Matthew Perry
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Born | Matthew Langford Perry August 19, 1969 |
Died | October 28, 2023 Los Angeles, California, US | (aged 54)
Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, US |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1979–2023 |
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Website | matthewperrybook |
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Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023) was an American and Canadian actor. He starred as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–2004). Perry also appeared on Ally McBeal (2002) and received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in The West Wing (2003) and The Ron Clark Story (2006). He played a leading role in the NBC series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–07). Perry also became known for his leading film roles in Fools Rush In (1997), Almost Heroes (1998), Three to Tango (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Serving Sara (2002), The Whole Ten Yards (2005), and 17 Again (2009).
Perry was co-creator, co-writer, executive producer, and star of the ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine, which ran from February to April 2011. In August 2012, he starred as sportscaster Ryan King on the NBC sitcom Go On. Perry co-developed and starred in a revival of the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple portraying Oscar Madison from 2015 to 2017. He had recurring roles in the legal dramas The Good Wife (2012–2013), and The Good Fight (2017). He portrayed Ted Kennedy in The Kennedys: After Camelot (2017) and appeared as himself in Friends: The Reunion (2021). He voiced Benny in the video game Fallout: New Vegas (2010).
Perry suffered from severe addictions to drugs and alcohol. Through his recovery, he became an advocate for rehabilitation and spokesperson for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. In 2013, he received the Champion of Recovery Award from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. In 2022, he released his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.
Early life and education
Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on August 19, 1969.[1] His mother, Suzanne Marie Morrison (née Langford, born 1948),[2] is a Canadian journalist who was press secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. His father, John Bennett Perry (born 1941), is an American actor and former model.[3][4]
Perry's parents separated when he was one year old, and his mother married Canadian broadcast journalist Keith Morrison. He was raised by his mother mostly in Ottawa, Ontario, but he also lived briefly in Toronto and Montreal.[5] Perry attended Rockcliffe Park Public School and Ashbury College, a boarding school in Ottawa.[6][7]
By age 10, Perry started misbehaving. He stole money, smoked, let his grades slip, and beat up fellow student and future Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.[7][8] Perry began drinking alcohol at age 14 and was drinking every day by age 18.[9] Perry practiced tennis, often for 10 hours per day,[3] and became a top-ranked junior player in Canada with the possibility of a tennis career. However, at age 15, he moved from Ottawa to live with his father in Los Angeles, where competition was tougher.[3][8][10]
At 15 years old, Perry studied acting at Buckley School, a college-preparatory school in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, and graduated in 1987.[11] While in high school, he took improvisational comedy classes at L.A. Connection in Sherman Oaks.[12]
Career
1979–1993: Early roles
Perry's first credited role was a small part in 240-Robert in 1979 as a child actor.[13][14] Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Perry began auditioning for roles.[3] Perry made guest appearances on Not Necessarily the News in 1983, Charles in Charge in 1985, and Silver Spoons in 1986.[13][12] In 1987 and 1988, he played Chazz Russell in the TV series Second Chance (later called Boys Will Be Boys). Perry made his film debut in 1988 with A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon.[15] In 1989, he had a three-episode arc on Growing Pains, portraying Carol Seaver's boyfriend Sandy, who dies in a drunk driving accident.[16]
Perry was cast as a regular on the 1990 CBS sitcom Sydney, playing the younger brother of Valerie Bertinelli's character.[12] In 1991, he made a guest appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210 as Roger Azarian.[17] Perry played the starring role in the ABC sitcom Home Free, which aired in 1993.[18]
1994–2004: Breakthrough with Friends
Perry's commitment to a pilot for a sitcom called LAX 2194, set in the baggage handling department of Los Angeles Airport 200 years in the future,[19] initially made him unavailable for a role in another pilot, Six of One, later called Friends. After the LAX 2194 pilot fell through, he had the opportunity to read for a part in Six of One and was cast as Chandler Bing. He was the youngest member of the main cast at age 24.[20] After making the pilot and while waiting for the show to air, Perry spent the summer of 1993 performing at the Williamstown Theater Festival alongside Gwyneth Paltrow.[21]
Friends was hugely successful, and it made Perry an international celebrity.[3] By 2002, he and his co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer were making $1 million per episode.[22] The program earned him an Emmy nomination in 2002 for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series award.[23] Perry appeared in films such Fools Rush In, Almost Heroes, Three to Tango, The Whole Nine Yards and its sequel The Whole Ten Yards, and Serving Sara.
