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My Take
What stays with me about Matthew Perry isn't just Chandler Bing's impeccable sarcastic timing — it's how much of himself he poured into the laughs. He carried a brutal private struggle with addiction through ten seasons of the most-watched comedy on television, and the jokes never showed the strain. In his final years he chose honesty over image, writing openly about recovery and saying he wanted to be remembered as someone who helped others get sober. That request says everything about the man behind the wit. For me, he's proof that comedy at its best is generosity, and his early passing in 2023 still feels like an unfinished sentence.
Overview
Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023) was an American-Canadian actor. Known primarily for his work in comedy, he gained international fame for starring as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), receiving his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2002 for the role.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matthew Perry
- Name (Japanese)
- マシュー・ペリー
- Reading
- ましゅー・ぺりー
- Born
- August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film producer / film actor / screenwriter / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Ashbury College
Awards & achievements
- 1996 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- 2000 TV Guide Award
- 2013 Huading Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.