Matthew Perry
Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023) was an American and Canadian actor. He gained international fame for starring as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–2004). Perry also appeared on Ally McBeal (2002) and received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in The West Wing (2003) and The Ron Clark Story (2006). He played a leading role in the NBC series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007), and also became known for his leading film roles in Fools Rush In (1997), Almost Heroes (1998), Three to Tango (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Serving Sara (2002), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), and 17 Again (2009).
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| Full name at birth | Matthew Langford Perry
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Chazz Russell in the FOX sitcom Second Chance, Fred Roberts in the 1988 coming-of-age drama film A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, Billy in the CBS sitcom Sydney, Chandler Bing in the NBC sitcom Friends, Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky in the 2000 adventure crime comedy film The Whole Nine Yards and its 2004 sequel film The Whole Ten Yards, Joe Quincy in the NBC political drama series The West Wing, Ron Clark in the 2006 TNT television biographical drama film The Ron Clark Story, Matt Albie in the NBC comedy-drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Ben Donovan in the ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine, Ryan King in the NBC sitcom Go On, Mike Kresteva in the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife and its CBS All Access/Paramount+ original spinoff web series The Good Fight, Tyler Bishop in the Showtime comedy series Web Therapy, Oscar Madison in the CBS multi-camera sitcom The Odd Couple, and Ted Kennedy in the Reelz drama miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot
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| Date of birth | 19 August 1969
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| Place of birth | Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
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| Date of death | 28 October 2023
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| Age | 54 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Acute effects of ketamine and other contributing factors, including the effects of buprenorphine, drowning, and coronary artery disease
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| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, comedian, director, writer, producer
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| Height | 6' ¼" (184 cm)
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| Weight | 181 lbs (82 kg)
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| Net worth | $80,000,000 USD
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- He was reportedly earning $20 million a year in syndication income from Friends.
- On November 3, 2023, his funeral occurred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. His stepfather Keith Morrison was the pallbearer. Matthew’s Friends co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer attended his funeral.
- In November 2022, Matthew released a tell-all memoir titled Friends, Lovers & The Big Terrible Thing.
- In January 2021, Matthew sold his Malibu Beach house for $13.1 million which was a 5,500 square-foot house with 4 bedrooms.
- In December 2020, he launched a Friends TV show-themed t-shirt line for 2 weeks in order to give the money from the sale of t-shirts to WHO’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
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