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Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribiani on "Friends"
Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribiani on "Friends" - © NBC
Matt LeBlanc was born on July 25, 1967 in Newton, Massachusetts. After graduating from Newton North High School in 1985, Matt LeBlanc decided to move to New York City. There he got into acting and by 1987, Matt LeBlanc had acquired parts in national television commercials for products such as Levi's 501 Jeans, Coca-Cola, and Doritos. Matt LeBlanc also appeared in a Heinz catsup spot that won the prominent Gold Lion Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

Matt LeBlanc's formal training as an actor began in 1988. Within only a year, Matt LeBlanc had a starring role in the TV series "TV 101." That prompted Matt LeBlanc to move to Los Angeles where he made his feature-film debut in "Lookin' Italian." As luck would have it, that same year Matt LeBlanc landed a role on "Friends," as Joey Tribiani.

In 1998, Matt LeBlanc appeared opposite Gary Oldman as Major Don West in "Lost in Space," a retelling of the Robinson family's quest to find their way back to Earth after a mission in space goes awry.  Prior to "Lost in Space," Matt LeBlanc starred in the 1996 baseball comedy "Ed" and in 1993's "The Killing Box," opposite Martin Sheen and Corbin Bernsen.

Matt LeBlanc also appeared in the 2000 blockbuster motion picture "Charlie's Angels," an update of the 1970's television series of the same name.  Matt LeBlanc appeared opposite Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu as Jason Gibbons, a struggling actor and boyfriend to Liu's character, Alex.

Matt LeBlanc starred in the comedy film "All the Queen's Men" as O'Rourke, the American leader of a British Special Services team charged with infiltrating the all-female Enigma factory in Berlin and retrieving an infamous coding device.

In 1998, Matt LeBlanc got engaged to Melissa McKnight. Matt LeBlanc lives in Los Angeles with his dog, Lady, who was purchased from a pound for $40. Some of Matt LeBlanc's hobbies include parachute jumping, car racing, and landscape photography.






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Age: 42 years old
Birthday: July 25, 1967
Height: 5' 9"
Nickname: Matty
Full Name / Real Name: Matthew Steven LeBlanc
Birthplace: Newton, MA
Wife: Missy McKnight (5/3/2003 - 10/6/2006, divorced)



MATT LEBLANC: NEWS


Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribiani on "Friends" Matt LeBlanc Books Showtime ComedyOn the single-camera comedy, "Episodes," a British couple's hit UK show is turned into a dumbed-down American sitcom starring LeBlanc (as himself). Read more...

 
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MATT LEBLANC: TWITTER

March 19, 2010
Last night I dreamed that I went to cowboy school with Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry. Weird.
2 hours ago
meu deus! acabo de ver Clinton Kelly de BARBA e cabelo quase nulo. gente, what's going on with the world? primeiro Matt LeBlanc, now this!
23 hours ago
Watching Matt LeBlanc act is like watching a High School production of Death of a Salesman. RT @kevr1990 I love when Joey realises something
1 day ago
@mbmurphy15 Damn you, Matt LeBlanc!
2 days ago
@mairaahh Ya Matt LeBlanc obvsly alr came to the Letterman show. Hahaha. Decompose still laughing hahhahahaha.
2 days ago
I had a dream about Matt Leblanc. My, he`s a sexy Italian (and other various nationalities) man. How you doin`?
2 days ago
Blind Item: Which 90s sitcom star, who recently got engaged, just gave my prostate a pounding? (Not Matt LeBlanc)
2 days ago
Watching a sick movie featuring Matt LeBlanc, "Beachhouse Cleanup" (sick means good.) #sxsw
2 days ago
@rainnwilson you frickin crack me up!! I hope your Joey spinoff goes better than matt leblanc's did!!
3 days ago
@rainnwilson As long as you don't add "... guest-starring Matt LeBlanc", I'd watch it anyway.
3 days ago
Sitcom idea - Joey vs Joey. Matt LeBlanc and Joey Deacon share an apartment. Hilarity and hijinks ensue.
3 days ago
RT @927fm: @rainnwilson Spin off "Mose" You and Matt Leblanc can both appear.
3 days ago
Hire Matt LeBlanc & call it JOEY LOVES DWIGHT- RT @rainnwilson: if they ever make a Dwight spinoff, Im going to insist its called Joey
3 days ago
@rainnwilson Spin off "Mose" You and Matt Leblanc can both appear.
3 days ago
Matt LeBlanc nude, hot damn!
3 days ago
@rainnwilson Matt Leblanc will be awesome as Dwight.
3 days ago
 
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