Matthew Perry was born  in Massachusetts. His ancestry includes English, Irish, German, Swiss-German, and French-Canadian.

Matthew Perry(1969-2023)

Matthew Perry(1969-2023)

Television series "Boys Will Be Boys" (1987), he seized the opportunity to begin his acting career.

Perry appeared in the hit comedy film "The Whole Nine Yards" (2000), as the neighbor of a hit man, played by Bruce Willis.

The first time he ever got onto the cover of "People" magazine he sent it to one of his old teachers, Dr. Web, who said he would never amount to anything if he kept joking around all the time.