Matthew Perry

Known for ActingBorn 1969-08-19Died 2023-10-28Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

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).Read more

Movies & web series

Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary

Friends

The West Wing

Scrubs

The Big Lie: American Addict 2

E! True Hollywood Story

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

Friends: The Reunion

The Simpsons

MTV Movie & TV Awards

The Good Wife

The Good Fight

The Ron Clark Story

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Conan

The Graham Norton Show

Highway to Heaven

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview

Beverly Hills, 90210

240-Robert

The Making of Fallout: New Vegas

Sydney

Childrens Hospital

Hollywood Demons

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Tracey Ullman Show

The John Larroquette Show

Web Therapy

The Kid

Dream On

Not Necessarily the News

Saturday Night Live

Hollywood Game Night

Go On

Cougar Town

The Whole Nine Yards

Fools Rush In

Ally McBeal

Caroline in the City

Golden Globe Awards

Home Free

17 Again

The Daily Show

Growing Pains

Mr. Sunshine

Misery Loves Comedy

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert