Guide Note

Matthew Perry is an American-Canadian film and television actor. His most notable role was playing Chandler Bing for all 10 seasons in the highly successful series Friends. He also starred in the NBC series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

Fast Facts

1. Born: August 19, 1969
2. Birthname: Matthew Langford Perry
3. Birthplace: Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
4. Father: John Bennett Perry is also an actor
5. Attended Ashbury College, a private boys' school located in Ottawa, Canada.
6. Was a top ranked junior tennis player in Canada
7. Youngest cast member of Friends
8. Has dual citizenship in Canada and the USA
9. Missing part of his middle finger on his right hand
10. Went to rehab for alcohol and Vicodin addiction

1. "I learned to fall down early in life - I was like six - because I realized it was a way to make girls laugh."
2. "After I got my first laugh on stage, I was hooked."
3. "Chandler's the guy everybody thinks will do well with women, but he thinks too much and says the wrong thing."
4. "I got sober because I was worried I was going to die next year."
5. "I was like: I'm going to ask Julia Roberts out but I'm going to be very nervous about it. Then she said yes, I got even more nervous."
6. "Vicodin, I got addicted to that little pill. The reason I don't talk about it too much in the press is because it isn't funny, and I love to be funny in interviews. If you joke about that period in your life, it doesn't seem right."