Matthew Perry born Matthew Langford Perry was an American-Canadian actor, comedian and producer.
He gained international recognition in the 1990s for playing Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends.
Who was Matthew Perry?
Perry was born Matthew Langford Perry in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on August 19, 1969.
His mother, Suzanne Marie Morrison (née Langford, born 1948), is a Canadian journalist and served as press secretary to former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
His father, John Bennett Perry (born 1941), is an American actor and former model.
His parents divorced before his first birthday and his mother married Canadian-born broadcast journalist Keith Morrison.
He was brought up by his mother in Ottawa, Ontario, having briefly resided in Toronto and Montreal, Quebec.
He received his education at both the Rockcliffe Park Public School, where he studied alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and at Ashbury College.
During his formative years, he developed a strong passion for tennis and achieved a high ranking as a junior player.
Matthew Perry Career
When he was 15, Matthew Perry moved from Ottawa to Los Angeles to pursue acting and attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, graduating in 1987.
He pursued improvisational comedy at the LA Connection in Sherman Oaks while still in high school.
Here are some of the highlights of his career:
He made his TV debut in 1987 on the series Second Chance, which was later renamed Boys Will Be Boys.
He had a recurring role as Carol’s boyfriend Sandy on Growing Pains in 1989. His character died in a car crash after driving drunk.
He auditioned for the role of Chandler Bing on Friends in 1994, but he was already committed to another sitcom called LAX 2194.
Luckily, the show was canceled before it aired and he was able to join Friends.
He received an Emmy nomination in 2002 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as Chandler Bing.
He also appeared in several movies during his time on Friends, such as Fools Rush In, The Whole Nine Yards, and 17 Again.
He co-created and starred in the short-lived comedy series Mr. Sunshine in 2011, playing a manager of a sports arena.
He played a sportscaster who joins a support group after losing his wife in the NBC comedy Go On, which aired for one season in 2012-2013.
He co-developed and starred in the CBS remake of The Odd Couple, playing Oscar Madison opposite Thomas Lennon’s Felix Unger.
The show ran for three seasons from 2015 to 20171.
He reprised his role as Chandler Bing in the Friends reunion special that aired on HBO Max in May 2021.
He joined his former co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer for an emotional and nostalgic look back at their iconic show.
Matthew Perry has had a long and varied career in comedy and drama.
He has also overcome many personal challenges along the way. Perry died on October 28, 2023.
Matthew Perry net worth: How much is matthew perry worth?
Matthew Perry, actor, comedian and producer, left a net worth of $120 million.
He earned most of his fortune from his acting career, especially from his role as Chandler Bing on the sitcom Friends.
He also appeared in several movies and TV shows, such as The Whole Nine Yards, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and The Odd Couple.
Matthew Perry Friends Salary
For the first season of Friends, each cast member earned $22,500 per episode. That works out to $540,000 for the first season. Their salaries were boosted to $40,000 per episode in the second season. That works out to $960,000 for the second season.
Ahead of the third season when their contracts were up, the cast banded together to negotiate as a group. They ended up with a deal that paid $75,000 per episode of season three ($1.875 million for the season), $85,000 for season 4 ($2.04 million), $100,000 for season 5 ($2.5 million) and $125,000 in season 6 ($3.125 million).
Ahead of season 7 the cast negotiated for a massive raise. They each ended up earning $750,000 per episode in seasons 7 and 8 ($18 million per season). For seasons 9 and 10, each cast member earned $1 million per episode.
That works out to $24 million for season 9 and $18 million for season 10. If you total it all up, each cast member of Friends earned around $90 million in base salary alone from the show before backend bonuses and on-going royalties.
Matthew Perry Friends Royalties
As part of their 2000 contract negotiations, the cast was able to demand backend points on the show which would allow them to earn royalties off the show’s sale into syndication.
Up to that point, the only other TV stars who had ownership stakes in shows were Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Cosby. Friends continues to generate north of $1 billion per year in syndication royalties and streaming deals. It has been reported that each cast member in some years can earn $10-20 million in royalties alone.
How did Matthew Perry die?
The actor, who was best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, was found dead at a Los Angeles-area home on Saturday, TMZ reported, citing law enforcement sources. Law enforcement sources also confirmed Perry’s death to the Los Angeles Times.
The outlet reported that Perry was found in a jacuzzi at the home, and no drugs were found at the scene.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told PEOPLE that officers responded to a call at Matthew Perry’s address regarding the death of a male in his 50s, but would not confirm the deceased’s identity.
TMZ was also told that there was no foul play involved, and their sources said first-responders were called to the residence for cardiac arrest.
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