Matthew Langford Perry
- Birthdate:
August 19, 1969
- Birthplace:
Williamstown, Massachusetts
- Height:
6’1” (185cm)
- Weight:
220lbs (100kg)
- Eyes:
Green
-Hair:
Brown
- Family:
* Father: John Bennett Perry (actor; played Matthew's (Alex's) father in Fools Rush In; divorced from Perry's mother; remarried to Debbie Perry)
* Mother: Suzanne Morrison (former press secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada; Canadian; remarried to Keith Morrison)
* Stepfather: Keith Morrison (NBC newscaster; father of Caitlin, Emily, Willy and Madeleine)
* Stepmother: Debbie Perry
* Half-sister: Caitlin (born 1981)
* Half-sister: Emily (born 1985)
* Half-brother: Willy (born 1987)
* Half-sister: Madeleine (born 1989)
* Half-sister: Marie Perry
- Significant Others:
* Now: rumors about a relationship with Jennifer Capriati, tennis star
* Andi O'Reilly (2001 - 2002)
* Gabrielle Bober, screenwriter; born 1970 (spring 2000)
* Renee Ashton, actor; (1999 - early 2000)
* Jamie Tarses, executive; (1998, 2001)
* Julia Roberts, actress; (late 1995 to early 1996)
* Yasmine Bleeth, actress; (dated briefly)
- Education:
Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Buckley School (private high school), Sherman Oaks, California
- Awards:
Together with Courteney Cox, he’s the only Friend who wasn’t nominated for a Raspberry award (category: worst new star)
- Other:
* Used to be ranked nationally in junior tennis in Canada. He has said on interviews that he tried to play in the states but he wasn't good enough.
* Reported that Matthew has checked into a drug rehab center suffering from "chemical dependency on a prescription medication."; (4 June 1997)
* Entered a rehabilitation clinic for treatment of an undisclosed condition; (27 February 2001)
* Matthew asked that his name be removed from the Best Actor in a Comedy Emmy list. "Friends" co-stars have all agreed that they would only be nominated in supporting roles; (June 2000)
* Missing part of his middle finger on his right hand
* A 75 year old woman ran a stop sign and smashed into the side of Matthew's BMW. Neither party was injured; (18 April 2001)
* Chosen as one of People Magazine's Most Beautiful People in the World; (1999)