Matthew Charles Labyorteaux is an American film, television and voice actor. In many of his credits, his last name is spelled as "Laborteaux". He is also credited as Matthew Charles for his work in animation. He is best known for portraying Albert Quinn Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie from 1978–83. He is also known as the voice of Jaden Yuki and The Supreme King in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX from 2005–08.
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, where he played one of Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands' children. Aside from his tenure on Little House on the Prairie, Labyorteaux also starred in the short-lived television series The Red Hand Gang and Whiz Kids, in addition to several made-for-television movies. His most prominent film role was in Wes Craven's Deadly Friend as Paul Conway, a young genius who resurrects a dead girl using an artificial intelligencemicrochip from a robot he created that had previously been destroyed by a malicious neighbor. He made guest appearances on numerous television shows, including The Rookies, The Bob Newhart Show, Mulligan's Stew, Lou Grant, Here's Boomer, The Love Boat, Simon & Simon, 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.
Personal life
Labyorteaux was born in Los Angeles and adopted by interior designer and talent agent Ronald Labyorteaux and actress Frances Marshall, née Frances Newman. He is the younger brother of Patrick, also adopted and also an actor, and Jane. Labyorteaux is a skilled video game player. In October 1981, he finished in 10th place for Centipede at the Atari, Inc. world championships. In April 1982, he became the United StatesPac-Man champion at a People-sponsored tournament, with a score of 1,200,000. In 1992, Matthew and Patrick founded the Youth Rescue Fund, a charity organization that assists young people in crisis, and have since engaged in fundraising for youth shelters across the U.S. The organization is no longer active.
