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If the television series ‘Friends’ is your favorite, it’s quite undeniable that the character “Chandler Bing” is not your favorite. Matthew Perry is an actor and comedian, who is the face of ‘Chandler Bing’. For his excellent acting and comic skills, he received an ‘Emmy Award’ nomination.
He has also played supporting roles in numerous films like ‘Fools Rush In’ and ‘The Whole Nine Yards.’ For his appearance in the ‘The Ron Clark Story’, he was nominated for a ‘Golden Globe’ for his performance. He was raised in a broken family and had spent his childhood with his mother, and then moved to be with his father as a teenager.
During his teenage, he was an avid sports enthusiast and was very skilled at playing tennis. Since high school, he used to perform in various high school stage productions and landed his first film role while still in school.
Height / Weight / Age
The weight of Matthew Perry is 82 kg and 181 lbs in pounds. He is an amazing comedian with a towering height of 183 cm or in feet inches 6’0” tall. He has a cool hairstyle with light brown color hair and sharp wide blue color eyes.
He has a healthy physique with a figure measurement is 44 inches chest, 34 inches waist, and 38 inches hips approximately. His biceps size is 16 inches whereas his shoe size is 9 (US).
Date Of Birth | August 19, 1969 |
Age | 55 Years |
Height | In Centimeters – 183 cm
In Feet & Inches – 6’0” |
Weight | In Kilograms – 82 kg
In Pounds – 181 lbs |
Body Measurements | 44-34-38 |
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Brown |
Shoe Size | 9 (US) |
Net Worth
According to the sources, the estimated net worth of Matthew Perry is $80 million USD approximately.
Education / Family
Matthew Perry was born on August 19, 1969, as Matthew Langford Perry. He is the son of Suzanne Marie who was a Canadian journalist and John Bennett who was an American actor and model. When he was a toddler, his parents got divorced, and also got remarried to different partners. He was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States but raised in Ottawa, Ontario.
He attended ‘Rockcliffe Park Public School’ where he started playing tennis. For their high school education, he attended ‘The Buckley School’. For further studies, he went to ‘West Carleton Secondary School’ and ‘Ashbury College.’ He was also involved with ‘LA Connection’ through which he improved his comedy.
Name |
Matthew Perry |
Nickname | Matt, Matty, Perry |
Birth Place | Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA |
Profession | Actor, comedian, director, playwright |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
School | West Carleton Secondary School |
College | Ashbury College
The Buckley School |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | American |
Home Town | Ontario, Canada |
Debut | “A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon” (1988) |
Fathers Name | John Bennett Perry
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Mothers Name | Suzanne Marie Morrison
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Brothers | Willy Morrison (half-brother) |
Sister | Mia Perry
Madeleine Morrison Emily Morrison Caitlin Morrison |
Career / Fashion And Style
During the early-1980s, Matthew Perry made his debut in acting and started making guest appearances in television shows. He received a major breakthrough from the role of ‘Chazz Russell’ in the television series ‘Second Chance.’
In 1988, he made a silver-screen debut from the movie ‘A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon’ where he was cast as ‘Fred Roberts’ in. Later, he appeared in a number of television movies, including ‘Call me Anna’ (1990), ‘Deadly Relations’ (1993), and ‘Parallel Lives’ (1994).
He became worldwide popular when he was selected to play ‘Chandler Bing’ in the sitcom series ‘Friends’. The series was a critical and commercial success and since then the series is still a big hit. In 2000, he was featured in adventure crime comedy ‘The Whole Nine Yards’ starred along with Bruce Willis, Amanda Peet, and Michael Clarke.
He appeared in the role of ‘Nicholas ‘Oz’ Oseransky’ in the movie ‘The Whole Ten Yards’ which was a sequel to ‘The Whole Nine Yards.’ From 2012-2013, in the sitcom “Go On”, he was starred as ‘Ryan King’ which is about a radio host who tries to move on with life after the death of his wife.
He made a guest appearance in the ‘CBS’ drama ‘The Good Wife.’ In the sequel to the ‘CBS’ drama ‘The Good Wife,’ he was featured in his reprised role as attorney ‘Mike Kristeva’.
Girlfriends, Affairs, Wife, and More
Girlfriends | Yasmine Bleeth
Neve Campbell Maeve Quinlan Heather Graham Lauren Graham Rachel Dunn Lizzy Caplan |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Wife | None |
Favorite Things
Here we are providing you the list of Matthew Perry’s favorite things.
Favorite Singer | Elvis Presley |
Favorite Actress | Angelina Jolie |
Favorite Food | Pizza, fries, and ice cream |
Favorite Destinations | Paris |
Favorite Color(s) | Black |
Some Interesting Facts About Matthew Perry
- Matthew Perry was a prominent tennis player in his childhood.
- In 1995, he won the ‘Screen Actors Guild Award’ for ‘Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series’ for ‘Friends’.
- In the movie “Fools Rush In”, his real-life father played his on-screen father.
- The song “Don’t give up” by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush is his favorite song.
- He is still a single man who has dated many beautiful women.
- Sugar-free Redbull is his favorite beverage.