'Friends' Star Nearly Lost His Iconic Role to an Actor Dressed as a Cowboy

Photo credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Matt LeBlanc almost faced a very different future before landing his career-defining role on "Friends." The actor says his final competition for Joey Tribbiani arrived at the audition dressed like a cowboy. Fortunately for LeBlanc, his own interpretation proved to be the winning one. Years later, the unusual Friends audition story is getting fresh attention online. Matt LeBlanc recalls competing for Joey against an actor who arrived dressed as a cowboy A Reddit post resurfaced the story on Aug. 21. However, LeBlanc originally told it during a . . .