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'90s child star who worked with Robin Williams is unrecognizable in latest outing


Matthew played Robin's son in Mrs. Doubtfire


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Faye James
Faye JamesSenior Editor
August 13, 2025
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'90s child star Matthew Lawrence was virtually unrecognizable from his Mrs. Doubtfire days as he stepped out for a spot of grocery shopping in LA on Tuesday.

The actor looked relaxed as he carried several bags to his car, while sporting a white tee, gray jeans, black flip flops, and a gray newsboy cap.

Hollywood veteran

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Matthew looked so different during his latest outing

The now-45-year-old rose to fame after playing Chris Hillard, the older son, in the hit 1993 film alongside acting icon Robin Williams, followed by a prominent role on the Boy Meets World series as Jack Hunter.

He is still a working actor, with his most recent credit being in 2025's The Man Behind the Camera.

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Matthew made headlines in July when he opened up about his time working with Robin in Mrs. Doubtfire, where the comedian portrayed a divorced father pretending to be a Scottish nanny.

Artificial intelligence

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The actor was unrecognizable while running errands in LA

The star shared with Entertainment Weekly that he wanted to see Robin's voice recreated through the use of artificial intelligence, to bring his spirit and energy to a new generation.

"I would love — now, obviously, with the respect and with the okay from his family — but I would love to do something really special with his voice because I know for a generation, that voice is just so iconic," he said.

"It's not just the fact that I knew him and worked with him, and so it's in my head — it's in everybody's head. And it would be so cool."

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Robin portrayed a divorced father pretending to be a Scottish nanny

"During his passing, with the AI coming out, I'm like, 'Man, he's gotta be the voice of A.I. He's gotta be the voice in something.' So yeah, I would love to do that," Matthew concluded.

Robin passed away in 2014 at age 63, and his daughter Zelda has been fiercely opposed to any use of AI when it comes to her father's legacy.

Robin with his daughter, Zelda, on stage in 2009© Michael Tran
Robin's daughter Zelda is vehemently opposed to AI

"I am not an impartial voice in SAG's fight against AI. I've witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/re-create actors who cannot consent, like Dad," she wrote on Instagram in 2023.

"This isn't theoretical, it is very, very real. I've already heard AI used to get his 'voice' to say whatever people want, and while I find it personally disturbing, the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings."

Words of wisdom

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Matthew was 12 years old in Mrs. Doubtfire

Meanwhile, Matthew shared with People how impactful his time working with Robin really was, explaining that he heeded the Oscar winner's words of wisdom.

"He was the first adult who really let me in on his condition. Like, full-on let me in," he said of Robin's addiction to drugs. 

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Robin struggled with substance abuse throughout his life

"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."

"He was very serious," Matthew added. 

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Matthew revealed how Robin's advice affected him

"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 [drugs] because of him."

Mrs. Doubtfire was a certified hit, and also starred Mara Wilson as Natalie, Lisa Jakub as Lydia, Sally Field as their mother, Miranda, and Pierce Brosnan as Stu Dunmeyer.

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