Friends: This actor was supposed to play Chandler and didn’t do well with Matthew Perry’s success

Chandler is Matthew Perry on Friends. It is impossible to imagine another actor in the shoes of this colorful character. And yet, at first, it was not the one who was supposed to play the role!

Chandler’s casting was also somewhat chaotic As our colleagues at Purebreak remind us by reporting on the comments received from the premiere. In the beginning, Matthew Perry Indeed, he was the first choice of Marta Kaufman, David Crane and Kevin S. Bright, but the actor could not let himself go because he was already committed to the futuristic series.

The disillusioned trio decide to hire Craig Bierko, who has advised some… Matthew Perry ! The two men starred together in the series Sydney, and Perry had no doubt that her friend, who she said had an incredible sense of humor, would be perfect for the role of Chandler.

creators Friends reception “A bit standard, even if he’s a great actor”pouring Craig Bierko Chandler’s Game. Except, Bierko said, initially interested, he eventually turned down the offer, more attracted to another project. Do you tell me?

Matthew Perry and Craig Bierko are no longer friends

Production Friends So I can’t find anyone to play Chandler. In fact, nothing goes well: another actor passed the casting, his performance was apparently good, but the test tape was lost at customs! In the end, everything will finally be sorted out when the futuristic project Matthew Perry Abandoned: The actor auditions for Chandler and is immediately cast. “You can’t imagine the relief we felt: the dialogue was finally funny in his mouth”declares David Crane.

and Craig Bierko in all this? see Matthew Perry Take the role of Chandler Friends Life was somewhat difficult for him, he was jealous of his friend’s success. “He apologized and told me he couldn’t deal with the fact that I had become rich and popular thanks to the role he turned down.”, Perry said on the Policy & Politics mic in 2023 (remarks still reported by Purebreak). Friends who are no longer friends because of the TV series FriendsThat’s his height, right?

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