Matthew Charles Labyorteaux (born December 8, 1966) is an American actor who has starred in television and films.

He is perhaps best known for portraying the character Albert Quinn Ingalls (credited as "Matthew Laborteaux") on the hit NBC series Little House on the Prairie from 1978 to 1983.

Biography

Labyorteaux was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the adopted son of Ronald Labyorteaux (1930–1992), an interior designer and talent agent, and actress Frances Marshall (1927–2012). He is the younger brother of Patrick Labyorteaux, also adopted, and Jane Labyorteaux, both of whom are also actors.

Labyorteaux is a skilled video game player. In October 1981 he finished in tenth place for Centipede at the Atari, Inc. world championships, and in April 1982 became the United States Pac-Man champion at a People-sponsored tournament, with a score of 1,200,000.

In 1992, Matthew and his brother founded the Youth Rescue Fund (currently partnered with Los Angeles Youth Supportive Services), a charity organization that assists young people in crisis, and they have since engaged in fundraising for youth shelters across the U.