{"id":3104,"date":"2026-05-22T05:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/disney-child-star-steven-anthony-lawrence-makes-surprise-tv-comeback-on-rob-lowes-the-floor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T05:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:29:09","slug":"disney-child-star-steven-anthony-lawrence-makes-surprise-tv-comeback-on-rob-lowes-the-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/disney-child-star-steven-anthony-lawrence-makes-surprise-tv-comeback-on-rob-lowes-the-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney child star Steven Anthony Lawrence makes surprise TV comeback on Rob Lowe\u2019s &#8216;The Floor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/newspress-collage-5yk2d7v6p-1779427125315.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/disney-channel\/\">Disney Channel<\/a> star Steven Anthony Lawrence made a surprise appearance on Rob Lowe\u2019s game show \u201cThe Floor\u201d this week, more than 20 years after becoming a fan favorite on television. <\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old actor, most known for his role as \u201cBeans\u201d on the Shia LaBeouf-led sitcom \u201cEven Stevens,\u201d competed on Wednesday\u2019s episode of the FOX trivia series, where contestants battle for a $250,000 prize.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence took on the \u201cRenaissance Faire\u201d category and told host Lowe he felt prepared for the medieval-themed questions because he\u2019s previously played an elf.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Former Disney Channel star Steven Anthony Lawrence appeared on Rob Lowe\u2019s game show \u201cThe Floor.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">The Floor\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve done a bunch of character roles in my life, so I\u2019m feeling very knowledgeable in the category,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lowe asked the actor what his favorite role had been over the years.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cFavorite was definitely Beans from \u2018Even Stevens,\u2019\u201d Lawrence replied, drawing loud cheers from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence won the Renaissance-themed round before he lost his matchup in the Global News category later in the program.<\/p>\n<p>The appearance marked one of Lawrence\u2019s biggest TV moments in years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lawrence played \u201cBeans\u201d on the Shia LaBeouf-led sitcom \u201cEven Stevens.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lawrence became widely known in the early 2000s for playing Bernard \u201cBeans\u201d Aranguren, the Stevens family\u2019s oddball neighbor on \u201cEven Stevens\u201d alongside LaBeouf, Christy Carlson Romano and AJ Trauth.<\/p>\n<p>Originally introduced as a recurring character, Beans quickly became one of the Disney Channel show\u2019s breakout personalities.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence ultimately appeared in 22 episodes and later starred in \u201cThe Even Stevens Movie\u201d before leaving the series in 2003.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The 35-year-old actor battled for the $250,000 prize on \u201cThe Floor\u201d but lost in the Global News category. <span class=\"credit\">The Floor\/Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also appeared in early 2000s family hits, including Mike Myers\u2019 live-action adaptation of \u201cThe Cat in the Hat\u201d and the 2003 remake of \u201cCheaper by the Dozen\u201d alongside fellow Disney Channel star Hilary Duff.<\/p>\n<p>While Lawrence has continued acting over the years, one of his last major studio films was the 2005 Will Ferrell comedy \u201cKicking &amp; Screaming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Lawrence made headlines after he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/04\/entertainment\/even-stevens-actor-steven-anthony-lawrence-was-fired-by-universal-for-reporting-pedophile\/\">accused Universal Studios Hollywood of firing him in retaliation<\/a> for reporting what he described as a \u201csuspected pedophile.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cEven Stevens\u201d cast: Christy Carlson Romano, Tom Virtue, Donna Pescow, Shia LaBeouf and Lawrence. <span class=\"credit\">Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a January Instagram post, Lawrence shared a photo of his former work ID and name tag next to a Super Mario-themed costume from the park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI delayed posting this for about a month because I was hoping we could find some sort of amicable solution because I absolutely loved performing and dancing with all you amazing people,\u201d Lawrence wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with a heavy heart I have to announce that my time with Universal Studios has ended,\u201d he continued, alleging he was terminated \u201cto retaliate for reporting a suspected pedophile around children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Universal Studios Hollywood denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have investigated and reviewed the concerns brought forward by this former employee and they were found to be inaccurate and without merit,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take all employee concerns seriously and have established processes for raising any concerns without fear of retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/22\/entertainment\/disney-child-star-steven-anthony-lawrence-makes-surprise-tv-comeback-on-rob-lowes-the-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Disney Channel star Steven Anthony Lawrence made a surprise appearance on Rob Lowe\u2019s game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/newspress-collage-5yk2d7v6p-1779427125315.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}