Matthew Langford Perry is an American, Canadian film and television actor, best known for his work as
Chandler Bing in the sitcom
Friends.
Early life and education
Perry was born in
Williamstown, Massachusetts. His mother, Suzanne Jane Louise Morrison (
née Langford), is a Canadian journalist and former press secretary to
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and his father,
John Bennett Perry, is an American actor and former model.
[Matthew Perry Biography (1969-)][1][FILM; The Fame He Craved Came, but It Wasn't Enough New York Times] Perry holds dual US/Canadian citizenship. His parents divorced before his first birthday and his mother is re-married to
Keith Morrison, a broadcast journalist. Perry was raised by his mother in
Ottawa. While growing up in
Ontario, Perry took a keen interest in
tennis and soon became a top-ranked junior player. He was enrolled at
Rockcliffe Park Public School,
Lisgar Collegiate Institute, and
Ashbury College.
