Matthew Steven “Matt” LeBlanc (born July 25, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC sitcoms Friends and its spin-off Joey. Matt LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Patricia Grossman, an office manager, and Paul LeBlanc, a mechanic. in 1991 he starred in the music video for Alanis Morissette single “Walk Away”. LeBlanc found success in the role of Joey Tribbiani on Friends, and went on to play this character for twelve years — ten seasons of Friends and two seasons of Joey. in May 2003, LeBlanc married Melissa McKnight, an ex-model. McKnight and LeBlanc had been introduced in 1997 by her friend Kelly Phillips, wife of actor Lou Diamond Phillips, and LeBlanc proposed to her a year later. in June 2005, LeBlanc admitted to “careless and irresponsible” behavior with a stripper during a motorcycle trip to Canada. LeBlanc and McKnight separated on January 1, 2006.
