Matt Leblanc Trivia
Matt LeBlanc was trained to be a carpenter when he was young.
He is 5' 10½" (1.79 m) tall
Matt LeBlanc was named in 2000 as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine.
Has starred in 2 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 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 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.
Is currently the only "Friends" cast member that has not hosted "Saturday Night Live"
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 married Melissa McKnight on May 3, 2003.
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 heritage is a mix of: French, Irish, Italian, Dutch and English.
Matt says: "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. And I don't want to be one of those families. I want to sleep in my own bed every night. I want to, you know, help the kids with homework. And I like that. That's fun."
Matt LeBlanc's nickname is Matty.
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, and freestyle).
Has a half brother named Justin who lives in Australia.
Matt LeBlanc's wife, Melissa McKnight, gave birth on Sunday, February 8th, 2004, to a girl: Marina Pearl LeBlanc.
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 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 themselves hunted by ghosts.
Matt LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
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 parents, Paul LeBlanc and Pat Grossman, divorced in 1974.
Matt's surname "LeBlanc", is French and means "the white". It is pronounced Le Blã.
Matt LeBlanc was born on July 25, 1967.
Matt LeBlanc appeared on the video of Alanis Morisette's song I'll walk away and say goodbye.
Matt LeBlanc has 2 stepchildren, Tyler and Jaqualine, from his wife's first marriage.
Matt lost the 2003 Emmy to Tony Shaloub (Monk)