“Not Just Chandler”: Matthew Perry’s best roles (8 photos)

Last Saturday, October 28, famous actor Matthew Perry passed away. The actor was 54 years old. Millions of fans, of course, remember him as the funny man Chandler Bing from Friends. It was this role that made 25-year-old Matthew a global star.

Unfortunately, his cheerful and charming on-screen persona was not at all the same as Perry in real life. Due to problems with alcohol and drug addiction, starting in 1997, he began to have complex health problems that did not go away throughout his life. He underwent a lot of complex operations, which significantly affected his condition, both physical and psychological. The actor fell into a deep depression, and his appearance... perhaps everyone remembers. As the actor himself admitted in one of his interviews, due to his problems with addiction, he does not remember his three years on the set of the series “Friends.”

So, according to the New York Post, Matthew Perry died at home in his Jacuzzi. The reason is cardiac arrest. According to the doctors, no drugs or alcohol were found in the body.





According to Matthew's friends, he could make anyone laugh, but, as is usually the case, behind the mask of a merry fellow there is a sad, deep and very vulnerable person. So was Robin Williams, who passed away in 2014. And perhaps the same can be said about Jim Carrey. But still, despite his short life, Perry left behind a rich legacy in cinema. Films and TV series with his participation will be watched for many years to come, and the actor will continue to make the audience laugh and delight.

"Nine Yards", 2000



Nicholas Ozeransky (Matthew Perry) lives in an upscale suburb of Montreal and works as a dentist. Together with his wife Sophie (Roseanne Arquette), he would have lived a measured life, if not for meeting a new neighbor, and part-time former mafioso Jimmy Tadeski (Bruce Willis). He stole a large sum of money from his former boss and decided to hide in Montreal. Jimmy could not even imagine that Nicholas's wife would want to rat him out.

"Fraudsters", 2002





Sarah (Elizabeth Hurley) and Gordon (Bruce Campbell) are a married couple. Together they owned a huge cattle farm, knew no need for anything, and simply loved. Imagine Sarah's surprise when, during a business trip, she received a divorce notice with comments that, by law, she was losing all her fortune. There is no time to kill and suffer - she decides to return the money at all costs.

"Tango for Three", 1999



Oscar (Matthew Perry) and Charles (Dylan McDermott) are aspiring architects. They are trying to win a tender announced by a very rich man. However, competitors are trying to get the guys out of the race by spreading rumors that they are gay. This news did not frighten the oligarch, and he even asks Oscar to look after his mistress. But bad luck - the architect falls head over heels in love with a beauty who needs to be kept an eye on.

“If you hurry, you make people laugh,” 1997



The story of architect Alex Whitman, who before Christmas went to Las Vegas, where he met the charming Isabelle. After a night of love, the girl disappeared, but reappeared a few months later, declaring that she was expecting a child. Whitman, like a true gentleman, promised to marry her, but before the ceremony at the cliff of the Grand Canyon, the couple will have to go through many adventures.

"Triumph: The Ron Clark Story", 2006



A resilient teacher leaves a small town and moves to New York, where he will teach in one of the most disadvantaged schools. His efforts and methods are immediately met with hostility, but Ron Clark will soon change everything.

"Helpless", 2007



This is the story of a successful Hollywood screenwriter, Hudson Milbank, who feels nothing. He doesn’t experience any emotions, lives an ordinary life and tries to somehow dilute it, but nothing works. The hero decides to find answers from psychotherapists, hoping that the truth about the cause of his illness is about to illuminate his mind, but the doctors are completely powerless. Hudson's condition worsens and he has to cope with boredom and anxiety.tats and watch golf on TV. But everything changes when the hero meets the “dream girl” Sarah.

"Daddy's 17 Again", 2009



Mike O'Donnell (Matthew Perry) is thirty-seven, but it seems that life consists of nothing but failures: others are getting promotions at work, his wife Scarlet has filed for divorce, his own children - Maggie and Alex - do not even want to talk to their father, he has to live from a school friend Ned, who was a klutz at school and now became a programmer. And suddenly a miracle happens: after a strange incident, Mike finds himself seventeen years old.

What is your favorite Matthew Perry movie or series? And what project is missing from this list?