Matthew Steven LeBlanc (/ləˈblÉ'Å‹k/; born July 25, 1967) is an
American actor. He portrayed Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom Friends
and in its spin-off series Joey. For his work on Friends, LeBlanc
received three Emmy Award nominations. He has also starred as a
fictionalized version of himself in Episodes (2011â€"2017), for which
he won a Golden Globe Award and received four additional Emmy Award
nominations. He co-hosted Top Gear from 2016 to 2019. From 2016 to
2020, he played patriarch Adam Burns in the CBS sitcom Man with a
Plan.LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts. His mother, Patricia
(née Di Cillo), was an office manager; his father, Paul LeBlanc, was
a mechanic. His father is of French-Canadian descent and his mother is
of Italian ancestry. He attended Newton North High School, where he
graduated in the same year as future comedian Louis C.K.. He moved to
New York at the age of 17 to pursue a career in modelling. He was told
he was too short to be in the industry and after a while he got into
acting.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, a family friend
of protagonist Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill) who briefly dates his daughter,
Kelly (Christina Applegate). He also guest starred in the 90's show
the Red Shoe Diaries in the first season. LeBlanc went on to star in
two short-lived spin-offs: Top of the Heap (1991) and Vinnie and Bobby
(1992).
American actor. He portrayed Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom Friends
and in its spin-off series Joey. For his work on Friends, LeBlanc
received three Emmy Award nominations. He has also starred as a
fictionalized version of himself in Episodes (2011â€"2017), for which
he won a Golden Globe Award and received four additional Emmy Award
nominations. He co-hosted Top Gear from 2016 to 2019. From 2016 to
2020, he played patriarch Adam Burns in the CBS sitcom Man with a
Plan.LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts. His mother, Patricia
(née Di Cillo), was an office manager; his father, Paul LeBlanc, was
a mechanic. His father is of French-Canadian descent and his mother is
of Italian ancestry. He attended Newton North High School, where he
graduated in the same year as future comedian Louis C.K.. He moved to
New York at the age of 17 to pursue a career in modelling. He was told
he was too short to be in the industry and after a while he got into
acting.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, a family friend
of protagonist Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill) who briefly dates his daughter,
Kelly (Christina Applegate). He also guest starred in the 90's show
the Red Shoe Diaries in the first season. LeBlanc went on to star in
two short-lived spin-offs: Top of the Heap (1991) and Vinnie and Bobby
(1992).
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