Fictional character from the American sitcom Friends
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Fictional character
Chandler Bing
Friends character
Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
First appearance
"The Pilot" (1994)
Last appearance
"The Last One" (2004)
Created by
David Crane Marta Kauffman
Portrayed by
Matthew Perry Joshua Duvall Preston (young)
In-universe information
Full name
Chandler Muriel Bing[1]
Gender
Male
Occupation
Statistical analysis and data reconfiguration (seasons 1–9) Junior advertising copywriter (seasons 9–10)
Family
Charles Bing (father) Nora Tyler Bing (mother)
Spouse
Monica Geller
(m. 2001)
Children
Jack Bing Erica Bing
Relatives
Edna (aunt) Glen (cousin)
Nationality
American
Chandler Muriel Bing (born 1967/1968)[2][unreliable source?] is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom Friends, portrayed by the late Matthew Perry.[3] Chandler was born to Nora Tyler Bing, an erotic romance novelist, and Charles Bing, a gay female impersonator and star of a Las Vegas drag show called "Viva Las Gay-gas" as Helena Handbasket. Chandler is of Scottish and Swedish descent.[citation needed] He is an only child and is apparently from an affluent family.[citation needed] His parents announced their divorce to him over Thanksgiving dinner when Chandler was nine years old, an event which traumatized him, and he refuses to celebrate the holiday as an adult. It is revealed in season 2 that he went to an all-boys high school.
Chandler's best friends are his roommate Joey Tribbiani, and Ross Geller, his college roommate. He met Ross's sister, Monica Geller, and her friend Rachel Green while visiting Ross's parents' house. Chandler was the first person to know about Ross's love for Rachel.[citation needed] He moved to New York City and lives across the hall from Monica. He meets Phoebe Buffay through her. Chandler has a very good sense of humor and is notoriously sarcastic, which he credits as a defense mechanism developed during his parents' divorce when he was a child. He is the most financially secure member of the Friends due to responsible income management, having learned the value of money at a young age.[citation needed] He suffers from commitment issues, but he later marries Monica at the end of season 7. In season 10, Chandler and Monica adopt twins, Jack and Erica, though they were only anticipating one baby.
^"Friends: Here's What Monica Geller's Middle Name Could Be". Screen Rant. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^Hedash, Kara (2 May 2023). "Friends: The Characters' Ages (& How They Get It Wrong)". Screenrant.
^Galindo, Brian (August 12, 2013). "25 Fascinating Facts You Might Not Know About 'Friends'". Buzzfeed.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
Chandler Muriel Bing (born 1967/1968)[unreliable source?] is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom Friends, portrayed by the late Matthew Perry. Chandler...
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American and Canadian actor. He gained international fame for starring as ChandlerBing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–2004). Perry also appeared...
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Kominsky Method (2019–2021). She also played Charles Bing, the drag queen father of ChandlerBing, on the seventh season of Friends (2001). Turner's voice...
roommate and best friend, ChandlerBing (Matthew Perry), and hangs out in a tight-knit group of his best friends: Chandler, Ross Geller (David Schwimmer)...
is best friends with Monica and Rachel, along with their neighbors, ChandlerBing and Joey Tribbiani, and also Monica's brother Ross Geller. She plays...
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and particularly known as a frequent love interest of main character ChandlerBing. She featured in 19 episodes, appearing at least once in each season...
interest in one episode. Matthew Perry appears as his Friends character ChandlerBing (not named but implied to be him and advertised by the network as such...
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(1994-2004), Helena Handbasket is the drag name of Charles Bing, the gay father of main character ChandlerBing. Hendrickson, Robert (2000). The Facts on File Dictionary...
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Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay), Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani), Matthew Perry (ChandlerBing) and David Schwimmer (Ross Geller) for what became her most famous role...
not cast in a role. In 1993, he was asked to audition for the role of ChandlerBing on Friends, while doing a play in London. His reading was videotaped...
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