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BIOGRAPHY:

Matt LeBlanc (born July 25, 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:

• Is the only cast member of _"Friends" (1994)_ (qv) not to have appeared on _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv).
• Is of mixed heritage: French, Irish, Italian, Dutch and English.
• Has three dogs: Lady,Shadow and Jay.
• 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)_ (qv).
• Stepfather to Tyler and Jacquelyne from his wife's first marriage.
• 2000: Named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine.
• Also works as a model. Is a trained carpenter. Interested in parachute jumping, car racing and landscape photographing.
• Attended the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston for just over a semester, leaving during the second semester of his freshman year.