Lawrence who starred as the teenage son of Robin Williams' character in the 1993 film; recalled a conversation that the pair had whilst shooting for the hit movie, which saw Williams speak to Lawrence about his battles with substance abuse and urging the then teenager to avoid that particular path.
“He was the first adult who really let me in on his condition. Like, full-on let me in", Mathew Lawrence told People magazine. “I mean, as bright as he was on camera — I would go visit him in his trailer to talk to him — it was painful for him. It’s really painful for him. He didn’t hide it. He talked to me about it".
Lawrence now aged 42, also stated that Williams gave him this brief advice, “Don’t ever do drugs. Especially cocaine".
“He was very serious", he continued. “He was like, ‘You know when you come to my trailer and you see me like that?’ He’s like, ‘That’s the reason why. And now I’m fighting for the rest of my life because I spent 10 years doing something very stupid every day. Do not do it.’ I stayed away from it because of him".
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After Mrs Doubtfire, Mathew Lawrence also starred alongside his real-life brothers Joey and Andrew in TV series Brotherly Love between 1995 and 1997. He also starred as Jack Hunter in Boy Meets World from 1997 to 2000.
Two years later, Lawrence starred in a film called Hot Chick. In more recent times, he also appeared in his brother's sitcom Melissa & Joey between 2011 and 2014.
Lawrence and his Dancing With The Stars wife Cheryl Burke also recently announced their separation, after Cheryl filed for divorce in January.
