Matthew Perry
Chandler Bing for ten seasons; died October 28, 2023, aged 54.
Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 - October 28, 2023) was an American and Canadian actor who gained international fame as Chandler Bing on Friends from 1994 to 2004, receiving his first Primetime Emmy nomination for the role in 2002. His Chandler was regarded as one of television's most recognisable comic performances, noted for its precision timing, a widely imitated cadence and a rare vulnerability.
Quick Facts
- Born
- August 19, 1969
- Died
- October 28, 2023 (aged 54)
- Role on friends
- Chandler Bing (1994-2004)
- Nationality
- American and Canadian
- Memoir
- Friends
- Lovers
- and the Big Terrible Thing (2022)
- Last appearance
- Friends: The Reunion (2021)
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Background
Perry held American citizenship by birth and Canadian citizenship through his mother. He earned further Emmy nominations for The West Wing and The Ron Clark Story, led Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Mr. Sunshine, Go On and a revival of The Odd Couple, starred in films such as Fools Rush In and The Whole Nine Yards, and voiced Benny in Fallout: New Vegas. For most of his life he struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol, which he wrote about in his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing; he said he had no memory of three years of his work on Friends. His final television appearance was as himself in Friends: The Reunion in 2021. He died on October 28, 2023, at 54, from the acute effects of ketamine, exacerbated by accidental drowning; five people were charged with helping him obtain the drug and all pleaded guilty. He never married and had no children.
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