Netflix releases ‘The One About Matthew Perry’ as fans revisit his life

The Netflix docuseries The One About Matthew Perry is set to debut on Netflix, according to The New York Times. Reviews in Variety called the series a “tragic, mournful portrait of addiction,” while The Hollywood Reporter described it as “intimate and sincere but overly padded.” Around the same time, Perry’s sister spoke to Yahoo and People.com about the emotional final moments the Friends cast shared at his private funeral and the bittersweet truth behind his on‑screen wedding.

Who is Matthew Perry

Matthew Langford Perry was born on 19 August 1969 in Williamstown, United States, and died on 28 October 2023 at the age of 54. He was an American‑Canadian actor known for his role as Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom Friends (1994–2004), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 1996 and a TV Guide Award in 2000. Perry also received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on The Ron Clark Story (2006) and The West Wing (2003). His film credits include Fools Rush In (1997), Almost Heroes (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and 17 Again (2009). In addition to acting, he worked as a producer, director, writer and voice actor, and he authored a memoir.

Lesser‑known facts

Matthew Perry shares his 19 August birthday with former U.S. President Bill Clinton and fashion designer Coco Chanel, a coincidence noted in the Index.

Only two people in the Index were born in Williamstown; the most recognised of the other native is geologist Florence Bascom.

Perry’s education included time at Ashbury College, The Buckley School and Lisgar Collegiate Institute, before he embarked on his acting career.

He was commonly known as “Matt,” stood 183 cm tall and, is listed in 92 language editions of Wikipedia, ranking number 324 in the People and Position Index.