Matt LeBlanc
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Matthew Steven LeBlanc (born July 25, 1967 in Newton , Massachusetts ) is an American actor and producer . He was best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani in the television series Friends and Joey .
Life
His father has ancestors from France , Denmark , England and Ireland ; his mother is Italian-American .
At the beginning of his career, LeBlanc was particularly successful with advertisements and commercials, for example for Levi's , Coca-Cola , Doritos and Heinz Ketchup . The Heinz ketchup commercial was recognized in Cannes in 1987 at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival .
In 1991 he got the lead role with Joseph Bologna in the series Top of the Heap , an offshoot of the hit series A Terribly Nice Family , in which he had already had three guest appearances. LeBlanc played Vinnie Verducci , who, together with his father, tries to make money in more or less legal ways. He uses a rather simple-minded role profile. However, Top of the Heap was discontinued after a short time, as the series could not follow the success of the terribly nice family .
In 1994 he got a leading role in the television series Friends . In this, he played for ten years the role of the handsome but not very intelligent Joey Tribbiani , the roommate of Chandler Bing ( Matthew Perry ), who struggles through life as a penniless actor.
After the end of the series, the sitcom Joey was started as an offshoot . It is considered an official sequel, as LeBlanc continued his character from the series in it. Due to poor audience ratings, the series was canceled after two seasons by NBC .
Attempts to establish themselves in the cinema have so far not been successful. The most famous film is the remake Lost in Space of the series Lost Between Alien Worlds , in which LeBlanc embodies the macho spaceship pilot Major West . The film was nominated for the Golden Raspberry in the worst remake or sequel category.
He then worked as a producer, in 2006 with The Prince and 2010 with Jonah Hex . In 2012 he received the Golden Globe Award for the sitcom Episodes , in which he plays himself .
On May 3, 2003, he married his long-time friend Melissa McKnight in Hawaii. He has a daughter with her (* 2004). The couple separated on January 1, 2006. The divorce followed on October 6, 2006. Shortly thereafter, he was in a relationship with his fellow actress Andrea Anders , who also starred in the sitcom Joey . The couple split in 2014.
On February 4, 2016, the BBC announced that LeBlanc would co-host Top Gear . Since October 2016 he can be seen as Adam Burns in the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan .
Filmography (selection)
- 1988–1989: TV 101 (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 1989: Chaos to the power of ten ( Just the Ten of Us , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1990: Anything to Survive (TV movie)
- 1990: Married with Children ( Married ... with Children , television series, 3 episodes)
- 1991: Top of the Heap (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1992: Verducci and Son ( Vinnie & Bobby , TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1993: Army of the Zombies (Gray Knight)
- 1993: Class of '96 (TV series, one episode)
- 1994: Clash - Showdown in LA (Lookin 'Italian)
- 1994: On probation ( Reform School Girl , TV movie)
- 1994–2004: Friends (TV series, 236 episodes)
- 1996: Ed - The monkey sports cannon (Ed)
- 1998: Lost in Space
- 2000: 3 Charlie's Angels (Charlie's Angels)
- 2001: The Queen's Men (All the Queen's Men)
- 2003: 3 Angels for Charlie - Full Power (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
- 2004–2006: Joey (TV series, 46 episodes)
- 2011-2017: Episodes (TV series)
- 2014: Lovesick - love on, mind off (Lovesick)
- Since 2016: Top Gear (TV car magazine)
- 2016–2020: Man with a Plan (TV series)
producer
- 2006: The Prince
- 2010: Jonah Hex (Executive Producer)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coca-Cola commercial "Bus Stop" on Youtube
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2899988/Matt-LeBlanc-longtime-girlfriend-Andrea-Anders-split-eight-years-together.html
- ↑ Matt LeBlanc joins Top Gear! In: Top Gear. Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
Web links
- Matt LeBlanc in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | LeBlanc, Matt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | LeBlanc, Matthew Steven (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newton , Massachusetts , USA |