'Friends' Cast Status Report
Matt LeBlanc
LeBlanc’s entire TV career could be summed up with one four-letter word (no, not that one!): Joey. For 10 smash seasons on Friends, it was the name of his character, a favorite of many viewers. But today the word “Joey” is dirtier than any other four-letter word that may come to mind, because it was the title of one of TV’s worst spinoffs in a long time--the spinoff that damaged (potentially irreparably) LeBlanc’s career and somewhat sullied the formerly immaculate Friends brand. Just last month, Joey co-star Drea De Matteo blamed the show’s unsuccessful two-season run for her career hiatus. As for LeBlanc, nobody’s heard from him--at least not for work-related reasons--since Joey was cancelled.
Grade: F 