Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry (lahir Matthew Langford Perry, 19 Agustus 1968, di Williamsburg, Virginia; meninggal 28 Oktober 2023, di Los Angeles, California) adalah seorang aktor, produser, dan penulis kulit putih Amerika keturunan Inggris dan Irlandia, tinggi 6′ 1″ (185 cm). Dia dibesarkan oleh ayah aktornya John Bennett Perry dan ayah tiri Steven V. Perry, seorang duta besar AS untuk Kanada, dan bersekolah di Choate School dan Brown University sebelum keluar untuk mengejar akting. Dia terkenal karena ikut menciptakan dan berperan sebagai Chandler Bing di Friends (1994–2004), memenangkan SAG Award dan Emmy, dan karena menulis dan membintangi pertunjukan tunggalnya The End of Longing (2007–2013). Dia ditemukan tewas di jacuzzi rumahnya; penyebab kematiannya diperkirakan karena tenggelam karena kecelakaan yang ditambah dengan ketamin. Kredit filmnya yang paling terkenal termasuk Fools Rush In (1997), Three to Tango (1999), Almost Heroes (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), 17 Again (2009), dan Mike dan Dave Butuh Tanggal Pernikahan (2016). Di televisi ia membintangi sebagai Matt Albie di Studio 60 di Sunset Strip (2006–2008), Ryan King di Go On (2012–2014), dan Mike Kresteva di The Good Wife (2012) dan The Good Fight (2017), dengan peran tamu terkenal di The West Wing (2003), Scrubs (2004), Cougar Town (2014), dan Ally McBeal (2002). Dia menjadi pembawa acara Saturday Night Live (1997) dan muncul di Friends: The Reunion (2021). Penampilan arsip anumerta termasuk Matthew Perry: Not Just Friends (2023), Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy (2025), dan The One About Matthew Perry (2026).

Matthew Perry (born Matthew Langford Perry, August 19, 1968, in Williamsburg, Virginia; died October 28, 2023, in Los Angeles, California) was a White American actor, producer, and writer of English and Irish descent, 6′ 1″ (185 cm) tall. He was raised by his actor father John Bennett Perry and stepfather Steven V. Perry, a U.S. ambassador to Canada, and attended Choate School and Brown University before dropping out to pursue acting. He is best known for co-creating and starring as Chandler Bing in Friends (1994–2004), winning a SAG Award and an Emmy, and for writing and starring in his one-man show The End of Longing (2007–2013). He was found dead in the jacuzzi of his home; the cause of death was ruled accidental drowning compounded by ketamine. His most notable film credits include Fools Rush In (1997), Three to Tango (1999), Almost Heroes (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), 17 Again (2009), and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016). On television he starred as Matt Albie in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2008), Ryan King in Go On (2012–2014), and Mike Kresteva in The Good Wife (2012) and The Good Fight (2017), with notable guest roles in The West Wing (2003), Scrubs (2004), Cougar Town (2014), and Ally McBeal (2002). He hosted Saturday Night Live (1997) and appeared in Friends: The Reunion (2021). Posthumous archive appearances include Matthew Perry: Not Just Friends (2023), Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy (2025), and The One About Matthew Perry (2026).