Matt LeBlanc found inspiration for his iconic Friends character Joey Tribbiani in an unlikely place.

“He used to sit up in the stands, you know, [and] watch our rehearsals and stuff for weeks to sort of just see it — see how I was playing Joey Russo,” Joey Lawrence exclusively told Us Weekly on August 20, while promoting The Lawrence Brothers Detective Agency graphic novel along with brothers Matthew and Andy Lawrence.

According to the Brotherly Love actor, LeBlanc, 58, mirrored ladies man Joseph Francis Tribbiani Jr. off Blossoms’ Russo, a lovable dimwit who played baseball and was known for his signature catch phrase, “Whoa.” Of course, Friends fans remember equally lovable Tribbiani, another dimwit who, instead of playing baseball, was an aspiring actor who chased women and relied on

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