The iconic role of Chandler Bing on the sitcom “Friends” made actor, comedian, and producer Matthew Perry a household name. He was discovered dead on Saturday at the age of 54.
An LAPD watch commander verified to CBS Los Angeles that when police arrived at the scene of a 911 request for a water rescue that afternoon, they found him unconscious in his jacuzzi at his house in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. At the scene, he was declared deceased. Perry’s official cause of death was still unknown and under investigation by the coroner, according to the police department, which also stated that there were “no obvious signs of trauma.”
It’s hard to conceive of Perry in any other light because “Friends” looms so large in popular culture, and Perry’s Chandler Bing performance is so remarkable. However, Perry’s career was lengthy and diverse, spanning several programs, plays, and movies. This list includes how to view some of his most iconic performances. Perry, who was born and raised in Canada, moved to Los Angeles as a teenager in search of an acting career. His first big break came when he was cast in some of the biggest sitcoms and dramas of the 1980s, including “Highway to Heaven,” “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Silver Spoons,” and “Charles in Charge.” At the age of 24, his life underwent a permanent transformation when he was chosen to be part of a group of attractive young Manhattan residents on television, which would soon become the most famous in the industry.
Perry portrayed the smart and hilarious Friend in Chandler’s role. Fans and occasionally co-stars alike were always copying his instantly recognizable jokes and cadences. Perry’s well-known battles with addiction are inextricably linked to his time on the show; for example, he claimed to have entered rehab immediately following the filming of Monica and Chandler’s wedding. However, the majority of his act is still amusing. With varying degrees of success, the “Friends” cast members attempted their hand at big-screen acting. Matthew Perry’s initial significant film role was in the romantic comedy “Fools Rush In,” where he played a New York developer who finds himself in an unplanned marriage with Salma Hayek’s character.
Although the New York Times referred to it as a “lackluster comedy,” Roger Ebert and other critics saw some tenderness hidden behind the one-liners. In the criminal caper “The Whole Nine Yards,” Perry plays a put-upon dentist who gets mixed up with an ex-gangster, allowing him to indulge his nebbishy side. Bruce Willis, who also stars, along with Amanda Peet, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Kevin Pollak, rounds out the ensemble as the tough guy. The Times described it as “underwhelming, amusing only in fits and starts” when it was first published, but the cast keeps things lighthearted and enjoyable, and the movie’s reputation has grown with time.
In addition to guest-starring on “Friends,” Perry has also starred in critically praised television shows such as “Cougar Town,” “The West Wing,” “Scrubs,” and “The Good Wife.” His projects after “Friends” were more of a mishmash, such as “Mr. Sunshine,” which Perry co-wrote, and “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” an Aaron Sorkin failure. His most successful venture was “Go On,” an NBC sitcom in which Perry played a sports radio host who had recently lost his wife and was attending group bereavement counseling. It’s funnier than it sounds, having been created by producer and writer Scott Silveri of “Friends.” Perry and Thomas Lennon also remade one of the most well-known comedies in history, which may not have seemed like a good idea until you realized that the original comedy was also an adaptation of a 1968 movie.
In the role of the disheveled and grumpy Oscar Madison, Perry portrays a sports-talk host once again, while Lennon takes on the role of the fussy Felix Unger. This slightly more risqué modernization of the classic formula proved successful, running for three seasons on CBS. This accomplishment made it one of Perry’s lengthier television ventures following his time on “Friends.”
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