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Matt Leblanc Research Paper

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Matt Leblanc was born on July 25, 1967, in Newton, Mass. He did television commercials in New York City while training as an actor. He then moved to Hollywood and played a range of television roles before achieving success as Joey Tribbiani on the series Friends. His spin-off series Joey aired from 2004-2006. Leblanc found success on television again with Episodes, which debuted in 2011. Leblanc's feature films include Lost in Space, and Charlie Angels: Full Throttle.

Massachusetts. After high school, Leblanc tried his hand at modeling while working on his acting chops in New York City. His acting career began with work in television commercials, often for high-profile national brands such as Heinz ketchup. He also began popping up in music videos during this period, including Jon Bon Jovi's “Miracle” (1990), Alanis Morrisette's “Walk …show more content…

For a season and a half, on the heavily promoted show, Leblanc played Joey Tribbiani, now a struggling Hollywood actor. The role was slightly adrift on its own, and the show never gained traction and was canceled mid-season in 2006.

That year also marked the end of Leblanc's marriage to Melissa Knight, whom he married in 2003. The union resulted in one child for the couple, a daughter named Marina.

After Joey’s run came to an end, Leblanc made appearances on Lisa’s Kudrow’s show Web Therapy. But his next big break would come in 2011 in the form of Episodes, on which Leblanc plays a fictionalized version of himself. In 2012, Leblanc won a Golden Globe for his work on the show. He has also received three Emmy Award nominations for Episodes as well. On the big screen, he starred in the 2014 film Lovesick, a comedy also starring Ali Larter and Chevy

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