7.8
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025
Matthew Perry
Acting
Born August 19, 1969Died October 28, 2023Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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).
Movies
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2.0
Matthew Perry: Not Just Friends
2023
7.0
Matthew Perry: The Diane Sawyer Interview
2022
7.8
Friends: The Reunion
2021
8.4
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019
8.0
The Big Lie: American Addict 2
2016
4.0
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
6.1
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
The Dog Thrower
0.0
The Dog Thrower
2014
7.0
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
2010
6.3
17 Again
2009
5.5
Birds of America
2008
5.9
Numb
2007
7.6
The Ron Clark Story
2006
5.7
The Whole Ten Yards
2004
5.4
Serving Sara
2002
6.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
6.8
The Kid
2000
6.5
The Whole Nine Yards
2000
5.7
Three to Tango
1999
5.5
Almost Heroes
1998
6.5
Fools Rush In
1997
6.2
Microsoft Windows 95 Video Guide
1995
5.1
Getting In
1994
5.7
Parallel Lives
1994
6.2
Deadly Relations
1993
5.5
Call Me Anna
1990
5.2
She's Out of Control
1989
6.0
Dance 'Til Dawn
1988
5.0
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
1988
TV Shows
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0.0
The One About Matthew Perry
6.8
Hollywood Demons
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.5
The Kennedys: After Camelot
7.5
The Good Fight
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.8
The Odd Couple
6.5
Hollywood Game Night
6.5
Go On
6.0
Playhouse Presents
6.7
Web Therapy
6.2
Mr. Sunshine
7.2
Conan
6.5
Cougar Town
7.6
The Good Wife
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.9
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
7.0
Childrens Hospital
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
7.5
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
The Reichen Show
4.8
The Reichen Show
6.9
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
4.9
Celebrities Uncensored
5.1
Punk'd
6.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
8.2
Scrubs
8.3
The West Wing
0.0
Parkinson
6.5
Ally McBeal
4.3
The View
4.3
The View
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
6.4
The Daily Show
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
6.6
Caroline in the City
8.4
Friends
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
6.9
The John Larroquette Show
6.5
Home Free
7.9
MTV Movie & TV Awards
5.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210
6.9
Dream On
7.2
Sydney
8.0
The Simpsons
5.9
Empty Nest
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
6.0
Second Chance
7.0
The Tracey Ullman Show
6.5
Growing Pains
6.1
Charles in Charge
7.4
Highway to Heaven
6.9
Not Necessarily the News
6.3
Silver Spoons
7.4
240-Robert
6.9
Saturday Night Live
5.6
Today
7.0