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Matt LeBlanc
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About Matt LeBlanc
Matt LeBlanc is a well known American actor and comedian, who was popularly known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on a sitcom “Friends” and “Joey”. He has been seen working actively since the year of 1987.
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| Full Name | Matthew Steven LeBlanc |
| Date of Birth | 25 July 1967 |
| Birth Place | Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | Paul LeBlanc and Patricia LeBlanc |
| Occupation | actor and comedian |
| Partner(s)/Spouse(s) | Melissa McKnight(div.2006)Aurora Mulligan |
| Net Worth | $80 million |
Personal Life and Relationship
Matt LeBlanc, whose real name is Matthew Steven LeBlanc, was born on 25 July 1967 in Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. as a son of father, Paul LeBlanc and mother, Patricia LeBlanc. His father was a mechanic where his mother is officer manager. He has a brother as sibling whose name is Justin LeBlanc.
In May 2003, Matt LeBlanc married to a British-born American model Melissa McKnight where they had gave birth to their daughter in 2004 and named as Marina but later, they divorced in October 2006. After that, he was in relationship with Andrea Anders from the year of 2006 but they broke up in 2015. Currently, he is in a relationship with Aurora Mulligan from the year of 2016.
Nationality and Physical Stats
Matt LeBlanc holds an American nationality and belongs to the ethnicity of French-Canadian and Italian. He is currently 53 years old with height of 5 feet 9.5 inches (1.77 cm/ 1.77 m) and weight of 77 kg. He had got dark brown hair with salt and pepper eyes. As he was born on 25 July, his zodiac sign is Leo.
Early Life and Education
Earlier, Matt LeBlanc attended at Newton North High School for his study and later, he completed his graduation from that school. When he turned at 17 years old, he moved to New York to follow his career in acting. Some people also told that he was too short to become the part of industry but later, he had got the chance in acting.
Career
Television Career
Matt LeBlanc started his professional career in acting after he had got the chance to appear in Heinz Tomato Ketchup commercial in the year of 1987. After that, he was casted as Chuck Bender on an American drama television series “TV 101” where he was seen appearing from the year of 1988 to the year 1989. After that, in 1989, he was seen playing the role of Todd Murphy on 2 episodes of an American sitcom “Just the Ten of Us”.
Later, he was casted as Billy Burton on an American disaster survival movie “Anything to Survive” in 1990. In the same year, he was also seen appearing as Tommy on a series “Monsters”. In the year of 1991, he was also seen frequently as Vinnie Verducci on an American sitcom “Top of the Heap” and in the same year, he was also seen on an American television sitcom “Married… with Children” on the same role. After that, from the year of 1992 to 1993, he was also seen playing the same role on an American television sitcom “Vinnie & Bobby”. After that, he was also seen appearing in 2 episodes of an American anthology erotic drama series “Red Shoe Diaries” from the year of 1992 to 1993.
In the year of 1993, he was seen appearing as Frank Goodman in an episode “Bright Smoke, Cold Fire” of an American drama series “Class of `96”. Further, he was casted as Vince on an American drama movie “Reform School Girl” in 1994. After that, he was casted as Joey Tribbiani on an American television sitcom “Friends” which was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman where he was the regular cast member of the series and was seen from the year of 1994 to 2004. From this role he had earned so many positive response and success on his career. With his co-star, their all performance was really appreciated by so many people and the series was also become famous world widely.
After the huge success of the series, Matt LeBlanc was also seen reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani on an American sitcom “Joey” where he was seen playing the role from the year 2004 to 2006. Later, he was seen appearing as Matt LeBlanc which was his own name, on a British-American comedy television series “Episodes”. Further, he was casted as a guest on 1 episode of a British motoring magazine and factial television program “Top Gear” in 2012. Likewise, he was seen appearing as Nick Jericho on the series like “Web Therapy” and “Web Therapy (TV series)” in 2013.
In addition, he was also seen playing role on his own produced television movie “The Prince” in 2015. Further, he was seen hosting the program “Top Gear” from the year of 2016 to 2019 and after that, he was casted on an American television sitcom “Man with a Plan” from the year of 2016 to 2020 where he was also the executive producer of the series. In 2020, he was seen on a series “The One Where They Got Back Together” where he was also the executive producer of the series.
Film Career
Matt LeBlanc started his film career, after he had been casted as GI Joe on a movie “Doll Day Afternoon” in 1987. After that, he was seen appearing in a short video “Jon Bon Jovi: Miracle” in 1990 and then, in 1991, he was also seen appearing as Young man on a short video “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Into the Great Wide Open”.
Further, he was seen playing the role in several movies like “Grey Knight”, “Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman’s Lipstick” and “Lookin’ Italian”. Later, in 1995, he was also seen as Joey Tribbiani on a music video and in a short video of an American television sitcom “Friends”. in 1996, he was casted as Jack ‘Deuce’ Cooper in an American sports comedy movie “Ed”. Further, he was seen appearing in several movies like “Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up”, “Lost In Space”, “Bon Jovi: Say It Isn’t So”, “Charlie Angels”, “All the Queen’s Men”, “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”, “Jonah Hex” and Lovesick”.
Awards
In the year of 2002, Matt LeBlanc had won Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Actor-Comedy from the series “Friends” as Joey Trbbiani. After that, he had also won People’s Choice Awards for Favorite Male Television Star in 2005 and then, in 2012, he had also won Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy from the series “Episodes”. In 2017, he became able to win People’s Choice Awards for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series from the series “Man with a Plan”.
With his “friends’” cast, he had won screen Actor Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 1996. After that, they had also won Online Film & Television Association Awards for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 1997. In addition, they had also won TV Guide Awards for Editor’s Choice Award in 2000. Besides this, he had also received so many nominations for his outstanding performance.
Net Worth
The estimated net worth of Matt LeBlanc is $80 million.
