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The Net Worth of Matthew Perry? Actor, comedian, and playwright Matthew Langford Perry is a Canadian-American from Williamstown, Massachusetts.

For his part as Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom “Friends,” which aired from 1994 to 2004, Perry won recognition on a global scale. He has acted in several movies, including “Fools Rush,” “The Whole Nine Yards,” and “17 Again.” We discuss everything you need to know.

Matthew Perry’s Net Worth

An American actor and comedian named Matthew Perry have a $120 million net worth. Chandler Bing was Matthew Perry’s most well-known character on the sitcom “Friends.” Between 1994 and 2004, he appeared in each of the 236 episodes of the show. He has also made appearances in a variety of other television programs and motion pictures, including “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Go On,” and the movies “Fools Rush In” and “The Whole Nine Yards.”

Net Worth:	$120 Million
Date of Birth:	August 19, 1969 (53 years old)
Gender:	Male
Height:	6 ft (1.83 m)
Profession:	Actor, Screenwriter, Television producer, Comedian
Nationality:	United States of America

Matthew Perry Early Life

Matthew Langford Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on August 19, 1969. His mother, Suzanne, is a journalist born in Canada and formerly worked as Pierre Trudeau’s secretary. John Bennett Perry, his father, is an actor and model. Just before he turned one, his parents got divorced.

When Matthew was 12 years old, in 1981, his mother, Suzanne, wed journalist Keith Morrison (who would later become famous as a correspondent on Dateline NBC).

Matthew Perry Career

Early in the 1980s, Perry made guest appearances on television programs to launch his acting career. In the 1990 CBS television series “Sydney,” he portrayed Billy, a rookie cop. Craig Bierko and Valerie Bertinelli were also members of the main cast.

In 1994, when he was chosen to play Chandler Bing in the sitcom “Friends,” he landed his most prominent part. A group of friends’ life in New York City was the focus of the critically acclaimed and financially successful series.

In the 2006 television movie “The Ron Clark Story,” Matthew played the lead character based on the real-life teacher Ron Clark, who changed the lives of his minority students, whom no one else believed in. His performance received favorable reviews.

He co-wrote and co-starred in “Mr. Sunshine” in 2011. Due to poor ratings, the show was canceled after a brief run.

In the comedy “Go On,” he played Ryan King, a sports talk radio host attempting to move on after the death of his wife. Between 2012 and 2013, the show aired.

Matthew Perry’s Personal Life

Perry is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. In 1995, Perry was dating Yasmine Bleeth. From 1995 to 1996, he also dated Julia Roberts. From 2006 to 2012, he dated Lizzy Caplan.

The Fallout video game franchise is a favorite of Perry’s. He presented DeGeneres with a copy of Fallout 3 on an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show from 2009. Because of this, video game developer Obsidian Entertainment decided to include him in the upcoming Fallout: New Vegas episode.

According to a report, Perry underwent abdominal surgery in August 2018 to fix a gastrointestinal perforation. He suggested that the operation happened in June 2018 in a tweet on September 15, 2018, when he said he had spent three months recuperating in the hospital.

In November 2020, he proposed to Molly Hurwitz, a literary manager. The first reports of them dating surfaced in December 2019 after they were said to have celebrated Christmas together. [Reference needed] Perry announced the breakup of the engagement in June 2021, telling People magazine, “This is one of those situations where things don’t work out. I hope the best for Molly.”

Matthew Perry Friends Salary

Each cast member of Friends made $22,500 per episode during the show’s first season. $540,000 is the total for the first season. In the second season, their pay increased to $40,000 per episode. $960,000 is the total for the second season.

The cast joined forces to bargain collectively before the third season when their contracts were up. They ultimately reached an agreement whereby each episode of season three would be paid $75,000 ($1.875 million for the season), followed by $85,000 ($2.04 million), $100,000 ($2.5 million), and $125,000 ($3.125 million) for seasons four through six. The cast negotiated for a significant pay increase before season 7.

In seasons 7 and 8, they each made $750,000 per episode ($18 million per season). Each cast member made $1 million per episode for seasons 9 and 10 fSeasons 9 and 10 coming to $24 million and $18 million, respectively. Before backend bonuses and ongoing royalties, the cast of Friends collectively made about $90 million in base salaries from the show.

Friends Royalties

The cast was able to demand backend points on the program during contract negotiations in 2000, allowing them to receive royalties from the program’s sale into syndication. Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Cosby were the only other TV personalities with ownership interests in shows up until that point.

Friends continue to bring in over $1 billion annually from streaming and syndication deals. Each cast member has reportedly been known to make $10–20 million in royalties in some years.

Investment in Properties

In 2011, Matthew spent $11 million on a beachfront house in Malibu. He put the house up for sale in August 2020 for $15 million, and in January of the following year, he was able to sell it for $13 million. He sold another Malibu house for $10.65 million in 2015.

Then, in 2017, the celebrity spent $20 million on a penthouse apartment in Century City, California. In 2019, the condo was listed for $35 million, but by 2020, its value had dropped to $27 million. He purchased a $6 million home in the Los Angeles Pacific Palisades neighborhood the same year. He had marketed another Los Angeles home for $12.5 million in 2018.

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