

He attempted to secure an audition for the pilot Six of One, later to be known as Friends, by Marta Kauffman and David Crane, both of whom he had worked with on Dream On. Perry landed his next TV starring role on the ABC sitcom Home Free, which aired only 11 episodes in the spring of 1993, followed by a sitcom pilot titled LAX 2194.

In 1991, he made a guest appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210 as Roger Azarian. In the midst of his many continuing guest roles on TV, Perry was cast as a regular on the 1990 CBS sitcom Sydney, playing the younger brother of Valerie Bertinelli's title character. In 1989, Perry had a three-episode arc on the series Growing Pains, in which he portrayed Carol Seaver's boyfriend 'Sandy' who dies in the hospital after a drunk-driving accident. After the show's single season, Perry stayed in Los Angeles and made his screen debut in the 1988 film A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon. After 13 episodes, Second Chance became Boys Will Be Boys, with the plots refocused on the adventures of Chazz and his friends. He went on to play Chazz Russell in the TV series Second Chance. He pursued improv comedy at the LA Connection in Sherman Oaks while still in high school. When he was 15, Perry moved from Ottawa to Los Angeles to pursue acting and attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, graduating in 1987. Perry departing rehearsal for the 1995 Emmy Awards Perry co-developed and starred in the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple portraying Oscar Madison from 2015 to 2017. In August 2012, Perry began starring as Ryan King, a sportscaster, on the NBC sitcom Go On. Sunshine, which ran from February to April 2011. Perry was the co-creator, co-writer, executive producer, and star of the ABC sitcom Mr. In 2010, he expanded his resume to include both video games and voice-over work when he voiced Benny in the video game Fallout: New Vegas. Īlong with starring in the short-lived television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Perry also appeared in a number of films, including Fools Rush In, Almost Heroes, The Whole Nine Yards, and 17 Again. Due to the immense popularity of the sitcom, Perry and the rest of the six-member main cast ensemble were each making $1 million per episode by 2002. He is best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends, which ran from 1994 to 2004. Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor, executive producer, and comedian.
