Matthew Labyorteaux Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1992, he and his brother Patrick founded the Youth Rescue Fund, a charity organization that assists young people in crisis, and they have raised funds for youth shelters around the U․S
• As a teen, he appeared as Albert Quinn Ingalls in NBC-TV's "Little House on the Prairie" alongside his older brother Patrick, who played Andy Garvey
• Video games for which he has supplied voices include "Kinect Star Wars," "Thrillville" and the "․hack" series
• Before he became a regular on "Little House on the Prairie," he played in two episodes as the younger self of Charles Ingalls, who was played as a man by the show's star, Michael Landon
• He was discovered at the age of 7 as he waited for Patrick, his older brother, to finish a casting call
• Was born with a congenital heart defect and showed signs of autism in his early years, which he had to overcome to be an actor․ He spoke his first words at age 5, in front of an audience
• Voiced the title characters in the animated TV series "Clifford the Big Red Dog" and the American version of the Japanese animated TV series "Yu-Gi-Oh․"