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Trivia
Birth name: Matthew Langford Perry
Date of birth: 19 August 1969
Place of birth: Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Attended Ashbury College, a private boys'
school in Ottawa, Canada.
Son of John Bennett Perry.
Raised in Ottawa, Canada.
Mother, Suzanne Morrison, was the press
agent for Pierre Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, during the
seventies and eighties.
he asked that his name be removed from the
Best Actor in a Comedy Emmy list. "Friends" (1994) co-stars
have all agreed that they would only be nominated in supporting roles.
[June 2000]
Missing part of his middle finger on his
right hand.
Used to be ranked nationally in junior
tennis in Canada. He has said on interviews that he tried to play in the
States but he wasn't good enough.
Entered a rehabilitation clinic for
treatment of an undisclosed condition. [27 February 2001]
A 75 year old woman ran a stop sign and
smashed into the side of Matthew's BMW. Neither party was injured. [18
April 2001]
Stepson of Keith Morrison, NBC newscaster.
Half-brother of Caitlin (b. 1981); Emily (b. 1985); Willy (b. 1987);
Madeleine (b. 1989); and Marie Perry.
"Friends" (1994) castmate Jennifer
Aniston offers to be his personal trainer after he received threats
from bosses Warner Brothers about his increasing weight problems [2002]
Matthew is nominated for Best Actor in a
leading role in a Comedy series at this years Emmys for his performance
as Chandler Bing. [July 18th 2002]
"Friends" (1994) castmates agree
to enter themselves for consideration in the leading role categories at
the Emmys. [2002]
Turned down a role in Independence Day
(1996). The part he was offered was eventually taken by 'Harry Connick
Jr' .
Has dual citizenship in Canada and the USA.
Will make his world stage debut in the West
End in London alongside Minnie Driver. [May 2003]
Appeared in the top 30 of Forbes Top 100
Celebrity rich list for the first time [2003]
He is the only central cast member of
"Friends" (1994) who has not been nominated for a Razzie.
Following the May 6, 2004 airing of the
"Friends" (1994) series finale, he and the rest of the show's
cast were on the Jay Leno broadcast from the Central Perk set in the
"Friends" (1994) studio.
His father appeared on an episode of
"Friends" (1994), as the father of one of Jennifer
Aniston's boyfriends.
The part of Col. Don West in Lost in Space
(1998) was originally offered to him, but eventually went to
"Friends" (1994) co-star Matt
LeBlanc.
His favorite NHL team is the Ottawa
Senators. He often attends the playoff games in Ottawa, Canada. He
attended this year's playoff games between Ottawa and Toronto Maple
Leafs (2004).
According to an interview, Matthew claimed
that when he was filming A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988) he
had formed a star complex and would cockily ask his fellow co-stars what
they planned on doing now that "they were on their way". He
then said that reality settled in once the movie was released and
nothing happened.
He spoke the last line in the final episode
of "Friends" (1994). When it's suggested that they all go out
for coffee, his character Chandler says "Where?".
His father, John Bennett Perry, played his
father in Fools Rush In (1997).
He enjoys playing ice hockey and softball in
his spare time
Is the youngest cast member of
"Friends" (1994).
When auditioning for the part of Chandler
Bing, he didn't need a script because he knew the pilot by heart. He had
been helping a friend with the part before auditioning himself.
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