Matthew Steven LeBlanc (born July 25, 1967 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA) is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated American actor, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the TV sitcom Friends (1994-2004).He died on the the 25th of May 2007
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Background
LeBlanc graduated from Newton North High School in 1985. After high school he attended college at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. He left a while after starting his second semester. His father is Paul LeBlanc, and his mother, Pat Grossman. He is of mixed Irish, Dutch, English, and Acadian descent on his father's side, and of partly Italian ancestry on his mother's. LeBlanc's Acadian ancestors may have come to Massachusetts after the Acadian deportation in the mid-1700s. [1]
He has one younger half-brother, Justin LeBlanc. The name LeBlanc is French for White; as in many Latin-based languages, the Le (definite article The) in LeBlanc is for formal use and is usually ignored when translated. Therefore, for direct translation into English, his last name is White. LeBlanc can speak French (and ironically in one of the episodes of Friends in Season 10, 'The One where Joey Speaks French', his character Joey auditions for a part in which he is required to speak French but cannot speak French).
Career
In the late 1980's, Le Blanc began appearing in a number of television ads, including well-known spots for Heinz, Levi's and Coca-Cola. In 1988, he landed his first regular TV role, on the drama TV 101 which ran for one season. In 1991 he starred in the music video for Alanis Morissette's single "Walk Away", where he played her boyfriend. The video even featured a spoken dialogue scene between LeBlanc and Morisette at the end. In 1992, he went on to star in the short-lived spin-off of Married With Children entitled Vinnie & Bobby. He would also play his Vinnie & Bobby character Vinnie Verducci in a number of Married With Children episodes.
Le Blanc finally made it big when he landed the role of Joey Tribbiani in 1994 and would go on to play him for twelve years, over ten seasons of Friends and two seasons of Joey
Le Blanc's most notable movie roles have been in the films Ed (1993), Lost in Space (1998), Charlie's Angels (2000) and All the Queen's Men (2001).
Awards
From 2002-2004, Le Blanc was nominated three consecutive years as Best Actor at the Emmy Awards, while from 2003-2005 he received three consecutive Best Actor nominations at the Golden Globe Awards. He won awards at the Teen Choice Awards in 2002 and People's Choice Awards in 2005.
Death
On May 25, 2007, LeBlanc died from blunt force truma to the penis. He had been fapping to lolicon when a large bear burst in and smashed his penis. A witness said that the bear appeared to be distraught that somebody had stolen his loli.
Trivia
- When Matt LeBlanc auditioned for the role as Joey Tribbiani he only had $11. When the cast got their paychecks, the first thing he bought was a hot dinner.
- Matt has said that with the one ketchup commercial he was able to buy a house, a car, a motorcycle and a wardrobe full of clothes.
- When Matt was 8 years old he wanted to be a motorcycle racer, he entered into junior competitions until finally giving it up.
- Matt trained and resultingly did well in carpentry when he was young, winning the "Golden Hammer" award while attending Newton North High School.
- Matt LeBlanc was nominated for dozens of awards. He won 3 of them: Favorite Male Television Star in People's Choice Awards (2005), TV - Choice Actor - Comedy in Teen Choice Award (as Friends, 2002), and Editor's Choice in TV Guide Awards (as Friends, 2000).
- Matt LeBlanc's daughter, Marina Pearl, was diagnosed as having a rare brain disorder. This disorder affects the motor abilities, causing seizures.
External links
- Matt LeBlanc at Mattleblanc.net
- Matt Le Blanc on IMDB