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Matt LeBlanc
LeBlanc at the 1995 Emmy Awards
Born	Matthew Steven LeBlanc July 25, 1967 (1967-07-25) (age 42) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, television producer
Years active	1988–present
Spouse(s)	Melissa McKnight (2003-2006)

Matthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc (born July 25, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcoms Friends and Joey.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards 6 References 7 External links

Early life

LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Patricia Grossman, an office manager, and Paul LeBlanc, a mechanic.¹ His mother is Italian American.^{2not in citation given} LeBlanc graduated from Newton North High School in 1985. Before Newton North, Matt attended Frank Ashley Day Junior High School and Williams Elementary School, both located in Newton. After high school he attended college at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. He left shortly after starting his second semester.

Career

In the late 1980s, LeBlanc began appearing in a number of television ads, including well-known spots for Heinz, Levi's, 7 Up and Coca-Cola He did a Coca-Cola commercial just outside of Yuma, Arizona.^{citation needed}

In 1988, he landed his first regular TV role on the drama TV 101 which ran for one season. In 1990 he starred in Jon Bon Jovi's music video "Miracle", from the Young Guns II sound track. In 1991 he starred in the music video for Alanis Morissette's single "Walk Away", in which he played her boyfriend. Later in 1991, he went on to star in a spin-off of Married... with Children entitled Top of the Heap. The short lived series only lasted 7 episodes in April and May 1991. He also played his Top of the Heap character Vinnie Verducci in a number of Married With Children episodes. LeBlanc also appeared in one episode of Red Shoe Diaries in 1991. In 1994, he starred in Bob Seger's "Night Moves" music video.

LeBlanc found most success in the role of Joey Tribbiani in 1994 on Friends, and went on to play this character for twelve years — ten seasons of Friends and two seasons of Joey. Friends was successful and LeBlanc, along with his co-stars, gained wide recognition among television viewers. On the Jay Leno show, LeBlanc iterated that when he went for the audition, he was broke. However, after the show he was one of the highest paid actors on television.

LeBlanc's most notable movie roles have been in the films Ed (1996), Lost in Space (1998), Charlie's Angels (2000) and All the Queen's Men (2001).

LeBlanc is due to star in Episodes, a Showtime/BBC television series about a fictional British television series that is remade for an American audience. The series will be written by Friends co-creator David Crane and his partner Jeffrey Klarik, and will star LeBlanc as "himself".³

LeBlanc's production company, Fort Hill Productions, co-produced the made-for-TV movie, The Prince in 2006.

Personal life

On May 3, 2003, LeBlanc married his girlfriend of six years, Melissa McKnight. Together they have a daughter, Marina, who was born in 2004.

The couple separated on January 1, 2006, and in March of that year, LeBlanc filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce became final on October 6, 2006. As of April 2006, LeBlanc was dating his former Joey co-star Andrea Anders.⁴

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Anything to Survive	Billy Barton	TV Movie as Matthew LeBlanc
1993	Grey Knight	Terhune	USA Video Title: Ghost Brigade International Title: The Killing Box
	Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick	Kyle
1994	Reform School Girl	Vince	TV movie
1996	Ed	Jack 'Deuce' Cooper
1997	Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up	Jed
1998	Lost in Space	Major Don West
	Lookin' Italian	Anthony Manetti	USA Video Title: Showdown
2000	Charlie's Angels	Jason Gibbons
2001	All the Queen's Men	O'Rourke
2003	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	Jason Gibbons

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes
1988-1989	TV 101	Chuck Bender	13 episodes
1989	Just the Ten of Us	Todd Murphy	Episode: "Quarterback Sneak" Episode: "That Championship Season"
1990	Monsters	Tommy	Episode: "A Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites"
1991	Top of the Heap	Vinnie Verducci	7 episodes
	Married... with Children	Vinnie Verducci	Episode: "Oldies But Young 'Uns" Episode: "Top of the Heap" Episode: "Kelly Does Hollywood: Part 1"
	Vinnie & Bobby	Vinnie Verducci	7 episodes
	Red Shoe Diaries	Tom's Brother	Episode: "Just Like That" Episode: "Kidnap"
1993	Class of '96	Frank Goodman	Episode: "Bright Smoke, Cold Fire"
1994 - 2004	Friends	Joey Tribbiani	238 episodes
2004 - 2006	Joey	Joey Tribbiani	46 episodes
2010	Episodes	Himself	Pre-production3

Awards

Emmy Award

• 2002 Nominated, "Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series" - "Friends"
• 2003 Nominated, "Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series" - "Friends"
• 2004 Nominated, "Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series" - "Friends"

Primetime Emmy Award

• 2002: Won, "Outstanding Comedy Series" - Friends (shared w/ co-stars)

Golden Globe Award

• 2003 Nominated, "Best Performance by An Actor in a Musical or Comedy" - "Friends"
• 2004 Nominated, "Best Performance by An Actor in a Musical or Comedy" - "Friends"
• 2005 Nominated, "Best Performance by An Actor in a Musical or Comedy" - "Friends"

TV Guide Awards

• 2000, Won, "Editor's Choice" - "Friends"

Teen Choice Awards

• 2002, Won, "TV Choice Actor" - Comedy" - "Friends"

People's Choice Awards

• 2005, Won, "Favorite Male Television Star" - "Friends"

References

External links

• Matt LeBlanc at the Internet Movie Database