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This ensemble situation comedy became a major hit for NBC, airing on Thursday nights for ten years. Friends was wildly successful, and LeBlanc (along with co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox-Arquette, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer) gained wide recognition among viewers. LeBlanc found success as the dimwitted but lovable Joey Tribbiani on Friends he played this character for 12 years - 10 seasons of Friends and two seasons of Joey. He also appeared in videos for Alanis Morissette's single ' Walk Away,' and Bob Seger's ' Night Moves.' 1994–2004: Friends He appeared in two Bon Jovi music videos: ' Miracle,' from the Young Guns II soundtrack in 1990, and ' Say It Isn't So' in 2000. with Children spin-offs: Top of the Heap (1991) and Vinnie & Bobby (1992). LeBlanc went on to star in two short-lived Married. He also guest-starred in the first season of Red Shoe Diaries. He played Vinnie Verducci, a family friend of protagonist Al Bundy ( Ed O'Neill) who briefly dates his daughter, Kelly ( Christina Applegate). In 1991, he had a recurring role on the hit Fox sitcom Married.

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In 1988, he starred in the television drama TV 101 for one season. LeBlanc first appeared in a 1987 Heinz Tomato Ketchup commercial.

LeBlanc at the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards, 1995 Although he had booked commercials and television and film roles before Friends, he was reportedly down to his last eleven dollars before landing the role of Joey Tribbiani. His acting career began after a woman invited him to accompany her to an audition, where he ended up getting signed by her manager. LeBlanc moved to New York at the age of 17 to pursue a career in modeling, but he was told he was too short to be in the industry. He dropped out shortly after starting his second semester. After high school he attended college at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He attended Newton North High School, where he graduated in the same year as future comedian Louis C.K. His father is of French-Canadian descent and his mother is of Italian ancestry. His mother, Patricia (née Di Cillo), was an office manager his father, Paul LeBlanc, was a French-Canadian mechanic. LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts.

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