In 1995, Perry and Jennifer Aniston appeared in a 60-minute-long promotional video for Microsoft's Windows 95, released on VHS on August 1.[24]
For his performance as Joe Quincy in The West Wing, Perry received two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2003 and 2004.[23] He appeared as attorney Todd Merrick in two episodes of Ally McBeal.[25] In 2004, he made his directorial debut and acted in an episode of the fourth season of the comedy-drama Scrubs, an episode which included his father.[26]
2005–2023: Later work
Perry starred in the TNT movie The Ron Clark Story, which premiered August 13, 2006,[27][28] and received a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for his performance.[29][23]
From 2006 to 2007, Perry appeared in Aaron Sorkin's drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Perry played Matt Albie alongside Bradley Whitford's Danny Tripp, a writer-director duo brought in to help save a failing sketch show.[30]
In 2006, Perry began filming Numb, a film based on a man suffering from depersonalization disorder. The release was postponed several times, but it was finally released to DVD on May 13, 2008.[31] Perry also appeared on stage in London in David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago.[32] In 2008, Perry starred in the independent film Birds of America.[33] Showtime passed on a pilot called The End of Steve, a dark comedy starring, written, and produced by Perry and Peter Tolan.[34] In 2009, Perry starred in the film 17 Again playing a 37-year-old man who transforms into his 17-year-old self (Zac Efron) after an accident.[35] The film received mixed reviews and was a box-office success.[36][37] A review on WRC-TV found Perry miscast in his role, emphasizing the disbelief in Efron growing up to resemble Perry, both physically and behaviorally — a sentiment echoed by other critics.[38][39][40]
Perry's new comedy pilot, Mr. Sunshine, based on his original idea for the show, was bought by ABC.[41][42] He played the lead role as a middle-aged man with an identity crisis.[43] ABC canceled the series after nine episodes in 2011.[44]
In 2012, Perry starred in the NBC comedy series Go On, written and produced by former Friends writer/producer Scott Silveri. Perry portrayed Ryan King, a sportscaster who tries to move on after the death of his wife through the help of mandatory therapy sessions.[45] In the same year, Perry guest-starred on the CBS drama The Good Wife as attorney Mike Kresteva. He reprised his role in the fourth season in 2013.[46]
In 2014, Perry made his British TV debut in the one-off comedy program The Dog Thrower, which aired on May 1 as part of Sky Arts' Playhouse Presents. Perry portrayed "a charismatic man" who enchanted onlookers by throwing his dog in the air.[47] From 2015 to 2017, Perry starred in, co-wrote, and served as executive producer of a reboot of the sitcom The Odd Couple on CBS. Perry played Oscar Madison opposite Thomas Lennon as Felix Unger.[48]
Perry played the lead role in the world premiere production of his play The End of Longing, which opened on February 11, 2016, at the Playhouse Theatre in London.[49] Its limited run proved successful despite mixed reviews.[50] Perry restructured the play and appeared alongside Jennifer Morrison in its second off-Broadway production, which opened at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on June 5, 2017. It closed on July 1 after receiving poor reviews.[51] Years later Perry described the play as "a personal message to the world, an exaggerated form of me as a drunk. I had something important to say to people like me, and to people who love people like me."[52]
In March 2017, Perry again reprised his role as attorney Mike Kresteva in The Good Fight, a sequel show to the CBS drama The Good Wife.[53] Later that year, he starred as Ted Kennedy in the mini-series The Kennedys: After Camelot.[54][55]
