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Matthew Perry

Also known as Matthew Langford Perry

Matthew Langford Perry was an American and Canadian actor. He gained international fame for starring as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–2004). Perry also appeared on Ally McBeal (2002) and received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in The West Wing (2003) and The Ron Clark Story (2006). He played a leading role in the NBC series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007), and also became known for his leading film roles in Fools Rush In (1997), Almost Heroes (1998), Three to Tango (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Serving Sara (2002), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), and 17 Again (2009).

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Matthew Perry was an American and Canadian actor best known for playing Chandler Bing on the hugely popular NBC sitcom Friends, which ran from 1994 to 2004 and made him internationally famous. Beyond Friends, he had a successful career appearing in numerous other television shows and films, earning Emmy nominations for his work on The West Wing and The Ron Clark Story.

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Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023) was an American-Canadian actor, best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the popular, long-running NBC television sitcom Friends, for which he earned an Emmy Award nomination in 2002. His portrayal of Ron Clark in The Ron Clark Story earned him an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination. He also guest-starred in three episodes…

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The One About Matthew Perry2026
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy — Self (archive footage)2025
Hollywood Demons — Self (archive footage)2025
Matthew Perry: Not Just Friends — Self (archive footage)2023
Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview — Self2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
Friends: The Reunion — Self2021
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary — Chandler Bing2019
The Kennedys: After Camelot — Ted Kennedy2017
The Good Fight — Mike Kresteva2017

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Instance of: human
Family name: Perry
Gender: male
Citizenship: Canada
Place of birth: Williamstown
Place of death: Los Angeles
Father: John Bennett Perry
Occupation: memoirist
Educated at: Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Huading Awards
Notable work: Friends
Field of work: television series
Sport: tennis
Image: Matthew Perry in support of Awareness on Drug Courts and Reduced Substance Abuse.jpg
Height: 1.83
Residence: Los Angeles
Significant event: drug withdrawal

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Commons category: Matthew Perry (actor)
date of birth: 1969-08-19
start of work period: 1979-00-00
birth name: Matthew Langford Perry
nickname: Matt
social media followers: 1544812
date of death: 2023-10-28
different from: Matthew Perry
name in native language: Matthew Perry
end of work period: 2022-00-00
notable role: Chandler Bing
place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
date of burial or cremation: 2023-11-03
cause of death: drug overdose
manner of death: accidental death
ethnic group: Canadian Americans

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Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023) was an American and Canadian actor. He gained international fame for starring as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–2004). Perry also appeared on Ally McBeal (2002) and received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in The West Wing (2003) and The Ron Clark Story (2006). He played a leading role in the NBC series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007), and also became known for his leading film roles in Fools Rush In (1997), Almost Heroes (1998), Three to Tango (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Serving Sara (2002), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), and 17 Again (2009).

Perry was the co-creator, co-writer, executive producer and star of the ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine, which ran from February to April 2011. In August 2012, he starred as sportscaster Ryan King on the NBC sitcom Go On. He co-developed and starred in a revival of the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple portraying Oscar Madison from 2015 to 2017. He had recurring roles in the legal dramas The Good Wife (2012–2013), and The Good Fight (2017). Perry portrayed Ted Kennedy in The Kennedys: After Camelot (2017) and appeared as himself in his final television appearance, Friends: The Reunion (2021). He voiced Benny in the video game Fallout: New Vegas (2010).

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