Former Disney Channel child star Steven Anthony Lawrence is claiming he was fired from his job at Universal Studios in retaliation for reporting an alleged pedophile.
The Even Stevens star, 35, made the allegations in an Instagram post on Saturday, sharing an image of his work ID and name tag propped against a Super Mario Toad costume.
Lawrence wrote that he waited to post because he was hoping to reach a solution with his former employer.
However, he alleged that his job came to an end after his boss and her H.R. representative allegedly retaliated against him for ‘reporting a suspected pedofile [sic] around children.’
‘While I will truly miss my job I cannot be associated with an organization or people that don’t care about performer or guest safety while numerous people continue to get hurt,’ he wrote.
A spokesperson for Universal denied the allegations, telling Daily Mail, ‘We have investigated and reviewed the concerns brought forward by this former employee and they were found to be inaccurate and without merit.’
Former Disney Channel child star Steven Anthony Lawrence, 35, is claiming he was fired from his job at Universal Studios in retaliation for reporting a pedophile; Lawrence pictured in 2019
‘We take all employee concerns seriously and have established processes for raising any concerns without fear of retaliation.’
Daily Mail has reached out to Lawrence for comment.
Lawrence ended his post writing, ‘With what I know, I WILL NEVER ALLOW MY KID TO GO TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD. Be safe everyone.’
The former child star did not share any evidence for his claims or explain what he meant.
His former co-star Christy Carlson Romano shared a message of support, writing, ‘Good for you Steven!’ in the comments of his post.
Lawrence found fame when he bagged a recurring role alongside Shia LaBeouf on the Disney Channel original series Even Stevens in 2001.
On the show, Lawrence played Bernard ‘Beans’ Aranguren, the Stevens’ extremely annoying neighbor, who comes into their home uninvited, makes himself at home, and refuses to leave.
Beans’ love of bacon was a recurring theme in the comedy and in one episode, titled Little Mr. Sacktown, his character even visits a bacon shack.
His character eventually turned into a sidekick for Louis, played by LaBeouf, and Twitty’s schemes, with him usually double-crossing the two. A.J. Trauth played Twitty.
Lawrence starred in a grand total of 22 episodes.
The actor made the allegations in an Instagram post on Saturday, sharing an image of his work ID and name tag propped against a Super Mario Toad costume
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He alleged that his job came to an end after his boss and her H.R. representative allegedly retaliated against him for ‘reporting a suspected pedofile [sic] around children’, but he provided no evidence
Lawrence found fame as a child actor playing Bernard ‘Beans’ Aranguren on the Disney Channel original series Even Stevens; Seen in a still
Lawrence (R) starred in a grand total of 22 episodes on the show, alongside Shia LaBeouf (center)
He also starred in The Even Stevens Movie before he departed the series in 2003.
Later that year he enjoyed a role in the Steve Martin film Cheaper by the Dozen.
He went on to land roles in popular television shows such as Married… with Children, The Amanda Show and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch all before the age of 10.
Lawrence also starred in well-known series including Frasier, ER, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and That’s So Raven.
He then appeared in several other movies including Rebound in 2005, Bratz in 2007, and Archie’s Final Project in 2009.
Lawrence’s last movie appearance was in Holly, Jingles and Clyde 3D, in 2013. He played Jingles.
Lawrence has also appeared in various TV commercials.
In 2011, he portrayed a pink elf in the T-Mobile holiday advertisement, and in 2012, he wore a dog costume for an Old Spice commercial.
The actor is fairly active on social media and posts regularly on Instagram – where he has 7,532 followers.
He also hosted a podcast with his former Even Stevens costars Christy – who played Ren Stevens – and Nick Spano – who played Donnie Stevens – for several months last year.
They spoke about their lives since being on the show, and the impact that Even Stevens has had on them.
Lawrence’s last movie appearance was in Holly, Jingles and Clyde 3D, in 2013. The actor is fairly active on social media and posts regularly on Instagram – where he has 7,532 followers
In a July 2023 episode, Lawrence confessed that he almost ‘went to Disney jail’ when he was younger because he and his girlfriend at the time were ‘getting a little hot and frisky’ while in the Haunted Mansion attraction.
More recently, Lawrence has been showing off his teeth on Instagram after a visit to Dr. Jonathan Gabai in Beverly Hills where he got himself a ‘new smile.’
In the past, Lawrence has also opened up about his addiction to drugs and alcohol. He has been sober since 2019.
He also speaks at high schools warning students about the dangers of substance abuse.
