Matt LeBlanc
Matt LeBlanc
Matthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc is an American actor, comedian, television host, and producer, best known for his role as the dim-witted womanizing actor Joey Tribbiani on the popular NBC sitcom Friends, which ran from 1994 to 2004. LeBlanc also stars as a fictional version of himself in Episodes. He won a Golden Globe award for his work on Episodes, and was nominated for an Emmy three times for his work on Friends and four times for Episodes. Since 2016 LeBlanc...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth25 July 1967
CityNewton, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Everyone is just as committed and focused as they were the first season
I keep waiting for the roof to cave in. I was raised to follow the Golden Rule, you know, treat people the way you wish to be treated. That's kind of the way I live my life. Maybe someone up there likes me for that.
Work to me has become kind of a hobby. I was a part of something that gave me financial independence and the rent is paid. Now it's just about projects that turn me on.
Everyone in my family used to work with some kind of tool in their hands every day. That's what we do. That's what I did before I got into acting.
It's funny - nowadays people that are famous get chased by paparazzi. They have this fame, but they don't have the money to hide from it.
I'm not in a rush to do anything. And I wouldn't say I pick and choose. When it comes to producers picking people for roles I don't think it's between me and Tom Cruise, do you know what I mean?
When there's writing that you really trust, it's very freeing as an artist.
I have funny bones. If there's ever any kind of tension, I'll always be the one to try and be funny to loosen things up.
A true gentleman doesn’t prefer blondes. A true gentleman doesn’t have any preferences whatsoever.
You can't be funny if you don't have good material.
But I'm kind of spoilt when it comes to comedy. I was on 'Friends', which was one of the funniest things on television.
The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be.
I really like the half-hour comedy. I really do. I know people that are in movies all the time and they, you know, they don't see their families as much. And that takes its toll over time.
People call me Joey all the time. I take it as a compliment. There's no point in correcting them. But I'm much more even-keeled and subdued and relaxed than Joey Tribbiani.