{"id":2221966,"date":"2026-01-04T19:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2221966"},"modified":"2026-01-04T19:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:42:28","slug":"even-stevens-actor-steven-anthony-lawrence-was-fired-by-universal-for-reporting-pedophile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/even-stevens-actor-steven-anthony-lawrence-was-fired-by-universal-for-reporting-pedophile\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Even Stevens&#8217;\u00a0actor Steven Anthony Lawrence was fired by Universal for reporting pedophile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F01%2F118258948.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former \u201cEven Stevens\u201d star Steven Anthony Lawrence made a major allegation about his time working at Universal Studios Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTEAH_2Eo7_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram post <\/a>shared Saturday, the 35-year-old claimed he was fired from the theme park for \u201creporting a suspected pedophile.\u201d<\/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 began his message.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Steven Anthony Lawrence in a selfie. <span class=\"credit\">Steven Anthony Lawrence\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cEven Stevens\u201d alum Steven Anthony Lawrence. <span class=\"credit\">Steven Anthony Lawrence\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is with a heavy heart I have to announce that my time with Universal Studios has ended because my Boss @vonblonde and her H.R. representative Julia.Mira@udx.com wants to retaliate for reporting a suspected pedophile around children,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lawrence added, \u201cWhile I will truly miss my job I cannot be associated with an organization or people that don\u2019t care about performer or guest safety while numerous people continue to get hurt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Steven Anthony Lawrence in \u201cEven Stevens.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the end of his message, the former child actor declared, \u201cWith what I know, I WILL NEVER ALLOW MY KID TO GO TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD. Be safe everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence\u2019s post featured a picture of his Universal Studios Hollywood badge propped up against a Toad hat from\u00a0\u201cSuper Mario Bros.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His former co-star Christy Carlson Romano showed support in the comments, writing, \u201cGood for you Steven.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Steven Anthony Lawrence\u2019s Universal Studios Hollywood badge. <span class=\"credit\">Steven Anthony Lawrence\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Universal Studios Hollywood for comment.<\/p>\n<p>A Universal spokesperson told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/03\/steven-anthony-lawrence-allegedly-fired-reporting-pedophile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, \u201cWe have investigated and reviewed the concerns brought forward by this former employee and they were found to be inaccurate and without merit. We take all employee concerns seriously and have established processes for raising any concerns without fear of retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Steven Anthony Lawrence at the \u201cLords of Dogtown\u201d premiere in Los Angeles in 2005. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lawrence played Bernard \u201cBeans\u201d Aranguren on all three seasons of Disney Channel\u2019s \u201cEven Stevens\u201d from 2001 to 2003.<\/p>\n<p>The show, which followed a family living in suburban Sacramento, Calif., also starred Romano, Shia LaBeouf, Nick Spano, Tom Virtue and Donna Pescow. <\/p>\n<p>From March to July 2023, Lawrence, Romano and Spano co-hosted the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@EvenMoreStevensPod\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cEven More Stevens Podcast\u201d <\/a>where they looked back on the beloved series. The podcast stopped running during the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/13\/hollywood-actors-go-on-strike-as-contract-talks-collapse\/\">SAG-AFTRA strike.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Steven Anthony Lawrence and Shia LaBoeuf in \u201cEven Stevens.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Christy Carlson Romano (left) and Steven Anthony Lawrence (center) hosting their podcast. <span class=\"credit\">Steven Anthony Lawrence\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lawrence\u2019s other TV credits include \u201cThat\u2019s So Raven,\u201d \u201cMarried\u2026with Children,\u201d \u201cER,\u201d \u201cFrasier,\u201d \u201cThe Amanda Show,\u201d \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u201d and \u201cWeeds.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He also appeared in several movies including \u201cThe Cat in the Hat\u201d (2003), \u201cCheaper by the Dozen\u201d (2003), \u201cKicking &amp; Screaming\u201d (2005) and \u201cBratz\u201d (2007).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former \u201cEven Stevens\u201d star Steven Anthony Lawrence made a major allegation about his time working at Universal Studios Hollywood. In an Instagram post shared Saturday, the 35-year-old claimed he was fired from the theme park for \u201creporting a suspected pedophile.\u201d \u201cI delayed posting this for about a month because I was hoping we could find [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2221967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[25538,361906,309932,21741,388157,346469,21913,330806],"class_list":["post-2221966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-actors","tag-child-stars","tag-disney-channel","tag-entertainment","tag-pedophiles","tag-theme-parks","tag-tv","tag-universal-studios"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Even-Stevens-actor-Steven-Anthony-Lawrence-was-fired-by-Universal-for.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221966"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2221968,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221966\/revisions\/2221968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}