Matthew Perry

Name: Matthew Perry
Birth Name: Matthew Langford Perry
Height: 6'1"
Nationality: American
Birth Date: August 19, 1969
Birth Place: Williamstown, Massachusetts
Occupation: actor
Education: Buckley School (private high school in Sherman Oaks, California) ~ Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Relationships: Jamie Tarses (executive; reportedly dated in 1998), Julia Roberts (actress; 1995-1996), Yasmine Bleeth (actress)
Father: John Bennett Perry (actor; played father in Fools Rush In; divorced; remarried to Debbie Perry)
Mother: Suzanne Perry Morrison (anadian; former press secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada; remarried to Keith Morrison)
Half Sister: Caitlin (father: Keith Morrison; born 1981), Emily (father: Keith Morrison born 1985), Madeleine (father: Keith Morrison born 1989), Marie Perry
Half Brother: Willy (father: Keith Morrison born 1987) Step Father: Keith Morrison (NBC newscaster)
Step Mother: Debbie Perry

Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, 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 even 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. However, 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 co-starred appeared in the hit comedy film The Whole Nine Yards, as the neighbor of a hit man played by Bruce Willis. 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. He also co-starred with Chris Farley in the buddy comedy Almost Heroes and in the romantic comedy Three to Tango, opposite Neve Campbell.

Perry currently resides in Los Angeles. He enjoys playing ice hockey and softball in his spare time. His birthday is August 19, 1969.