Matthew Perry (actor)

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Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969 in Williamstown , Massachusetts ) is an American - Canadian actor , best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the hit television series Friends .

Life

childhood

Matthew Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the son of actor John Bennett Perry . After his parents divorced, the mother's married NBC - news anchor Keith Morrison, from this marriage Perry has five half-siblings.

He grew up in the Canadian capital Ottawa , where he first attended Rockcliffe Park Public School and later Ashbury College , a coeducational private school with boarding school. As a fifth grader, Perry claims to beat up future Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , who attended the same school. When he was 15, he moved to Los Angeles , where his father lived and worked. There Perry attended high school and played tennis very successfully , making it 17th in the national youth rankings as a single player and third in doubles. In high school, he appeared on the stage for several school performances.

Career

Perry's acting career began in television, where he impressed with his comedic talent. After a few guest appearances in various television series , he was seen in the 1987 television film Morning Maggie . From 1987 to 1988 he played a leading role in the series Second Chance , which achieved late fame on the Internet in 2011: In the opening scene of the pilot episode, Muammar al-Gaddafi appears before Petrus, who sends him to hell. 2011 is shown as the year of Gaddafi's death. In 1988 Perry starred in the film Jimmy Reardon .

Other appearances followed in the film Hands Off My Daughter and the Home Free and Sydney series . In 1989, Perry appeared in three episodes of Our Loud Home . His international breakthrough came in 1994 with the role of Chandler Bing in the sitcom Friends , which ran until 2004. He was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for his acting performance . Perry is the only one of the Friends leading actors who has never been nominated for the Golden Raspberry . His father made a guest appearance on the series in 1998.

In 1997, Perry and his father John starred in the comedy Fools Rush In with Salma Hayek . A year later, Perry appeared in Fast Heroes . In 1999, Perry starred in the romantic comedy A Threesome with Neve Campbell and Dylan McDermott . Here he played an architect who falls in love with the girlfriend of his jealous boss, but neither of the two suspects anything about it, as they consider him homosexual. Perry was originally offered the role of Col. Don West in the science fiction film Lost in Space (1998). The part was ultimately taken over by his friends colleague Matt LeBlanc .

In the Disney film The Kid (2000), Perry made a cameo appearance as the hairy computer scientist Mr. Vivian . In The Same Year's No Halves , Perry plays a dentist who wants his own wife to be killed. The cast of the film also included Amanda Peet as an office assistant, Bruce Willis as a former hit man and Natasha Henstridge as his wife. In 2004 it was followed by the sequel No half measures 2 - now all the more! That same year, Matthew and John Perry starred in an episode of the Scrubs series .

In 2009 he was in front of the camera with Zac Efron for 17 Again - Back to High School . He plays the 37 year old Mike and Efron his 17 year old self. In 2011, Perry returned to the screen as a leading actor in comedy series, with the first attempts with little success. In the first two sitcoms he played people in the sports business environment, which ran counter to his unsportsmanlike role as Chandler Bing from Friends. First he played the manager of a sports arena in Mr. Sunshine , the series was discontinued after only half a season. This was followed by the comedy series Go On for NBC between 2012 and 2013 , in which Perry played a sports reporter who joined a support group after the death of his wife. It was also discontinued after a season in May 2013, despite mostly positive reviews. In one episode, he stood in front of the camera for the first time after Friends with his long-time colleague Courteney Cox . From 2015 he played the role of Oscar Madison in the television series Odd Couple , a remake of the men's economy , which was discontinued in 2017 after only three seasons.

Together with Andrew Hill Newman Matthew Perry founded the production company "Velveteen Productions" who work closely with Warner Bros. cooperates.

Diseases

While filming the film Fools Rush In , Perry had a serious accident and had to undergo an operation on his pancreas . Because of the pain that resulted, Perry took pain pills and alcohol. He made his dependence on alcohol and the pain medication Vicodin public in the American People magazine . At the end of 1997 he was admitted to the "Hazelden" rehab clinic, but was released a few weeks later. Several relapses followed and in 2000 he allowed himself to be handed in again during the filming of Mann . His alcoholic illness also resulted in strong weight fluctuations, whereupon his friends colleague Jennifer Aniston offered to work as a weight trainer . In the US interview program Larry King Live , he reported about his addiction and stated that he already had life-threatening pancreatitis as a result of the disease .

Filmography

Guest appearances (selection)

Awards

Perry was awarded / nominated for his role in Friends :

For his guest role in the drama series The West Wing - In the Center of Power , he was nominated for the following awards:

  • 2003, 2004: Emmy Awards - Best Guest Star in a Drama Series

For his role in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , he was awarded / nominated for the following awards:

For his role in The Ron Clark Story he was awarded / nominated for the following awards:

  • 2007: Screen Actors Guild Awards - Best Actor in a TV Movie (Nominated)
  • 2007: Golden Globes - Best Actor in a TV Movie (Nominated)
  • 2007: Emmy Awards - Best Actor in a TV Movie (Nominated)

Web links

Commons : Matthew Perry  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sports.espn.go.com, accessed October 1, 2014 - " Perry has dual citizenship in Canada and the United States "
  2. ^ Antonella Artuso, Toronto Sun: I 'beat up Justin Trudeau': Matthew Perry. Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Perry, Matthew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Perry, Matthew Langford (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Canadian actor
DATE OF BIRTH 19th August 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Williamstown , Massachusetts, United States