Matthew Perry, "Friends" Star, Dead at 54

Matthew Perry — who played the charmingly lovable and endlessly quotable Chandler Bing on the sitcom "Friends," has died, law enforcement sources confirmed to Rolling Stone. He was 54. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said that police “responded at 4:10 this afternoon to a death investigation for a male in his 50s.”

While Perry was best known for his role in "Friends," he appeared in scores of other television shows and comedic films, including "Fools Rush In," "The Whole Nine Yards," "Three to Tango," "The Kid," and many more movies.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-obit-1234865185/

I heard!!! Very heartbreaking. Chandler was my favorite character in the Friends show. He set the foundation for modern sarcasm. Sigh. RIP. 

Just saw this on the BBC website... So sad.   Rest in peace, sir...

Poor guy. Rest in peace.

The character he played even gave the name to Microsoft's search engine! They should remember him on their Bing homepage.

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On 29/10/2023 at 09:06, MS Bob 11 said:

The character he played even gave the name to Microsoft's search engine! They should remember him on their Bing homepage.

The Bing name was chosen through focus groups, and Microsoft decided that the name was memorable, short, and easy to spell, and that it would function well as a URL around the world. The word would remind people of the sound made during "the moment of discovery and decision making". Microsoft was assisted by branding consultancy Interbrand in finding the new name. The name also has strong similarity to the word bingo, which means that something sought has been found, as called out when winning the game Bingo. Microsoft advertising strategist David Webster proposed the name "Bang" for the same reasons the name Bing was ultimately chosen (easy to spell, one syllable, and easy to remember). He noted, "It's there, it's an exclamation point [...] It's the opposite of a question mark." Bang was ultimately not chosen because it could not be properly used as a verb in the context of an internet search; Webster commented "Oh, 'I banged it' is very different than [sic] 'I binged it'".

On 31/10/2023 at 15:24, branfont said:

The Bing name was chosen through focus groups, and Microsoft decided that the name was memorable, short, and easy to spell, and that it would function well as a URL around the world. The word would remind people of the sound made during "the moment of discovery and decision making". Microsoft was assisted by branding consultancy Interbrand in finding the new name. The name also has strong similarity to the word bingo, which means that something sought has been found, as called out when winning the game Bingo. Microsoft advertising strategist David Webster proposed the name "Bang" for the same reasons the name Bing was ultimately chosen (easy to spell, one syllable, and easy to remember). He noted, "It's there, it's an exclamation point [...] It's the opposite of a question mark." Bang was ultimately not chosen because it could not be properly used as a verb in the context of an internet search; Webster commented "Oh, 'I banged it' is very different than [sic] 'I binged it'".

Thanks for the story, was quite informative. You know I was just kidding about Microsoft naming it after the Chandler Bing character.

Rewatching "The West Wing" and he was really good as Joe Quincy.

On 30/10/2023 at 10:08, Michael Scrip said:

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Duuuuuuuuude... 😢 

Could he be any more dead?

In all seriousness though, the Youtube interview where he is talking about his book is amazing. Very inspiring from the viewpoint of a fellow alcoholic.

I used to be told I looked like him, when I was young and skinny. Now I'm old and fat I'm also told I look like him. Go figure.