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 LeBlanc at the 1995 Emmy Awards |
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| Born | Matthew Steven LeBlanc July 25, 1967 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, known for his role as Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcoms Friends and Joey.
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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.2 And also of French, Irish, Dutch and English heritage.3 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 playing his job of an actor — 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.
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".4
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. Since January 2006, LeBlanc has been dating his former Joey co-star Andrea Anders .5
Awards
From 2002–2004, LeBlanc was nominated three consecutive years as Best Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy Awards,67 while from 2003–2005 he received three consecutive Best Actor nominations at the Golden Globe Awards.89 In 2000, he won Editor's Choice in TV Guide Awards (as Friends).8 In 2002, he won TV - Choice Actor - Comedy at the Teen Choice Awards (as Friends).8 In 2005, he won Favorite Male Television Star at the People's Choice Awards.8
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1988 | TV 101 | Chuck Bender | Recurring role, 1988–1989 |
| 1991 | Married... with Children | Vinnie Verducci | Recurring role |
| Red Shoe Diaries | Kyle Tom's Brother |
1 episode ("Just Like That") 1 episode ("Kidnap") |
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| 1994-2004 | Friends | Joey Tribbiani | 10 seasons, 1994–2004 |
| 1996 | Ed | Jack 'Deuce' Cooper | |
| 1998 | Lost in Space | Major Don West | |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | Jason | |
| 2001 | All the Queen's Men | O'Rourke | |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Jason | |
| 2004-2006 | Joey | Joey Tribbiani | 2 seasons, 2004–2006 |
| 2010 | Episodes | Matt LeBlanc | In development4 |
References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/2/Matt-LeBlanc.html
- ^ The Washington Post
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001455/bio
- ^ a b Parks, Tim (September 30, 2009). "LeBlanc to star as himself on 'Episodes'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a179903/leblanc-to-star-as-himself-on-episodes.html. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- ^ "Matt LeBlanc's Other Woman". People. April 6, 2006. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1180477,00.html. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- ^ http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/18/emmy02.emmy.nominations/index.html
- ^ http://www.emmys.tv/primetime/2004/awards/leadactor.php
- ^ a b c d "Matt LeBlanc: Awards". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001455/awards.
- ^ http://www.emmys.tv/primetime/2003/awards/leadactor.php