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• 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.

  Matthew Perry will be a guest on Kevin Pollack's Chat Show on Sunday, May 3, 2009.Twitter: langfordperry

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth Name: Matthew Langford Perry
  2. Born: August 19, 1969
  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. Moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15 to live with his father
  7. Was a top ranked junior tennis player in Canada
  8. Perry ranked 17th nationally in the junior singles category
  9. Ranked third in the doubles category
  10. Youngest cast member of Friends
  11. Has dual citizenship in Canada and the USA
  12. Speaks fluent French
  13. Missing part of his middle finger on his right hand
  14. Went to rehab for alcohol and Vicodin addiction
  15. Became dependent on Vicodin after a jetski accident
  16. Was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2002 for his role of Chandler Bing on Friends
  17. Was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in the film The Ron Clark Story
  18. Is a big fan of the video game Fallout 3

• Notable Roles

  • 2009: 17 Again; Mike O'Donnell
  • 2007: Numb; Hudson
  • 2004 The Whole Ten Yards; Oz
  • 2004: The West Wing; Joe Quincy
  • 2000: The Whole Nine Yards; Oz
  • 1997: Fools Rush In; Alex Whitman

• Quotes

  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."

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