Joey (TV series) Actor in 2012. On the show he plays a fictionalized version of himself. "Joey" is brought up several times in conversation by characters on the show, including LeBlanc, who praises the show but also laughs at his own real life career in the show, most notably with the line, "They said "Joey" was going to be a success," to which another character replies ""Joey" was ...a, success." Joey (TV series) Joey is an American sitcom and a spin-off of "Friends" starring Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani. It premiered on the NBC television network, on September 9, 2004,
Joey (TV series) on hiatus in March 2006. NBC officially canceled the series in May 2006 citing low ratings. Based on average total viewers per episode of "Joey" on NBC: "Joey" won the People's Choice Award of Favorite New Television Comedy and Matt LeBlanc won Favorite Male Television Star. LeBlanc was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. After the series' cancellation in 2006, Matt LeBlanc took a four-year break from acting before returning in the BBC/Showtime sitcom "Episodes". The series was a success for LeBlanc, earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best