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Matthew Perry
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Screenwriter, Actor
Born:
August 19, 1969
Biography:Handsome leading man "Matthew Perry" has managed to translate the fame and popularity he garnered from playing Chandler Bing on the hit NBC sitcom "Friends" into an increasingly successful film career as a romantic comedy lead. Born in Massachusetts, the son of actor "John Bennett Perry", his parents divorced when he was still a baby. His mother got full custody and moved "Perry" to Ottawa, Canada, where she worked as a political assistant (years later, "Perry"'s mother would work as a press secretary for prime minister Pierre Trudeau). As a youth, "Perry" was an extremely talented tennis player and was once ranked third in Canada's doubles competition. At the same time, the teenaged "Perry" was interested in acting and had been appearing in school productions since he was 13. At age 15, he relocated to L.A. to join his father, in hopes of becoming both a tennis pro and a working actor. However, in... Full Biography
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Clockwise from top left: Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston...
Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow attend the 29th People's Choice Awards in Pasadena,...
Tina Fey, Lauren Graham and Matthew Perry at Entertainment Weekly Magazine's Fourth Annual Pre-Emmy...
Matthew Perry, Victoria Pratt, Jonathan Silverman and Kelly Hu attend the In Style and Warner Bros....
Matthew Perry stars as Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky.
(L to R): Kevin Pollak, Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry and Natasha Henstridge
Bruce Willis (left) and Matthew Perry (right)
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