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When news hit that Friends legend Matthew Perry passed away, fans around the world took a gut punch. Known as the quick-witted, eternally sarcastic Chandler Bing, Perry gave us ten seasons of laughs that still hit hard today. But here’s a fun fact most fans missed: Matthew’s real-life dad, John Bennett Perry, made a cameo on Friends! Yeah, Chandler Bing’s dad strolled onto the set in one of the show’s classic episodes.
Here’s the scoop: back in Friends Season 4, Episode 18 (The One with Rachel’s New Dress), John Perry—Matthew’s real-life dad—showed up as Mr. Burgin, Rachel’s boyfriend Joshua’s dad. Picture it: he walks in, only to find Rachel hanging out in his living room in, let’s say, less-than-usual attire. It’s a classic sitcom setup, a classic Friends moment. And now, knowing the Chandler connection? It just makes it that much more relaxed.
But that wasn’t the only father-son collab. Matthew and John also teamed up for the 1997 rom-com Fools Rush In and reunited again in the 2011 series Mr. Sunshine. They shared a close bond offscreen, something Matthew recently posted about on Instagram. Just weeks before he passed, he shared a snapshot of him and his dad, each holding a drink, with the caption, “Here is me, and my father John, both holding a beverage.” Fans piled on with love, which only deepened after the news of Matthew’s passing, showing just how much he meant to people worldwide.
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