Matthew Perry
Actor, producer and memoirist
Matthew Perry was an American and Canadian actor, best known as Chandler Bing on Friends. He wrote the memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.
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Born 1969 in Williamstown, United States Died 2023
About Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry was born on August 19, 1969, and died on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54. He became internationally famous for playing Chandler Bing in the sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. He also starred in the series Mr. Sunshine, Go On and a revival of The Odd Couple, and appeared in films such as Fools Rush In, The Whole Nine Yards and 17 Again. Perry struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol for much of his life. After his recovery he became an advocate for rehabilitation, and in 2013 the White House drug policy office honored him with its Champion of Recovery Award. In 2022 he published the memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.