Matt LeBlanc, best known for his roles in the sitcoms Friends and Episodes, will host BBC’s Top Gear alongside Chris Evans, beginning with the upcoming twenty-third season. In early 2015, the BBC fired Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson after Mr Clarkson assaulted a producer, leading to the departures of fellow hosts Richard Hammond and James May as well.
No stranger to Top Gear, Mr LeBlanc holds the all-time “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car†lap record, at 1 minute 42.1 seconds.
Mr LeBlanc and Mr Evans will make their debuts as hosts this May.