Matt LeBlanc

Along with actress Angie Everhart, Matt LeBlanc is a celebrity endorser of Saks Incorporated at 5th Avenue in New York.

Matt LeBlanc speaks fluent French.

Matt and the cast of Friends were nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the SAG Awards seven times. They were nominated in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. They won in 1996.

In August 2007 Matt's former manager, Camile Cerio, revealed he was suing the actor, claiming he owed her at least $1 million. Her lawsuit alledges that she should receive commission for as long as Matt receives income from the series, Friends.

Joey's (Matt LeBlanc's character on Friends) pick-up line, "How you doin'?" was ranked #4 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 20 Top Catchphrases".

When Matt LeBlanc auditioned for the role of Joey on Friends, he only had $11 dollars. 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.

After graduating Matt moved to New York where he decided to join an adult drama class.

Matt came from a place in Boston known as 'The Lake'

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.

In October 2006, Matt's divorce from Melissa McKnight was finalised. They have shared custody of their daughter Marina, and Matt provides $20,000 a month as child support until she turns 18. He also pays for their child's medical bills.

Matt has starred in two spin-offs: a spin-off of Married With Children, called Top Of The Heap (as Vinnie) and the other was a spin-off of Friends, called Joey (as Joey).

Matt appeared in a Heinz Ketchup commercial that featured the tag line "The best things come to those who wait." In the ad, Matt props an open ketchup bottle on the edge of a building and then runs down the stairs in time to catch the falling ketchup on his hot dog bun. The idea was that the ketchup is so thick, it takes that long to pour out of the open bottle put on it's side.

Matt LeBlanc was nominated for dozens of awards. He won three of them: Favorite Male Television Star in People's Choice Awards (2005), TV - Choice Actor - Comedy in Teen Choice Award (for Friends, 2002), and Editor's Choice in TV Guide Awards (for Friends, 2000).

Matt LeBlanc participated in both movies that were based on the 70's TV series Charlie's Angels: Charlie's Angels (2000), and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), the continuation.

Matt LeBlanc's daughter, Marina Pearl, was diagnosed as having a rare brain disorder. This disorder affects the motor abilities, causing seizures. Matt and his wife are searching for a cure.

Matt LeBlanc's career advanced very fast: Since his graduation in 1985, he started appearing on commercials in 1987 and got his first starring role, in TV 101, in 1988.

Matt LeBlanc's nickname is Matty.

Matt is a motorcycle enthusiast and hosted his own TV show, The 5 Coolest Things (2003), which is based on the 5 coolest things in each motorcycle specialty (off-road, motocross, road racing, freestyle).

Matt LeBlanc's co-star Lucy Liu from both Charlie's Angels movies, guess-starred on Joey, Matt's series, in 3 episodes.

Matt LeBlanc's hobbies: Parachute jumping, car racing and landscape photographing.

Matt LeBlanc was named in 2000 as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine.

Matt LeBlanc will be the producer and will be starring in the horror sci-fi project The Watch. That thriller is about a group of soldiers, who are about to blow a Nazi depot during the World War II, and find themselfes hunted by ghosts.

Matt LeBlanc graduated from Newton North High School, in the year 1985.

Matt LeBlanc is 5' 10.5" (1.79 m).

Matt LeBlanc is currently starring in Joey, the daughter-series of Friends, where he was starring for 10 years as Joey Tribbiani.

Long ago before being famous in Friends, he was known as the king of the commercials (late 1980s). He advertised many well known companies.

Matt LeBlanc attended the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He left a while after starting the second semester.

Matt LeBlanc's heritage is a mix of: French, Irish, Italian, Dutch and English.

His parents are Paul LeBlanc, a mechanic, and Patricia Grossman, an office manager. They got divorced in 1974. He has a half brother named Justin who lives in Australia.

Matt's surname "LeBlanc", is French and means "the white". It is pronounced Le Blã.

Matt LeBlanc appeared on the following music videos: Alanis Morissette's "Walk Away", The Rembrandts' "I'll Be There for You", Tom Petty's "The Great Wide Open", Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's "Night Moves" (1994) and Bon Jovi's "Say It Isn't So" (2000) and "Miracle" (1990).

Matt married Melissa McKnight, whom she met in 1997, on May 3, 2003 in Kauai, Hawaii. Melissa gave birth on Sunday, February 8th, 2004, to a girl: Marina Pearl LeBlanc. He has two stepchildren, Tyler and Jaqualine, from his wife's first marriage.