In May 2021, he participated in the special episode Friends: The Reunion.[56] He was meant to have a role in Don't Look Up, but withdrew in 2018 because of CPR-induced broken ribs.[57] Perry published a memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, in October 2022. It became a bestseller on both Amazon and The New York Times charts.[58][59] Shortly before his death, he signed to act in a drama film called Unworthy, which was put on hold due to the actors' strike that began in July 2023.[60]
Personal life
Perry held Canadian and American citizenship. He dated Yasmine Bleeth in 1995, Julia Roberts from 1995 to 1996, and Lizzy Caplan from 2006 to 2012.[61][62][63] In November 2020, Perry became engaged to literary manager Molly Hurwitz. Their engagement ended in 2021.[64]
In 2009, Perry was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, when he presented Ellen DeGeneres with an Xbox 360 video game console and a copy of the game Fallout 3. The gesture led to game studio Obsidian Entertainment casting him in Fallout: New Vegas as the voice of Benny.[65][66]
Residences owned at some point by Perry included a condo in Sierra Towers purchased from Elton John, a house in Hollywood Hills, a house in Malibu, and a cottage in Pacific Palisades.[67][68][69][70] In 2017, Perry purchased a condo occupying the top floor of The Century in Los Angeles for $20 million,[71] selling it to Nick Molnar for $21.6 million in 2021, who in turn sold it to Rihanna in 2023.[72] In June 2023, Perry purchased a mid-century modern house in Hollywood Hills.[73]
Perry had a perfectionist and obsessive personality, spending many hours perfecting his answering machine message.[3] He also held agnostic beliefs, stating that he believed in an unspecified "higher power", which he called "God" and with whom he had "a very close relationship,"[74] calling himself "a seeker".[75]
Health and addiction
In his memoirs, Perry wrote that he became an alcoholic at age 14.[76] He became addicted to Vicodin after a jet-ski accident in 1997, and completed a 28-day rehab program at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation that year.[77] His weight dropped as low as 128 pounds (58 kg), and he took as many as 55 Vicodin pills per day.[78][79] At age 30, he suffered from alcohol-induced pancreatitis. In May 2000, he was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.[77][80]
While Perry said in 2002 that he had made an effort not to drink on the set of Friends, he did arrive with extreme hangovers and sometimes sweated and shook on set.[3][76] During the later seasons of the series, he was frequently drunk or high on set. His castmates made efforts to help him, even staging an intervention,[76] but were unsuccessful.[3]
In February 2001, Perry paused productions of Friends and Serving Sara for two months[3] so that he could enter in-patient rehabilitation for his addictions to Vicodin, methadone, amphetamines, and alcohol.[81] He said later that due to his substance use disorder he had no memory of three years of his work on Friends.[82]
In 2018, Perry spent five months in a hospital for a gastrointestinal perforation. During the hospital stay, Perry nearly died after his colon burst from opioid abuse. He spent two weeks in a coma and used a colostomy bag for nine months. Upon being admitted to the hospital, doctors told his family that Perry had a 2% chance of survival. He was connected to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine.[78]
Two years later, while attending rehab in Switzerland, Perry faked pain to get a prescription for 1,800 milligrams of Oxycontin per day and was having daily ketamine infusions. He was given propofol in conjunction with a surgery, which stopped his heart for five minutes. The resulting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) resulted in eight broken ribs. He paid $175,000 for a private jet to take him to Los Angeles to get more drugs. When doctors there refused, Perry spent another $175,000 to take a private jet back to Switzerland.[83] In 2022, he estimated that he had spent $9 million on his addiction, including 14 stomach surgeries, 15 stays in rehab, and therapy twice a week for 30 years and had attended approximately 6,000 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.[8][84]
Philanthropy and advocacy
