Date 04/02/2016 - News People
LONDON -- Former "Friends" star Matt LeBlanc will be joining the BBC's popular "Top Gear" program, presenting the revamped car show with Chris Evans, the British broadcaster said Thursday. LeBlanc, who starred as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC sitcom "Friends," is the first non-British actor to host the BBC show in its 39-year history. The show's revamp became necessary after former host Jeremy Clarkson left the program amid a scandal. A self-styled enemy of political correctness, Clarkson had repeatedly found himself in trouble with the BBC after a series of incidents, including one in which he used a racist word during the filming of a show.