#7 He was actually broke when when he auditioned.
Matt LeBlanc was down to his last $11 when he landed his role on 'Friends'. When the cast got their paychecks, the first thing he bought was a hot dinner.
#6 Before Friends he use do commercial roles.
Matt LeBlanc before finding fame as food-loving Joey on 'Friends', first appeared in a Heinz Tomato Ketchup commercial in 1987. He even won Gold Lion at the Cannes International Advertising Festival.
#5 His love life.
In November 1998, he got engaged to Missy McKnight, a former model. McKnight and LeBlanc had been introduced in 1997 by her friend Kelly Phillips, wife of actor Lou Diamond Phillips, and LeBlanc proposed to her a year later. They got married in 2003, and had a daughter a year later.
#4 After the finale of 'Friends' he got to work in his own spin-off.
After Friends, Leblanc was the only cast member who had his own spin off series, 'Joey', which ran for only two seasons.
#3 His daughter was suffering from a rare brain disorder.
Daughter, Marina LeBlanc, was diagnosed with a rare brain disorder that affects her motor skills. Matt and Melissa were concerned when their 11 month old started having seizures. At age two, Marina's condition had largely improved.
#2 Matt LeBlanc cut his dad out of his life.
He revealed to the Times his painful part of being famous and how his relationship with his father suffered. LeBlanc said he and his father don't really talk at all and seem to be estranged.
#1 Other achievements by him.
In 2000, People Magazine honoured him as one of the 50 most beautiful human beings in the world. Now, this was one remarkable piece of information.