In July 2011, Perry lobbied the US Congress as a celebrity spokesperson for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals in support of funding for drug courts.[85] He received a Champion of Recovery award in May 2013 from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy for opening Perry House, a rehab center in his former mansion in Malibu.[86] In 2015, Perry sold the mansion and relocated its services.[87]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Perry launched an apparel line inspired by Friends, with proceeds donated to the World Health Organization's COVID-19 relief fund.[88]
Death
On October 28, 2023, it was reported that Perry returned to his home in Pacific Palisades after playing pickleball, and was found unresponsive in his hot tub by his assistant Briana Brancato two hours later. He was later pronounced dead at the age of 54.[89] LAPD Captain Scot Williams said the "cause of death may not be known for some time, but at this point foul play is not suspected".[5][90] The following day, the cause of death was listed as "deferred" by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office, pending "additional investigative steps".[91]
On October 30, Perry's Friends costars issued a joint statement:[92]
We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just castmates. We are a family. There is so much to say, but right now we're going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss. In time we will say more, as and when we are able. For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty's family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was Perry's classmate, also paid tribute to Perry. Other celebrities who paid tribute included Salma Hayek, Elizabeth Hurley, Selma Blair, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Mira Sorvino, Morgan Fairchild, Maggie Wheeler, Kathleen Turner, Ellen DeGeneres, Adele, Thomas Lennon, Bradley Whitford, Hank Azaria, Valerie Bertinelli, Michael Rapaport, John Stamos, Viola Davis, and Natasha Henstridge.[93][94][95][96]
His funeral service was held on November 3, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles.[97] His five Friends co-stars attended, as did his father and stepfather.[98]
Acting credits
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1988 | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | Fred Roberts | Credited as Matthew L. Perry | [99] |
1989 | She's Out of Control | Timothy | [99] | |
Fat Man and Little Boy | Bomb Technician | Uncredited | [13] | |
1994 | Getting In | Randal Burns | Direct-to-video | [100] |
1997 | Fools Rush In | Alex Whitman | [99] | |
1998 | Almost Heroes | Leslie Edwards | [99] | |
1999 | Three to Tango | Oscar Novak | [99] | |
2000 | The Whole Nine Yards | Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky | [99] | |
The Kid | Mr. Vivian | Cameo (uncredited) | [101] | |
2002 | Serving Sara | Joe Tyler | [99] | |
2004 | The Whole Ten Yards | Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky | [99] | |
2007 | Numb | Hudson Milbank | Also executive producer | [100][31] |
2008 | Birds of America | Morrie | [100] | |
2009 | 17 Again | Older Mike O'Donnell | [99] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1979 | 240-Robert | Arthur | Episode: "Bank Job" | [102] |
1983 | Not Necessarily the News | Bob | Episode: "Audrie in Love" | [13] |
1985 | Charles in Charge | Ed | Episode: "The Wrong Guy" Credited as Matthew L. Perry |
[102] |
1986 | Silver Spoons | Davey | Episode: "Rick Moves Out" | [102] |
1987–1988 | Second Chance/Boys Will be Boys | Chazz Russell | Series regular; 21 episodes (also known as Second Chance) | [103][104] |
1988 | Dance 'til Dawn | Roger | Television film | [105] |
1988 | Just the Ten of Us | Ed | Episode: "The Dinner Test" Credited as Matthew L. Perry |
[13] |
1988 | Highway to Heaven | David Hastings | 2 episodes | [13] |
1989 | Empty Nest | Bill at 18 | Episode: "A Life in the Day" | [106] |
1989 | Growing Pains | Sandy | Recurring role; 3 episodes | [100] |
1990 | Sydney | Billy Kells | Series regular; 13 episodes | [100] |
1990 | Who's the Boss? | Benjamin Dawson | Episode: "Roomies" | [100] |
