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Matthew Perry (born Matthew Langford Perry, August 19, 1968, in Williamsburg, Virginia; died October 28, 2023, in Los Angeles, California) was a White American actor, producer, and writer of English and Irish descent, 6′ 1″ (185 cm) tall. He was raised by his actor father John Bennett Perry and stepfather Steven V. Perry, a U.S. ambassador to Canada, and attended Choate School and Brown University before dropping out to pursue acting. He is best known for co-creating and starring as Chandler Bing in Friends (1994–2004), winning a SAG Award and an Emmy, and for writing and starring in his one-man show The End of Longing (2007–2013). He was found dead in the jacuzzi of his home; the cause of d…
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Matthew Perry (born Matthew Langford Perry, August 19, 1968, in Williamsburg, Virginia; died October 28, 2023, in Los Angeles, California) was a White American actor, producer, and writer of English and Irish descent, 6′ 1″ (185 cm) tall. He was raised by his actor father John Bennett Perry and stepfather Steven V. Perry, a U.S. ambassador to Canada, and attended Choate School and Brown University before dropping out to pursue acting. He is best known for co-creating and starring as Chandler Bing in Friends (1994–2004), winning a SAG Award and an Emmy, and for writing and starring in his one-man show The End of Longing (2007–2013). He was found dead in the jacuzzi of his home; the cause of death was ruled accidental drowning compounded by ketamine. His most notable film credits include Fools Rush In (1997), Three to Tango (1999), Almost Heroes (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), 17 Again (2009), and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016). On television he starred as Matt Albie in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2008), Ryan King in Go On (2012–2014), and Mike Kresteva in The Good Wife (2012) and The Good Fight (2017), with notable guest roles in The West Wing (2003), Scrubs (2004), Cougar Town (2014), and Ally McBeal (2002). He hosted Saturday Night Live (1997) and appeared in Friends: The Reunion (2021). Posthumous archive appearances include Matthew Perry: Not Just Friends (2023), Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy (2025), and The One About Matthew Perry (2026).
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Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
as Self (archive footage)
Matthew Perry: Not Just Friends
as Self (archive footage)
Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview
as Self
Friends: The Reunion
as Self
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
as Chandler Bing
The Big Lie: American Addict 2
as Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
No Poster
The Dog Thrower
as The Charismatic Man
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
as Self
17 Again
as Mike O'Donnell (Adult)
Birds of America
as Morrie
Numb
as Hudson Milbank
The Ron Clark Story
as Ron Clark
The Whole Ten Yards
as Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky
Serving Sara
as Joe Tyler
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
The Kid
as Mr. Vivian (uncredited)
The Whole Nine Yards
as Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky
Three to Tango
as Oscar Novak
Almost Heroes
as Leslie Edwards
Fools Rush In
as Alex
Microsoft Windows 95 Video Guide
as Self
Getting In
as Randall Burns
Parallel Lives
as Willie Morrison
Deadly Relations
as George Westerfield
Call Me Anna
as Desi Arnaz Jr.
She's Out of Control
as Timothy
Dance 'Til Dawn
as Roger
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
as Fred Roberts