Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry
Matthew Langford Perry is an American-Canadian actor and writer. Perry is known for his role as Chandler Bing on the long-running NBC television sitcom Friends, as well as his portrayal of Ron Clark in the 2006 television movie The Ron Clark Story. 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, The Whole Nine Yards, and 17 Again. In 2010, he expanded his...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth19 August 1969
CityWilliamstown, MA
trying gone whole-life
If I hadn't had the experience of being famous, I would have searched for it my whole life. I would have just gone on and on trying to find it.
player tennis ottawa
I was a very good tennis player in Ottawa, Canada - nationally ranked when I was, like, 13. Then I moved to Los Angeles when I was 15, and everyone in L.A. just killed me. I was pretty great in Canada. Not so much in Los Angeles.
hockey law canada
I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love hockey.
trouble intimacy wells
I have a well-documented history of trouble with intimacy.
would-be boring week
I know Chandler is similar to me. But if you watched my life for a week, there would be many more boring parts.
people smoking battle
When people try to take [smoking] away from me I say, 'hey, I stopped everything else.' But, I have to battle that one, too.
play guy actors
I play a guy who is 40. And I am a very good actor, because I'm 41.
auditions walks ifs
If I could walk into the 'Friends' audition again and go or not go, I have to say it's 50-50.
order addiction trying
Trying to overcome addiction is one of the hardest things for a person to do. And the fact that I had to do it under the scrutiny of tabloid press at first made it seem even more difficult. But in fact, it oddly ended up being a plus. Because of the tabloid stuff, it wasn't like I could walk into a bar and order a drink.
actors worst autopilot
As an actor, being on autopilot is the worst thing possible.
party thinking used
I used to spend a lot of time just thinking about myself, thinking that the party started when I showed up.
ego theatre television
In television or a movie I bring my own ego and consequently can mess up. In the theatre I learnt very quickly to shut up and listen. Now I am able to get out of my own way.
years next-year sober
I got sober because I was worried I was going to die next year.
car giving months
I would like you all to give me a round of applause as I have not crashed my car in over 15 months.