MATTHEW PERRY (Chandler Bing)

Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Emmy Award nominee Matthew Perry was raised in Ottawa, Ontario, where he became a top-ranked junior tennis player in Canada. However, after moving to Los Angeles at the age of 15 to live with his father (actor John Bennett Perry), he became more interested in acting. In addition to performing in several high school stage productions, he remained an avid tennis player and was ranked 17th nationally in the junior singles category and third in the doubles category.

Upon graduating from high school, Perry intended to enroll at the University of Southern California. But when he was offered a leading role on the television series Boys Will Be Boys, he seized the opportunity to begin his acting career.

Perry recently starred with Elizabeth Hurley in the comedy film Serving Sara. He also starred in the comedy The Whole Nine Yards, as the neighbor of a hit man played by Bruce Willis, and he reprises the role in the sequel The Whole Ten Yards. Perry's other film credits include Fools Rush In, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, She's Out of Control and Parallel Lives. Perry also starred with Chris Farley in the buddy comedy Almost Heroes and in the romantic comedy Three to Tango, opposite Neve Campbell.

Perry was nominated for an Emmy for his guest appearance on The West Wing. He stars in the film The Beginning of Wisdom, opposite his father. The younger Perry also has a two-picture deal with Paramount Studios. Onstage, he recently finished his run in London's West End in David Mamet's
Sexual Perversity in Chicago, alongside Minnie Driver and Hank Azaria. Perry enjoys playing ice hockey and softball in his spare time.