Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit ’90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54.
The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media.
Who was Matthew Perry?
Matthew 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.
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 death cause
Matthew died in an apparent drowning, according to an early report from TMZ.
Law enforcement sources told the outlet that the actor was found in the jacuzzi at a Los Angeles home on Saturday.
First responders were initially called to the house for a cardiac arrest.
Sources also told TMZ that no drugs were found at the scene, and that foul play is not suspected at this time.
Matthew Perry funeral
Matthew Perry was laid to rest at a private funeral on Friday, November, 3, according to multiple outlets.
The service was reportedly held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills neighborhood, near the Warner Bros. Studios lot where Friends was filmed.
Perry’s former castmates Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer were reportedly in attendance, per TMZ, along with Perry’s mother, Suzanne Morrison, his father, John Bennett Perry, and his stepfather, Keith Morrison.
The funeral comes nearly one week after Matthew’s sudden death at the age of 54 on Saturday, October 28.
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