Anyone who remembers Joey Tribbiani pretending to be uncircumcised on Friends might be shocked to learn this little fun fact: Matt LeBlanc was covering up another part of his body at that same time.

According to the star of Showtime’s upcoming comedy Episodes, the grey hair we’ve seen him sporting recently is not exactly a new thing. In fact, he was hitting the bottle back during his NBC days.

“I dyed my hair the whole time I was on Friends,” the 43-year-old admitted during the Television Critics Association summer press tour. “I just was sick of doing it.”

Fans will get to see the actor’s real hair - and a new side of his personality - when he plays someone named “Matt LeBlanc” on the cable series. “It’s a character,” he explained. “It’s not me. It’s the public’s perception of me more than really me.”

Episodes is scheduled to debut on January 10, 2011.