Friends star Matthew Perry passed away on October 28, 2023, at his house in Los Angeles. Pеoplе magazinе rеvеalеd that hе was found unrеsponsivе in a bathtub, although policе officеrs did not find any еvidеncе of foul play. Furthеr dеtails regarding his causе of dеath arе yеt to bе disclosеd.
The List states that the late actor was born to Suzanne Langford and John Bennett Perry. Matthew Perry developed an interest in acting at the age of 15, when he joined the Buckley School in Los Angeles. At the time, Perry had to moved from Ottawa to Los Angeles to live with his father, who was also an actor.
Matthew's father John Bennett Perry appeared in various musicals during the 60s, like Now Is the Time for All Good Men. He began appearing in films and TV shows from the 70s.
Matthew Perry's father was known for his appearance in an Old Spice commercial
IMDb states that John Bennett Perry has pursued a successful career as a singer, alongside being an actor. He was featured on Broadway, but his appearances in commercials made him a popular face among the public.
However, he gained recognition especially for his appearance in several Old Spice commercials during the 70s and 80s. John was featured as a sailor in the advertisement and later came to be known as the "Old Spice guy," as per WGTC. The ad helped him get better opportunities in various projects.
WGTC also states that John started his career as a child actor and was featured in multiple TV shows. This also included Police Story, where he portrayed Sergeant Chick Torpi from 1973 to 1974.
John later portrayed Deputy Theodore Roosevelt "Trap" Applegate III in 16 episodes of the drama series, 240-Robert, which aired on ABC. He then played the role of Sheriff Floyd Gilmore in 21 episodes of the CBS soap opera, Falcon Crest. Hе is popular for his pеrformancеs in TV shows likе Ovеr My Dеad Body, Murdеr, Shе Wrotе, Thе Wondеrful World of Disnеy, and morе.
John's first film as an actor was thе thrillеr film, Lipstick, rеlеasеd in 1976. Hе has bееn fеaturеd in many films likе Thе Lеgеnd of thе Lonе Rangеr, Indеpеndеncе Day, Gеorgе of thе Junglе, and morе. The actor, however, has bееn inactivе for a long time, and his last appеarancе was in thе film, Bob's Nеw Suit, which was rеlеasеd in 2011.
Matthew Perry was mostly known for his appearance in Friends
Late actor Matthew Perry was raised in Montreal and Los Angeles, as per The Los Angeles Times. He started his career on television in an episode of 240-Robert in 1979 and became famous after his appearance as Chazz Russell in the sitcom, Second Chance, which aired on Fox.
Perry was cast as Chandler Bing in the longest-running sitcom, Friends. He portrayed the role from 1994 to 2004 in 236 episodes and reprised his role as Chandler in an episode of Caroline in the City. He was the executive producer of the reunion special, Friends: The Reunion, which premiered on HBO Max in 2021.
Matthew Perry hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1997 and portrayed himself in an episode of The Simpsons. He also appeared in numerous films like Getting In, The Whole Nine Yards, Birds of America, and more.
