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.

Filmography

• 2026The Christmas Heartbeat — Mitch
• 2025The Great Christmas Snow-In — Justin
• 2024Marry Christmas — Tom Wright, Executive Producer
• 2023Frankie Meets Jack — Dr. Jack Shaw, Executive Producer, Screenplay
• 2023Love by Design — Hal Hartley
• 2022Pardoned by Grace — Scott, Executive Producer
• Zootopia+ — Additional Voice Talent (voice)
• Call Me Kat — Joey Lawrence
• 2021Mistletoe Mixup — Tom
• 2021My Brother's Keeper — Preach
• 2021My Husband's Secret Brother — Kevin, Executive Producer
• 2021Roe v. Wade — Robert Byrn
• 2021Swim — Hudson Samson
• 2020Homeward — Lloyd Lightspinner (Voice)
• 2020Money Plane — The Concierge
• 2020The Office Mix-Up — Mikey
• Dollface — Joey Lawrence
• The Masked Singer — Walrus, Walrus (archive footage)
• 2018A Mother's Worst Fear — Brent
• 2018Destined to Ride — William Davidson
• 2018Public Disturbance — Cody
• 2018Sk8 Dawg — Mr Hoffman
• 2017Girl Followed — Jim
• 2016Arlo: The Burping Pig — David
• 2016Christmas All Over Again — Magic Shoe Store Owner
• 2016Emma's Chance — Kevin Chambers
• 2016Isle of the Dead — Lt. Paul Gibson
• 2016Saved by Grace — Rick
• 2016Wish for Christmas — Luke MacLaren
• The Real Daytime
• 2012Hitched for the Holidays — Rob
• 2012My Fake Fiance — Vince
• 2012The Dog Who Saved the Holidays — Zeus (voice)
• 2011Hit List — Lyle Wilkes
• 2011The Dog Who Saved Halloween — Zeus (voice)
• 2010At the Sinatra Club — Louie 'Pipes' Pepitone
• Hawaii Five-0 — Aaron Wright
• Melissa & Joey — Joe Longo, Director, Producer
• 2008Together Again for the First Time — Carey Krzyznyk
• Californication — Brian
• 2006Android Apocalypse — DeeCee
• 2006Rest Stop — Officer Michael Deacon
• 2005Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber — Ferguson
• 2005The Pool 2 — Lance Cooper
• CSI: NY — Clay Dobson
• 2004Love Rules! — Michael Warner
• Run of the House — Kurt Franklin
• American Dreams — Michael Brooks
• Half & Half — Brett Mahoney
• 2002Pandora's Box — Detective Anderson
• 2002Romantic Comedy 101 — Mark Gibson
• 2001A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales — Wolfpack Leader (voice)
• 2001Do You Wanna Know a Secret? — Hank Ford
• 2001Gladiator
• 2001Jumping Ship — Michael Woods, Executive Producer
• The Zeta Project
• 2000Desperate But Not Serious — Darby
• 2000Urban Legends: Final Cut — Graham
• 1999Horse Sense — Michael Woods, Co-Producer
• 1999Tequila Body Shots — Johnny Orpheus
• V.I.P. — Joey Lawrence
• 1996Brothers of the Frontier — Ethan Frye
• 1995A Goofy Movie — Chad (voice)
• Brotherly Love — Joe Roman, Director, Theme Song Performance
• 1995Prince for a Day — Ralph Bitondo / Ricky Prince, Music
• 1994Radioland Murders — Frankie Marshall
• Touched by an Angel — Jesse Archer
• Almost Home — Jeff Thornton
• The John Larroquette Show — Sonny Watkins
• 1991Chains of Gold — Tommy
• The Torkelsons — Jeff Thornton
• Blossom — Joey Russo
• The Word
• 1989Adventures in Babysitting — Brad Anderson
• 1988Oliver & Company — Oliver (voice)
• 1988Pulse — David Rockland
• 1986Alvin Goes Back to School
• 1985Don't Touch — Mattie
• 1985Summer Rental — Bobby Chester
• 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
• 1983Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home — Chris Peters
• 1982Hit and Run — Jeremy Marks
• Silver Spoons — Joey Thompson
• Gimme a Break! — Joey Donovan
• Love Is in Bel Air — Christian Saxton

Appearances as themselves (19)

• 2021kid 90 — Self (voice)
• Celebrity Big Brother — Self, Self - Houseguest
• Battle of the Network Stars — Self
• Drop the Mic — Self
• Steve — Self
• Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry — Self - Guest
• Celebrity Family Feud — Self
• Celebrity Name Game — Self
• When I Was 17 — Self
• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant
• The Reichen Show — Self
• 2002The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s — Self (archive footage)
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self - Guest
• Kids' Choice Awards — Self - Host
• 1985Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa — Self
• 1984It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self