Mitchell Laurance

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Mitchell Laurance
Birth nameMitchell Dickoff
Born (1950-03-02) March 2, 1950 (age 74)
Queens, New York City, New York, US
MediumActor, sports broadcaster
Years active1980–present
Spouse Ewa Laurance
Notable works and roles Not Necessarily the News , Matlock , Dawson's Creek

Mitchell "Mitch" Laurance (born Mitchell Dickoff) is an American film and television actor and sports broadcaster.

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Early life, family and education

Mitchell Dickoff was born in Queens, New York City, New York and raised in Hewlett, New York. [1] [2] He has an identical twin brother, Matthew (born four minutes later), who is also a professional actor. [3] [4]

Both brothers are graduates of Tufts University. [3]

Career

Mitchell Laurance and his identical twin brother Matthew Laurance appear occasionally together, beginning when they were children in a margarine TV commercial which featured identical twins, and later in an episode of the TV series Cop Rock . Although Matthew was a performer on Saturday Night Live for its sixth season, Mitchell also appeared in uncredited roles on the show for a few seasons (1977–80) [2] and was an associate director and producer for the show. [5]

In 1989, Mitchell was in an AT&T commercial in which he played a man in a phone booth trying to dial Phoenix and was instead repeatedly getting Fiji. [6]

Mitchell appeared on Not Necessarily the News during the 1980s. Other recurring roles included the short-lived series Roxie (1987; most of the episodes were unaired), L.A. Law (1987−88), Reasonable Doubts (1992–93), Matlock (1988−95), and Dawson's Creek . Guest roles have ranged from Laverne & Shirley , CHiPs , The Outer Limits , One Tree Hill , Night Court , Prison Break , MacGyver , Beauty and the Beast , Midnight Caller , Empty Nest , and Jake and the Fatman . He was in the "Apollo One" episode of the mini-series From the Earth to the Moon (1998). [2] In the early 1990s he performed the role of Ben Arnold on the soap opera Santa Barbara .

He also has acted in feature films such as Stepfather II , The Runestone , The Hand That Rocks the Cradle , and Urban Mythology , and TV movies (especially in the 1990s) including The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery; Perfect Crime; To Love, Honor and Deceive; Kiss and Tell; Deadly Pursuits; Inflammable; and Death in Small Doses. [2]

He has been a radio disk jockey at WFMZ, a sports radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has hosted billiards tournaments and has provided sports commentary for ESPN. He has also been the host of a golf podcast, Golf Connections with Mitch Laurance. [5]

Personal life

Laurance is married to Ewa Laurance (née Svensson; formerly known as Ewa Mataya), a billiards world champion (a member of the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame) and model. [7] [5] They reside in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina [5]

He is a golf enthusiast, having played in pro-am golf tournaments. [5] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Helou, Paul (March 28, 1993). "The Episodic Life of a TV Actor". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mitchell Laurance at IMDb
  3. 1 2 Schwarzbaum, Lisa (May 1, 1992). "Identical twins on TV". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ Collins, William B. (May 31, 1987). "His Dual Passions For Life And Role How Matthew Laurance Has A Lot In Common With His Character On Fox's 'Duet'". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved 7 January 2014– via philly.com.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mitch Laurance". golfgetawaysnetwork.com. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Identical Twins on TV". Entertainment Weekly .
  7. 1 2 Geffner, Mike (April 2004). "Everybody Loves Ewa". Billiards Digest . p. 52.
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