Matthew Perry

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.

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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

Origin

Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States

Height

183 cm

Occupation

television actor / film producer / film actor / screenwriter / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

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

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mattyperry4/
• Xhttps://x.com/MatthewPerry
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%20Perry
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171758

Tags

• Massachusetts
• television actor
• film producer
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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