Chandler Bing
| 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 |
| Occupation | Statistical analysis and data reconfiguration (seasons 1–9) Junior advertising copywriter (seasons 9–10) |
| Family | Charles Bing (father) Nora Tyler Bing (mother) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Jack Bing Erica Bing |
| Relatives | Edna (aunt) Glen (cousin) Ross Geller (brother-in-law) |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | April 8, 1968 |
Chandler Muriel Bing is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom Friends, portrayed by the late Matthew Perry. 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. It is revealed in the first season 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. 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. He suffers from commitment issues, but he later marries Monica at the end of the seventh season. In the tenth season, Chandler and Monica adopt twins, Jack and Erica.
Matthew Perry received widespread critical acclaim for his performance as the sarcastic and witty Chandler Bing. His portrayal is widely considered one of the greatest comedic performances in television history.