Jennifer Lawrence. While filming The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, Jennifer Lawrence revealed that she temporarily lost her hearing due to an injury and multiple ear infections. A water jet punctured her eardrum while performing the film's underwater stunts.

Lawrence said she had to convince her parents to let her pursue acting at the age of 14 — and she never looked back. "I dropped out of middle school. I don't technically have a GED or a diploma. I am self-educated," she added at the time.

Lawrence was an athletic child; involved in cheerleading, field hockey, and softball; and thought she might be a doctor when she grew up. She did some modeling and community theater but never dreamed that she'd become an actor.

Matthew William Lawrence was born on February 11, 1980 in Abington, Pennsylvania, to Donna (Shaw), a personnel manager, and Joseph Lawrence, an insurance broker. He is the middle brother of three, with Andrew Lawrence the youngest and Joey Lawrence the oldest.