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Matt Le Blanc (Joey Tribianni)
Joey Tribianni was created by the writers of Friends. His character has always been
a favourite with his lovable stupidity and good looks (acoording to the girls).He was the clear choice to take on the
joey role with a flopped movie career only playing small parts, or big parts in crap films. He will take on a new acting career
in hollywood in this show.
Date of Birth: July 25th 1967
Place of Birth: Newton, Massachussetts, USA
Matt LeBlanc was not at all interested in acting. He followed his passion for motorcycles.
At age eight, he received his first motorcycle. After participating in numerous amateur competitions, he began to think that
motorcycling just might be his career. But his mom worried for her son - just as many others would, and the dream of motorcycling
was abruptly stopped. Matt began to train in a career of carpentry and hoped to integrate it with many artistic components.
After graduating from Newton North High School in 1985, he decided to move to New York City.
There he got into acting, but on a very small scale - commercials. By 1987, Matt had acquired parts in national television
commercials for products such as Levi's 501 Jeans, Coca-Cola, and Doritos. As well as those, he appeared in a Heinz catsup
spot that won the prominent Gold Lion Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
LeBlanc's formal training as an actor began in 1988. Within only a year, he had a starring
role in the TV series "TV 101." That prompted him to move to Los Angeles. LeBlanc made his feature-film debut in "Lookin'
Italian." As luck would have it, that same year he landed a role on "Freinds," as Joey.
In 1998, Matt got engaged to Melissa McKnight and they married in 2003 in Hawaii. As of right
now, Matt lives in Los Angeles with his dog, Lady, who was purchased from a pound for $40. Some of Matt's hobbies include
parachute jumping, car racing, and landscape photography.
Various Trivia
Named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine. [2000]
Engaged to Melissa McKnight. [November 1998]
Also works as a model. Is an educated carpenter. Interested in parachute jumping,
car racing and landscape photographing.
Graduated from Newton North High School. [1985]
Born at 4:18am-EDT
Is of mixed heritage: French, Irish, Italian, Dutch and English.
Daughter, Marina LeBlanc, born Febuary 8th 2004. She weighed in at a healthy seven
pounds, one ounce, and measured 19 inches long
At one time he was known as the king of the commercials. As well as a 1987 Heinz
ketchup commercial that won top prize at Cannes, he appeared in slots for Levi's 501 jeans, Doritos and Coca-Cola. One of
his commercials can be seen on a TV screen in Tequila Sunrise (1988).
Has a half brother named Justin who lives in Australia.
Is a motorcycle enthusiast and hosted his own TV show, The 5 Coolest Things, based
on the 5 coolest things in each motorcycle specialty (off-road, motocross, road racing, freestyle).
Stepfather to Tyler and Jacquelyne from his wife's first marriage
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