Matt LeBlanc's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Friends Joey Tribbi… Joey Joey Tribbi… Episodes Matt LeBlanc TV 101 Chuck Bender Top of the Heap Vinnie Verd… Vinnie & Bobby Vinnie Verd…

Main Movie Roles 2004 - My Date with Drew 2003 - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2001 - All The Queen's Men 2000 - Charlie's Angels 1998 - Lost in Space 1996 - Ed 1993 - Grey Knight

BIOGRAPHY:

Matt LeBlanc was born on 25 July 1967 in Newton, Massachussetts, to an Italian mother and a father of mixed Irish, English, Dutch and French ancestry. After graduating from high school, he spent some time as a photo model in Florida before moving to New York where he took drama classes. After a few small roles on stage and on TV, he became famous for his role as Joey in "Friends" (1994), and in a less successful spin-off, "Joey" (2004). From 2003 to 2006, he was married to Missy McKnight, with whom he had one child, Marina Pearl.


TRIVIA:

• 2/8/04: Daughter Marina Pearl LeBlanc born, weighing 7 lb. 1 oz., 19" long.
• Early modeling jobs included posing for cover of a gay travel guide, Damron Travel Guide For Men.
• 4/1/06: Filed for divorce from 'Missy McKnight' (qv).
• Is a motorcycle enthusiast and hosted his own TV show, _"The 5 Coolest Things" (2003)_ (qv), based on the 5 coolest things in each motorcycle specialty (off-road, motocross, road racing, freestyle).
• November 1998: Engaged to 'Missy McKnight' (qv).
• Attended the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston for just over a semester, leaving during the second semester of his freshman year.
• Is of mixed heritage: French, Irish, Italian, Dutch and English.
• His role of "Maj. Don West" in _Lost in Space (1998)_ (qv) was originally offered to his _"Friends" (1994)_ (qv) co-star 'Matthew Perry (I)' (qv).