Joey Lawrence shares real last name, regrets he and his brothers changed it as child stars

Joey Lawrence revealed his real last name and explained why his brothers Matthew and Andrew also adopted it. The trio said they wish they had kept their family name.

"It was my middle name," Joey, who was born Joseph Lawrence Mignogna, said via Entertainment Weekly. "So, I was named after our dad, and our grandfather on our dad's side. And in the early '80s, it was like, 'No one can pronounce Mignogna. That's not a name people will say.'"  "In the early '80s, it was like, 'No one can pronounce Mignogna. That's not a name people will say.'"  Ashley Hume is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to ashley.hume@fox.com and on Twitter: @ashleyhume

"Today, things like that are celebrated," the "Blossom" star continued. "In the '80s, it was like, 'We're going to need to water this down. There are silent Gs.'