Reclusive Matt LeBlanc puffs cigarette amid ‘concerns’ about Friends star one year after Matthew Perry’s death
Matt LeBlanc was pictured lighting up a cigarette while pictured in Los Angeles on Tuesday, amid reports that his Friends costars are concerned about his well-being.
The 57-year-old actor was spotted in Southern California following the one-year anniversary of the death of his Friends co-star Matthew Perry, who fatally overdosed at the age of 54 at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, on October 28 2003.
The Newton, Massachusetts-born star was one of the main members of the show’s famed cast, which also featured Jennifer Aniston, 55, Courteney Cox, 60, Lisa Kudrow, 61, David Schwimmer, 57, and the late Perry.
LeBlanc appeared in the role of Joey Tribbiani in 235 episodes of the hit comedy that aired on NBC for ten seasons from 1994 to 2004.
The Emmy-nominated star has not been seen much in public in the year since Perry’s death, which was the result of a fatal dose of ketamine.
Matt LeBlancc, 57, was pictured out and about in LA on Tuesday, amid reports that his Friends costars are concerned about his well-being
The Emmy-nominated star lit a cigarette as he got out of a car one fall day
On Tuesday, the actor, who has also appeared in TV shows such as the Friends spin-off Joey, the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan and the Showtime sitcom Episodes, wore a black ball cap with a black V-neck shirt and a pair of jeans.
He was wearing blue Asics sneakers with neon green trim when he got out of the vehicle and lit the cigarette.
Friends cast members remained concerned about their costar, who has kept an increasingly lower profile lately, an insider recently shared Weekly contact.
“He’s such a recluse these days and they barely hear from him from one month to the next,” the insider told the outlet.
The insider told the outlet that concerns arose after LeBlanc looked “disheveled” and “exhausted” while spotted on multiple outings in Los Angeles last month.
On Tuesday he wore a black ball cap, a black V-neck shirt and blue jeans
LeBlanc appeared in the role of Joey Tribbiani in 235 episodes of the hit comedy that aired on NBC for ten seasons from 1994 to 2004.
The veteran actor was pictured in a similar ensemble in Van Nuys, California last month
Perry wore a black hooded sweatshirt, cap and jeans on September 26 in LA
LeBlanc was seen at Nobu Malibu on December 13, 2023, six weeks after Perry’s death
The longtime friends and costars pictured in April 2016 in London