Phil Hartman.
He is not only just an actor but a singer too. He debuted his music career with his brother Joey. It was in the late 90s. Later, he, along with his brothers Joey and Andy, started a music band called Still Three.
They debuted in February 2017 with a single called “Lose Myself.” The brothers are not only music partners but also have acted together. They were cast in a series together called Brotherly love. Both Andy and Joey were a part of this show.
He has acted in many movies and Television series, but one of his best-known roles comes from the sitcom Boy Meets World. In this, he played the role of Jack Hunter. The sitcom premiered in 1993 and ran for seven seasons. Later in 2014, the show got a spin-off with the title Girl Meet World. It ran for three seasons, and in this show, he was able to reprise his role of Jack Hunter.
Matthew Lawrence’s Dating Life
Matthew Lawrence’s first known public relationship was with his Boys Meets world co-star, Danielle Fishel. It was in 1999. They did not reveal their relationship and kept it a secret as neither of them wanted the limelight on this relationship.
After a brief relationship with Danielle, the couple split up, and then they went on different paths. Matthew then started to date Heidi Mueller. Their romance began in 2000. They dated for four years before they announced their engagement in 2004. Unfortunately, this engagement did not last. After four years of dating and two years of being engaged, the couple called off their relationship in 2006.
Matthew Lawrence and Cheryl Burke’s relationship
Matthew Lawrence and the former Dancing with the Stars Cheryl Burke first started dating in 2007. It was a year after he broke his engagement with his former lover Heidi Mueller. Cheryl and Matthew met when he visited his brother Joey on the set of Dancing with the Stars.
Though it was in 2006, they only started dating in 2007, a year after they met. A year after they dated, they called it quit in 2008. And they did not rekindle their romance till 2017. Meanwhile, Matthew has dated Laura New since 2013. The couple eventually broke up in 2015. And he was single again.
Two years after his break up with Laura, he got back with his ex-girlfriend Cheryl. They got back together ten years after they initially broke up. They were both more mature and happy this time.
More than lovers, they were very good friends, and that was the reason why they had their feelings intact for each other even after breaking up ten years ago. The couple dated for a year before making it official on Instagram.
The presence of Matthew in Cheryl’s life had a positive impact on her mental health. A source close to her said that he was different from all the toxic relationships she had prior to this, and being with him makes her extremely happy. The couple dated in 2017 and decided to get engaged in May 2018.
After an engagement of one year, the couple got married in 2019 at Fairmont Grand Del Mar. It is a location in San Diego. In an interview, she spoke about her Married life with her husband, Matthew, saying that even though there are ups and downs in their marriage, he makes her at peace.
They had a happy married life for almost three years before Burke filed for divorce in February 2022. Initially, the cause of divorce was not known. Cheryl, in an Instagram post, asked her followers not to ask further questions as she wanted some time off to do some reflections. Weeks after the divorce was filed, a source closer to the couple said that they split because of the difficulty of having children.
Even when they came back together after their first break up, their main goal was to have a family with kids of their own. Though they could not fulfill that, they wished they split with as much love as they had when they were in their marriage.
Who is Matthew Lawrence Dating now?
Recently news broke out that this 42-year-old actor is dating Rozonda Chilli Thomas from TLC. This 51-year-old actress made her relationship with him official on New Year’s eve by sharing a video of them dancing. They were dancing to A-ha’s Take on me. They both seemed happy and cozy in their matching PJs.
They got together just three months after his divorce from his ex-wife, Cheryl. They were seen basking in the sun on a Hawaiian Trip back in August. Then the relationship was not made official. It was only on Thanksgiving they got back together. The couple spent Christmas and The Holidays together and even visited Chilli’s family. If things go at this pace, this could turn into something serious!
