15 years afterFriendsended,Matt LeBlancis still getting recognized for his character… well, to some extent.
During a visit toLive with Kelly and Ryanon Thursday, the actor opened up about the beloved sitcom’s longevity and how people continue to stop him on the streets for his role as Joey Tribbiani.
But things didn’t go exactly as he expected during one particular fan encounter when his age proved to be more apparent than he thought.
“I was walking down the street one day — this was a few years ago — and this kid, must’ve been 13 or 14, he’s like, ‘Oh my god, you’re Joey’s dad!'” LeBlanc, 51,recalledtoKelly RipaandRyan Seacrest.
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“And my response was ‘Scram!'” he continued, laughing at his own reaction. “That’s what an old guy says!”
LeBlanc has previously revealed that he gets recognized for his character, even in themost unexpected and “far away” places.
“I was in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, shooting a thing forTop Gear,” the actor-host toldEntertainment Weekly. “I mean, we werefaraway from civilization. And these people were wearing robes, and they live in caves and stuff.”
“They called me Joey and said, ‘How you doin’?’ in a really butchered accent,” he added. “It was like, ‘Oh wow. Did not see that one coming.’ … The show is everywhere. It still holds up.”
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In January 2015, shortly after the show was acquired on Netflix, the actor explained why he thought the show is still so beloved today.
“It’s pretty timeless,” LeBlancsaid of the famed sitcom. “It’s about people in a phase of your life – that sort of after college and before your life starts.”
“There’s always going to be a new generation going through that, and they can identify with it because we kind of dealt with a lot of the issues that you deal with where your friends are your family,” he added. “I think it’s good. I’m proud of it.”
source: people.com
