Matt Le Blanc : Biography
Born
on July 25, 1967 in Newton, Massachusetts, Matt LeBlanc was not at all
interested in acting. He followed his passion for motorcycles. At age
eight, he received his first motorcycle. After participating in numerous
amateur competitions, he began to think that motorcycling just might be
his career. But his mom worried for her son - just as many others would,
and the dream of motorcycling was abruptly stopped. Matt began to train
in a career of carpentry and hoped to integrate it with many artistic
components. During the past 10 years he has developed a passion for landscape
photography, which has taken him to such locations as Amsterdam, Switzerland,
Germany, Vancouver and various places in the United States. LeBlanc lives
with his dog, Lady, who was one of the first friends he made when he moved
to Los Angeles. His birthday is July 25.
Matt Le Blanc : Career
After
graduating from Newton North High School in 1985, he decided to move to
New York City. There he got into acting, but on a very small scale - commercials.
By 1987, Matt had acquired parts in national television commercials for
products such as Levi's 501 Jeans, Coca-Cola, and Doritos. As well as
those, he appeared in a Heinz catsup spot that won the prominent Gold
Lion Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. In 1988 LeBlanc started formal
acting training. Within a year he landed a starring role on the television
series "TV 101," and relocated to Los Angeles. His TV credits since then
include starring roles on "Top of the Heap" and "Vinnie & Bobby" and in
the movie "Anything to Survive" (opposite Robert Conrad). He also guest-starred
on the cable series "Red Shoe Diaries" and starred in "Reform School Girls,"
the final installment of "Rebel Highway," a one-hour cable anthology series.
LeBlanc made his feature-film debut in "Lookin' Italian" with Alanis Morissette.
He recently starred in the family comedy feature film "Ed," which was
directed by award-winning documentarian Bill Couterie.
Matt Le Blanc : Films
Joey (TV
Series) (2004), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), The 5 Coolest
Things (TV Series)(2003), All the Queen's Men (2002), Charlie's Angels(2000),
Lookin' Italian (1998), Lost In Space (1998), Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning
Up (1997), Ed (1996), Reform School Girl (TV) (1994), Friends (TV Series)
(1994), The Killing Box (1993), Red Shoe Diaries 3: Another Woman's Lipstick
(1993), Vinnie & Bobby (TV Series) (1992), Top of the Heap (TV Series)
(1991), Anything to Survive (TV) (1990), TV 101 (TV Series) (1988)