1990 | Call Me Anna | Desi Arnaz Jr. | Television film Credited as Matthew L. Perry |
[107] |
1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Roger Azarian | Episode: "April Is the Cruelest Month" | [100] |
1992 | Dream On | Alex Farmer | Episode: "To the Moon, Alex!" | [108] |
1992 | Sibs | Chas | Episode: "What Makes Lily Run?" | [109] |
1993 | Deadly Relations | George Westerfield | Television film | [110] |
1993 | Home Free | Matt Bailey | Series regular; 13 episodes | [100] |
1994 | Parallel Lives | Willi Morrison | Television film | [111] |
1994 | L.A.X. 2194 | Blaine | Pilot episode (unreleased) | [112] |
1994–2004 | Friends | Chandler Bing | Main role; 236 episodes | [113] |
1995 | Caroline in the City | Episode: "Caroline and the Folks" | [114] | |
1995 | The John Larroquette Show | Steven | Episode: "Rachel Redux" | [100] |
1997 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Matthew Perry/Oasis" | [100] |
2001 | The Simpsons | Himself | Voice, episode: "Treehouse of Horror XII" | [100] |
2002 | Ally McBeal | Todd Merrick | 2 episodes | [25] |
2003 | The West Wing | Joe Quincy | Recurring role; 3 episodes | [100] |
2004 | Scrubs | Murray | Episode: "My Unicorn" Also director |
[26][115] |
2006 | The Ron Clark Story | Ron Clark | Television film | [12] |
2006–2007 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Matt Albie | Series regular; 21 episodes | [100] |
2011 | Childrens Hospital | Himself | Episode: "The Black Doctor" | [116] |
2011 | Mr. Sunshine | Ben Donovan | Series regular; 13 episodes Also creator, executive producer, and writer |
[100] |
2012–2013 | The Good Wife | Mike Kresteva | Recurring role; 4 episodes | [100] |
2012–2013 | Go On | Ryan King | Series regular; 22 episodes Also executive producer |
[100] |
2014 | Cougar Town | Sam Johnston | Episode: "Like a Diamond" | [100] |
2014 | Playhouse Presents | The Charismatic Man | Episode: "The Dog Thrower" | [47] |
2015 | Web Therapy | Tyler Bishop | 2 episodes | [117] |
2015–2017 | The Odd Couple | Oscar Madison | Series regular; 38 episodes Also creator, executive producer and writer |
[100] |
2017 | The Good Fight | Mike Kresteva | Recurring role; 3 episodes | [100] |
2017 | The Kennedys: After Camelot | Ted Kennedy | Television miniseries; 4 episodes Also executive producer |
[118] |
2021 | Friends: The Reunion | Himself | HBO Max special; also executive producer | [119][120] |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2003 | David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago | Danny | At the Comedy Theatre, London | [121] |
2016 | Matthew Perry's The End of Longing | Jack | At the Playhouse Theatre, London | [122] |
2017 | Matthew Perry's The End of Longing | Jack | At the Lucille Lortel Theater, off-Broadway | [122] |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Ref. |
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2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Benny | [123] |
Specials
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | TSN: The Hangover | Angry Matthew Perry | Cameo | [124] |
Awards and nominations
Publications
- Perry, Matthew (November 1, 2022). Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir. Foreword: Lisa Kudrow. New York: Flatiron Books. ISBN 978-1-250-86644-8. OCLC 1338841699.
Notes
- ^ Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Friends episode: "The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath"
- ^ Shared with Ben Winston, Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Emma Conway, James Longman, Stacey Thomas, Brett Blakeney, David Piendak, Carly Segal, Guy Harding, Paul Monaghan, James Corden, Tracie Fiss, Mike Darnell, Brooke Karzen
- ^ Shared with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Jane Sibbett, John Christopher Allen
- ^ Shared with Courteney Cox
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- Matthew Perry at IMDb
- Matthew Perry at Rotten Tomatoes
- Matthew Perry discography at Discogs
- Interviewed on "Q with Tom Power", CBC, November 22, 2022, audio
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