Matthew Perry

Matthew Langford Perry was an accomplished American and Canadian actor. He rose to international fame primarily due to his character, Chandler Bing in the legendary NBC television sitcom Friends. Apart from Friends, he also played significant roles in Ally Macbeal (2002), The West Wing (2003), and The Ron Clark Story (2006). He also landed a leading role in the NBC series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007), and had major 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 (2004), and 17 Again (2009).

Perry co-created, co-wrote, and starred in the ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine, which aired from February to April 2011. He played a variety of roles including recurring ones in legal dramas The Good Wife (2012–2013), and The Good Fight (2017). He was also known for his portrayal of Ted Kennedy in The Kennedys: After Camelot (2017). His final television appearance was as himself in Friends: The Reunion (2021). For most of his life, Perry suffered from severe addictions to drugs and alcohol and he became an advocate for rehabilitation through his recovery. In 2023, he died from the acute effects of ketamine use.