Matt LeBlanc

Matt LeBlanc
LeBlanc at the 2013 British Academy Television Awards
Born	Matthew Steven LeBlanc (1967-07-25) July 25, 1967 (age 49) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, comedian, producer, presenter
Years active	1985–present
Known for	Friends
Spouse(s)	Melissa McKnight (m. 2003; div. 2006)
Partner(s)	Andrea Anders (2006–2015)
Children	1

Matthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc (born July 25, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, television host, and producer, best known for his role as the dim-witted womanizing actor Joey Tribbiani on the popular NBC sitcom Friends, which ran from 1994 to 2004. LeBlanc also stars as a fictional version of himself in the BBC/Showtime comedy series Episodes. He won a Golden Globe award for his work on Episodes, and was nominated for an Emmy three times for his work on Friends and four times for Episodes. Since 2016 LeBlanc has hosted the BBC motoring show Top Gear.

LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts. His mother, Patricia (Di Cillo), was an office manager, and his father, Paul LeBlanc, was a mechanic. His mother is of Italian ancestry and his father is French-Canadian.

He attended Newton North High School and graduated in 1985 along with comedian Louis CK, with whom he would later be nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards multiple times.

LeBlanc first appeared in a 1987 Heinz Tomato Ketchup commercial. In 1988, he starred in the television drama TV 101 for one season. In 1991, he had a recurring role on the hit Fox sitcom, Married... with Children. He played Vinnie Verducci, the son of one of the friends of the protagonist, Al Bundy and the boyfriend of Al's daughter, Kelly. He went on to star in two short-lived spin-offs of Married... with Children, Top of the Heap in 1991 and Vinnie and Bobby in 1992.