Matthew Perry Biography
Matthew Perry is an American-Canadian actor, comedian, executive producer, screenwriter and playwright who most notably played the role of Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends, which ran from 1994 to 2004. Due to the vast popularity of the sitcom, Perry and the rest of the six-member main cast ensemble were each making $1 million per episode by 2002.
Along with starring in the short-lived television series Studio 60 on the sunset strip, Perry has appeared in a number of films, including Fools Rush In, Almost Heroes, The Whole Nine Yards, and 17 Again. In 2012, he expanded his resume to include both video games and voice games and voiced Benny in the video game Fallout: New Vegas.
How old is Matthew Perry? -Age
He is 53 years old as of August 2022. He was born Matthew Langford Perry on August 19, 1969 in Williamstown, Massachusetts in the United States of America.
Matthew Perry Family
Perry was born by his mother, Suzanne Marie Morrison, is a Canadian journalist and former press secretary to former Canadian prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. His father, John Bennett Perry, is an American actor and former model. His parents divorced before his first birthday and his mother subsequently married broadcast journalist Keith Morrison. He was raised by his mother in Ottawa, Ontario, and was enrolled at Ashbury college.
Matthew Perry Married – Wife
Perry at first dated Yasmine Bleeth in 1995. He also dated Julia Roberts from 1995 to 1996. Perry had to write and submit a paper on quantum physics to Roberts in order for her to appear on Friends. He later dated Lizzy Caplan from 2006 to 2012. He got engaged to Molly Hurwitz, a literary manager, in November 2020. They first rumoured to be dating in December 2019, when they had reportedly spent Christmas together.
Matthew Perry Career
He pursed improv comedy at the LA connection in Sherman Oaks while still in high school. He went on to play Chazz Russell in the TV series second Chance. After 13 episodes, second chance became Boys Will be Boys, with the plots refocused on the adventures of Chazz and his teenage friends. In 1988 film A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon. In 1989, Perry had a three-episode arc on the series Groing pains, in which he portrayed carol seaver’s boyfriend, who dies from injuries sustained in a drunk-driving accident. In 1991, he made a guest appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210 as Roger Azarian. Perry landed his next TV starring role on the ABC sitcom Home Free, which aired only 11 episodes in the spring of 1993, followed by a sitcom pilot titled LAX 2194. Friends was hugely successful, and Perry, along with his co-sters, gained wide recognition among television viewers.
The program earned him an Emmy nomination in 2002 for outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy series, along with Matt LeBlanc, but the two lost to Ray Romano. Perry appeared in films such as Fools Rush In, Almost Heroes, Three to Tango, The Whole Nine Yards and its sequel The Whole Ten Yards, and Serving Sara.
From 2006 to 2007, the American-Canadian actor appeared in Aron Sorkin’s drama studio 60 on the sunset strip. In 2006, he began filming Numb, a film based on a man suffering from depersonalization disorder. He also appeared in David Mamet’s sexual perversity in Chicago in London. In 2009, he starred in the film 17 Again playing the older Mike O’Donnell.
On March 1, 2012, it was reported that Perry had signed on the star on the NBC comedy pilot Go On, written and produced by former Friends Scott Silveri. The project was picked up to series in May 2012. On October 2,2012, NBC ordered a full season of 22 episodes. In 2012, Perry guest-starred on the CBS drama The Good Wife, as attorney Mike Kresteva. In 2013, he reprised his role in the fourth season.
The American-Canadian played the lead role in a new production of his play The End of Longing, which premiered on February 11, 2016, at the playhouse Theatre in London. The play transferred off-Broadway to MCC Theatre, which opened on June 5, 2017, with Jennifer Morrison. Later in 2017, he starred as Ted Kennedy in the mini-series The Kennedys: After Camelot. In 2018, Business Insider reported Perry’s net worth to be around $80 million.
Matthew Perry Net worth
The American-Canadian net worth is estimated $120 million as of 2023.
Matthew Perry Movies
2001 The Simpsons
2002 Ally McBeal
2003 The West Wing
2004 Scrubs
2005 Friday Night Lights
2006 The Ron Clark Story
2006–2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2011 Childrens Hospital
2011 Mr. Sunshine
2012–2013 The Good Wife
2012–2013 Go On
2014 Cougar Town
2014 Playhouse Presents
2015 Web Therapy
2015–2017 The Odd Couple
2017 The Good Fight
2017 The Kennedys:
2021 Friends: The Reunion