Matthew Labyorteaux
Matthew Charles Labyorteaux (born December 8, 1966) is an American film, television and voice actor.[2][3] In many of his credits, his last name is spelled as "Laborteaux".[4] He is also credited as Matthew Charles for his work in animation.
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 Labyorteaux and Katy Kurtzman on Little House on the Prairie, 1977 | |
| Born | Matthew Charles Labyorteaux December 8, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Known for | Role of Albert Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie |
| Spouse(s) | Leslie Labyorteaux
(m. 2020) |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Family | Patrick Labyorteaux (brother) |
He is best known for portraying Albert Ingalls[5] on Little House on the Prairie from 1978–1983. He is also known as the voice of Jaden Yuki and The Supreme King in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX from 2005–2008.
Early life
Labyorteaux was born in Los Angeles and adopted by interior designer and talent agent Ronald Labyorteaux (1930–92) and actress Frances Marshall, née Frances Newman (1927–2012). He is the younger brother of Patrick, also adopted and also an actor, and Jane. An article in People magazine from 1978 reported that he was born with a hole in his heart and thought to be autistic for the first five years of his life.[6]
Career
Labyorteaux began working in commercials at the age of seven, having been discovered while accompanying his older brother, Patrick Labyorteaux, to a casting call. He shortly thereafter landed his first dramatic role in A Woman Under the Influence, directed and written by John Cassavetes, where he played one of the children of Peter Falk's and Gena Rowlands's characters.[7]
Aside from his tenure on Little House on the Prairie, Labyorteaux also starred in the short-lived television series The Red Hand Gang (1977) and Whiz Kids (1983–1984), in addition to several made-for-television movies. His most prominent film role was in Wes Craven's Deadly Friend (1986) as Paul Conway, a young genius who resurrects a dead girl using an artificial intelligence microchip from a robot he created that had previously been destroyed by a malicious neighbor.[8]
He made guest appearances on numerous television shows, including The Rookies, The Bob Newhart Show, Mulligan's Stew, Lou Grant, Here's Boomer (spin-off of The Red Hand Gang), The Love Boat, Simon & Simon (crossover episode with Whiz Kids), Highway to Heaven, Night Court, Paradise, and Silk Stalkings.
More recently, Labyorteaux has worked as a voice actor, providing characterizations in video games and animated features, additional dialogue recording in film and television, and voice-over in advertisements.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 1974 A Woman Under the Influence Angelo Longhetti 1978 King of the Gypsies Middle Dave 1986 Deadly Friend Paul Conway 1998 Mulan Additional voices 2006 Everyone's Hero 2009 Bride Wars 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time Jaden Yuki (voice) English dub 2013 The Wind Rises Additional voices English dub 2018 Next Gen
Television
Year Title Role Notes 1975 The Rookies Jody Gifford Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter" 1975 Phyllis Child Episode: "There's No Business Like No Business" 1976,
1978–1983Little House on the Prairie Albert Quinn Ingalls, Young Charles Ingalls 89 episodes 1976 NBC Special Treat Billy Episode: "Papa and Me" 1976 The Practice Pete Episode: "Judy Sinclair" 1976 Doc David Episode: The Death of a Turtle 1976 The Bob Newhart Show Richie Episode: "My Boy Guillermo" 1977 A Circle of Children Brian O'Connell Television film 1977 Most Wanted Billy Joe Nelson Episode: "The Tunnel Killer" 1977 Mulligan's Stew Duane Episode: "Biggest Mansion" 1977 The Red Hand Gang Frankie 12 episodes 1977 Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo Matthew Beck Television film 1977 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Johnny Doe / Wild Child 23 episodes 1978 Killing Stone Christopher Stone Television film 1979 The Little House Years Albert Ingalls Television film 1979 Lou Grant Mark Donner Episode: "Kids" 1980 Here's Boomer Jesse Episode: "Jailbreak" 1980 The Aliens Are Coming Timmy Garner Television film 1982 The Love Boat Chip Bronson Episode: "Winning Isn't Everything" 1983 Little House: Look Back to Yesterday Albert Ingalls Television film 1983 Simon & Simon Richie Adler Episode: "Fly the Alibi Skies" 1983– 1984Whiz Kids Richie Adler 18 episodes 1985 Amazing Stories Andy Episode: "Fine Tuning" 1985 Highway to Heaven Matt Haynes Episode: "The Right Thing" 1986 Shattered Spirits Ken Mollencamp Television film 1988 Hotel Mark Daniels Episode: "Double Take" 1989 Night Court Bobby Johnson 2 episodes 1990 Paradise Sam Devitt Episode: "The Coward" 1991 The Last to Go Nathan Holover Television film 1991 Silk Stalkings Jason Dietz Episode: "Dirty Laundry" 1993 Barbarians at the Gate Teenaged F. Ross Johnson Television film 1995 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Rob, Chuck (voices) Episode: "Eau de Krumm/O'Lucky Monster" 2005– 2006G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 Scott Abernathy (voice) 7 episodes 2005– 2008Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Jaden Yuki/The Supreme King (voice) 155 episodes 2007 Winx Club Nabu (voice) 6 episodes
Video games
Year Title Role 2003– 2004.hack series Additional voices 2006 Thrillville Adult male #1, Announcer 2007 Thrillville: Off the Rails Accountant, Adult male #1, Announcer, Tank player 2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Additional voices 2012 Kinect Star Wars Gold 5, Padawan #2 2013 Gangstar Vegas Male casino dealer, Radio ads 2017 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Jaden Yuki, Jaden / Yubel, Supreme King Jaden
Accolades
Year Association Category Show Result 1983 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actor in a Drama Series Little House on the Prairie Nominated 1984 Best Young Actor in a New Television Series Whiz Kids Nominated Best Young Actor in a Drama Series Little House on the Prairie Nominated
References
- Pop Culture Retro interview with Matthew Labyorteaux from Little House on the Prairie! Part One. Pop Culture Retro. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via YouTube.
- Reilly, S. (September 11, 1978). Donovan, H (ed.). "Landon's Little Kids". People Weekly. Chicago, IL: Time. 10 (11): 92–96. ISSN 0093-7673. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- Harris, H. (December 20, 1981). Roberts, E.L., Jr. (ed.). "Laborteaux trio: Matt, Pat, and Mom" (PDF). The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, PA: J.S. Knight: TV04. ISSN 0885-6613. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- "Matthew Labyorteaux". IMdb. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- "Matthew Labyorteaux". Biography.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- Reilly, Sue (September 11, 1978). "Landon's little kids". People. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- Norton, Paula (February 7, 1976). "Notes from the wasteland: A special friendship". Argus-Courier.
- Goldstein, Patrick (October 14, 1986). "Deadly Friend slows flow of gore". The Los Angeles Times.
External links
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- "About Patrick Laborteaux and Matthew Laborteaux". Little House on the Prairie (littlehouseontheprairie.com).
- Matthew Labyorteaux at IMDb
- Matthew Labyorteaux at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Matthew Labyorteaux at Anime News Network's encyclopedia