Many know Steven Anthony Lawrence as the bacon-loving Beans from the Disney Channel show “Even Stevens.” He reprised his role in 2003’s “The Even Stevens Movie” and made appearances in other 2000s staples like “That’s So Raven” and the remake of “Cheaper by the Dozen.” “It was so fun [on “Even Stevens”],” Lawrence shared with The Huffington Post. “Every day, it honestly was. It was like a family. You know, you see the same people 12 hours a day, five days a week, for years. You’re gonna get a little close to people, you know.”
In the years after “Even Stevens” wrapped, Lawrence made some appearances in other major 2000s productions including “Kicking & Screaming” alongside Will Ferrell and “Rebound” starring Martin Lawrence. But he eventually slowed down with his acting career to focus on something he felt was more important. “Both of my parents actually got cancer and passed [due] to that,” Lawrence revealed on “Kendall Talks TV.” “For me, you know, family comes before everything. I stopped working to take care of my dad.”
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Lawrence has since returned to the business in some form, including a new “Even Stevens” recap podcast, but he has mainly pivoted his career in another direction. “What I’m doing now is actually teaching, mainly,” he shared with The Huffington Post. “I get a really big kick out of it. … It’s almost like working the stage, It’s instant gratification when something clicks for a student.”
