10 years before Friends, did you know Matthew Perry in this series?

When comedian Matthew Perry died this Saturday at the age of 54, he leaves behind millions of comforting fans. The American actor, known in the cinema opposite Bruce Willis in the film “The Murderer My Neighbor”, first of all took part in the revolution of the history of serials, playing the role of Chandler Bing, one of the six heroes of Friends of New York.

Bringing his humor and good nature to the service of the small screen’s most popular sitcom for 10 seasons, Matthew Perry (“one of the funniest people in the world” according to his peers) has become everyone’s best friend. Viewers who have spent the afternoon sitting on the couch at Central Perk or hanging out on the couch in Monica’s apartment.

But even if his character in Friends is clearly the most iconic of his entire career, Matthew Perry also had to start out in much more modest roles, sometimes appearing briefly in an episode of the series, before reaching fame.

Aside from a tiny appearance in 1979’s 240-Robert (when he was just 10 years old), it was in the sitcom that Charles makes sure we get his first small TV role (see below). ).

In 1985, about 10 years before it hit the Central Perk floor, it appeared briefly in an episode of a show created by Michael Jacobs and hosted by Scott Baio, which chronicled the adventures of a young “au pair” who supposedly cares. of three children.

In addition to this small role, before starring as Chandler in Friends, Matthew Perry also appeared in other more popular series such as What’s New, Doctor Who, Madam Serves and Beverly Hills. In cinema, we could see him playing against River Phoenix in Jimmy Reardon, or alongside Tony Danza in Touche pas à ma fille.

It wasn’t until 1994, when he was preparing to play an alien baggage handler in an obscure sci-fi TV series, that he finally joined the gang of friends, setting off the biggest adventure of his career.

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