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perry 29 , 2010 at the 62nd primetime emmy awards on august 1979 -- present williamstown , massachusetts , u.s. canadian , american -lrb- dual -rrb- 220px matthew perry john mother -rrb- keith morrison -lrb- stepfather -rrb- bennett perry -lrb- father -rrb- suzanne perry -lrb- 19 august 1969 '' friends '' -lrb- chandler bing -rrb- matthew perry 2010 emmy.jpg matthew perry
 matthew langford perry actor , director , writer , producer the buckley school
matthew perry

matthew langford perry -lrb- born august 19 , 1969 -rrb- is a canadian-american actor and writer .
he is mostly known for his role as chandler bing on the long-running nbc television sitcom `` friends '' , as well as his portrayal of ron clark in the 2006 television movie `` the ron clark story '' .
along with starring in the short-lived television series `` studio 60 on the sunset strip '' , perry has appeared in a number of films , including `` fools rush in '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , `` the whole nine yards '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , and `` 17 again '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- .
in 2010 , he expanded his résumé to include both video games and voiceover work when he voiced benny in the role-playing game '' '' .
perry was the co-creator , co-writer , executive producer and star of the abc sitcom `` mr. sunshine '' , which ran from february to april 2011 .
in august 2012 , perry began starring as ryan king , a sportscaster , on the nbc sitcom `` go on '' .
the series was canceled on may 10 , 2013 .
perry co-created and stars in the 2015 cbs sitcom `` the odd couple '' portraying oscar madison .
on may 11 , 2015 , the series was renewed for a second season .
