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Sopranos star is new Housewife

BBC - Found Jul. 1, 2009
The 37-year-old Italian-American actress also played Matt LeBlanc's sister in the Friends spin-off Joey.
Sopranos star becomes Desperate - BBC
Drea De Matteo Joins ABC's `Desperate Housewives' - ABC News
Wacked moll moves to Wisteria - Chicago Sun-Times
Will 'Sopranos' Drea de Matteo spice up 'Desperate Housewives'? - Los Angeles Times
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Cinema Blend

Posted on July 1, 2009, 6:20 am

Drea De Matteo Joins Desperate Housewives

CNN - Found Jun. 30, 2009
... of Christopher (Michael Imperoli) on The Sopranos, and sister Gina on the short-lived Joey (with Matt LeBlanc), Drea de Matteo proves once...
Desperate Housewives Casts Drea de Matteo as New Vixen - EOnline.com
Former Sopranos star turns Desperate Housewife - New Zealand Herald
Soprano Star Joins Housewives - Sky TV
Drea de Matteo joins ABC's `Desperate Housewives' - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Huffington Post

Posted on June 30, 2009, 8:54 am

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone: Save Your Career Now!

Huffington Post - Found Jun. 25, 2009
How Are You Doing? Matt LeBlanc (Joey) on 'Friends' used to ask this question all the time.

Posted on June 25, 2009, 11:51 am

Lisa Kudrows Web Therapy Season 2

In Entertainment - Found Jun. 25, 2009
... and Courtney worked together for many years alongside Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc in the Golden Globe...
"Friends" stars reunite online (Reuters) - Reuters via Yahoo!
Lisa Kudrow’s Web Therapy Hits Hulu, Hits Home - Salon
Cox to team up again with Kudrow - Now Running
Friends stars reunite online - Vancouver Sun
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Now Running

Posted on June 25, 2009, 2:42 am

Cox and Kudrow reunite for new comedy series

WAWS FOX30 - Found Jun. 23, 2009
Season. From L-R: David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow And Matt Leblanc.
Old Friends Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox Arquette Reunite - People
'Friends' stars reunite online - Hollywood Reporter
Kudrow, Cox reunite for online comedy - Digital Spy
Kudrow, Cox reunite for 'Web Therapy' - UPI
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WAWS FOX30

Posted on June 23, 2009, 3:38 am

TV's ultimate cougar

Press of Atlantic City - Found Jun. 20, 2009
... prowl Evolution of the cougar on television 2001 Susan Sarandon On 'Friends,' the actress plays Joey's (Matt LeBlanc) 'Days of Our Lives' co...

Posted on June 20, 2009, 11:08 am

Getting a second chance

Daily Comet - Found Jun. 30, 2009
Staff Writer Matt LeBlanc can be reached at 857-2212 or 448-7600 ext. 2212 or matt.leblanc@houmatoday.com

Posted on June 30, 2009, 4:13 am

Oh Mercy me!

Southern Voice - Found Jun. 18, 2009
Elton John goes ballistic, Matt LeBlanc denies gay rumor, and Will Young strikes back. Jason Mraz, Madonna, Amy Ray, 'Ain't Misbehavin' and more...
June 12, 2009Malawi Appeal Court Grants Madonnas Bid To Adopt ... - Access Hollywood
Gwyneth Helps Madonna Prepare For Mercy - MaleFirst Mens Magazine
Gwyneth to decorate Mercy's room - Times of India
Madonna ecstatic over adoption ruling - Lite Rock Kiss
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Posted on June 18, 2009, 4:17 am

Cox and Kudrow reunite for new comedy series

WETM 18 - Found Jun. 23, 2009
Season. From L-R: David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow And Matt Leblanc.

Posted on June 23, 2009, 2:50 am

Blab Blab Blab: Segel and Rudd?H'wood's Cutest Couple?

EOnline.com - Found Jun. 15, 2009
Parker','Masi Oka','Master P','Mathew St Patrick','Matt Damon','Matt Dillon','Matt Groening','Matt Lauer','Matt LeBlanc','Matt Stone','Matthew...

Posted on June 15, 2009, 7:45 am

Matt LeBlanc Biography

Matt LeBlanc
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Matt LeBlanc

LeBlanc at the 1995 Emmy Awards
Born Matthew Steven LeBlanc
July 25, 1967 (1967-07-25) (age 41)
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation Actor, Television Producer
Years active 1988–2006 (as an actor)
Spouse(s) Melissa McKnight (2003–2006)

Matthew Steven "Matt" LeBlanc (born July 25, 1967) is an American actor, known for his role as Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcoms Friends and Joey.

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Early life

LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Patricia Grossman, an office manager, and Paul LeBlanc, a mechanic.1 His mother is Italian American and his father is of French descent.2 LeBlanc graduated from Newton North High School in 1985. Before Newton North, Matt attended Frank Ashley Day Junior High School and Williams Elementary School, both located in Newton. After high school he attended college at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. He left shortly after starting his second semester.

Career

In the late 1980s, LeBlanc began appearing in a number of television ads, including well-known spots for Heinz, Levi's, 7 Up and Coca-Cola.3

In 1988, he landed his first regular TV role on the drama TV 101 which ran for one season. In the late 1980s, he also starred in Bob Seger's "Night Moves" music video. In 1990 he starred in Jon Bon Jovi's music video "Miracle", from the Young Guns II sound track. In 1991 he starred in the music video for Alanis Morissette's single "Walk Away", in which he played her boyfriend. Later in 1991, he went on to star in a spin-off of Married... with Children entitled Top of the Heap. The short lived series only lasted 7 episodes in April and May 1991. He also played his Top of the Heap character Vinnie Verducci in a number of Married With Children episodes. LeBlanc also appeared in one episode of Red Shoe Diaries in 1991.

LeBlanc found most success in the role of Joey Tribbiani in 1994 on Friends, and went on to play this character for twelve years — ten seasons of Friends and two seasons of Joey. Friends was successful and LeBlanc, along with his co-stars, gained wide recognition among television viewers.

LeBlanc's most notable movie roles have been in the films Ed (1996), Lost in Space (1998), Charlie's Angels (2000) and All the Queen's Men (2001).

LeBlanc's production company, Fort Hill Productions, co-produced the made-for-TV movie, The Prince in 2006.

Awards

From 2002–2004, LeBlanc was nominated three consecutive years as Best Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy Awards, while from 2003–2005 he received three consecutive Best Actor nominations at the Golden Globe Awards. In 2000, he won Editor's Choice in TV Guide Awards (as Friends). In 2002, he won TV - Choice Actor - Comedy at the Teen Choice Awards (as Friends). In 2005, he won Favorite Male Television Star at the People's Choice Awards.

Personal life

On May 3, 2003, LeBlanc married his girlfriend of six years, Melissa McKnight. Together they have a daughter, Marina, who was born in 2004. He also has a stepdaughter, Jacquelyn, and a stepson, Tyler, from McKnight's previous marriage.

The couple separated on January 1, 2006, and in March of that year, LeBlanc filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce became final on October 6, 2006. Since 2006, LeBlanc has been dating his former Joey co-star Andrea Anders .4

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