Matthew Perry Bio, Family, Career, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Measurements

Matthew Perry is an American-Canadian actor and screenwriter who rose to fame for his comedic role in the hit sitcom ‘Friends’. On the show, many people know him as ‘Chandler Bing’ for 10 years from 1994 to 2004. The sitcom was so popular that he and his fellow sitcom main characters were paid $1 million per episode in 2002. The actor has worked in several television shows and films, including 17 Again, The Whole Nine Yards, Almost Heroes and Fools Rush In.

Similarly, Perry also worked as a voice artist for a video game “Fallout: New Vegas” as Benny in 2010. As an executive producer, actor, and writer, he worked in the ABC sitcom “Mr. Sunshine’. Moreover, his appearance in sitcoms like Go On for NBC and The Odd Couple for CBS is very popular. Want to know more about the actor, then keep scrolling.

MATTHEW PERRY: EARLY CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION AND FAMILY

The veteran actor was born on August 19, 1969 as Matthew Langford Perry in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA. He was born as the son of his parents Suzanne Marie Morrison and John Bennett Perry. Speaking of her parents, her mother worked as a Canadian journalist as well as a press secretary to former Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau. Moreover, her father is an American actor and former model.

When he was very young, even before his first birthday, his parents separated. And her mother remarried Canadian journalist Keith Morrison. Thereafter, he was raised by his mother in Ottawa, Ontario, and attended Ashbury College. During his growing years, he became interested in tennis as well as a top junior player. In addition, he holds Canadian and American citizenship.

The actor has five siblings: Willy Morrison, Mia Perry, Emily Morrison, Caitlin Morrison and Madeleine Morrison on his mother’s side. Regarding his degrees, he attended Ashbury College as mentioned earlier. Along with this, at the age of 15, he began taking acting classes at the Buckley School after moving to Los Angeles, graduating in 1987. While still in high school, he pursued improv comedy at the LA Connection in Sherman Oaks.

MATTHEW PERRY: CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS

The actor began his acting career in 1987 with the sitcom ‘Second Chance’ which later became ‘Boys Will Be Boys’. Two years later, he did three episodes of the American sitcom ‘Growing Pains’. After that, he attempted to audition for the American television sitcom ‘The Pilot’ which later became ‘Friends’. However, he had already signed on to work as one of the main characters in the 1994 television sitcom ‘LAX 2194’.

So, he couldn’t audition for ‘the pilot’ (Friends) initially. After some time meeting with the directors and producers of the pilot, he got a reading. Therefore, they chose him to play the character of ‘Chandler Bing’. Eventually the sitcom became ‘Friends’ and became a huge hit. Subsequently, he appeared in several films like ‘Fools Rush In’, ‘Almost Heroes’, ‘Serving Sara’, ‘Three to Tango’ and ‘The Whole Nine Yards’.

For his hard work and dedication, he received a 2002 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Eventually, in 2004, ‘Friends’ ended and Perry made his directorial debut with an episode of American comedy-drama ‘Scrubs’ season 4. Since then, Perry had been actively working in the entertainment business and was no longer under the limelight for some time. until 2017. In 2017, Perry played the character “Mike Kristeva,” on the CBS drama “The Good Fight,” a sequel to “The Good Wife.” The same year, he starred in ‘The Kennedys: After Camelotthe’ as ‘Ted Kennedy’.

MATTHEW PERRY: PERSONAL LIFE AND GIRLFRIEND

Talking about his private affairs, he is single at the moment and hasn’t connected with anyone. He has been with 29-year-old Molly Hurwitz (as of 2021), whom he started dating in 2018. He and Molly later got engaged in November 2020. But on June 2, 2021, it was announced that the duo had called off their engagement and split. The reason for their separation is not known at this time.

Moreover, he was previously in a few romantic relationships with the beautiful ladies of Hollywood. from 1995 to 1996 he dated Pretty Woman actress Julia Roberts. He had a brief encounter with actresses Yasmine Bleeth , Neve Campbell, Lauren Graham, and a year (2002-03) with Maeve Quinlan. He also dated Rachel Dunn who has an age gap of 14 years from 2003 to 2005. Following this, he was in a relationship with American actress ‘ Lizzy Caplan ‘. The former couple dated for 6 years from 2006 to 2012.

Additionally, he had previously battled drug and alcohol addiction which he does not recall from the three-year time frame in FRIENDS. In addition, he had entered rehab in February 2001 to get rid of addiction to Vicodin, methadone, amphetamines and alcohol.

He later became a spokesperson for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals in 2011. In May 2013, he received a Recovery Champion Award from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy for opening of Perry House. But then he sold the house and closed the rehabilitation center in 2015. Additionally, it was announced that his life would be described in a memoir.

MATTHEW PERRY: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA

According to Business Insider, the actor has a total net worth of US$80 million by 2018. His main source of income is his profession as an actor, executive producer, and screenwriter.

Likewise, speaking of his social media availability, he is available on Instagram as mattyperry4 . Similarly, Perry can also be accessed on Twitter as MatthieuPerry . Perry has 7.3 million followers on Instagram and more than 1.5 million followers on Twitter.

MATTHEW PERRY: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The 52-year-old producer (as of 2021) is very handsome and beautiful to look at. He has charming facial features, dazzling brown eyes, and fair skin. In addition, he is 1.83 meters tall and weighs around 82 kg. Besides that, his other body measurements are 44-34-38 inches of chest-waist-hips respectively.