It is nearly impossible to find someone who has not been touched by the work of actor, natural comedian, writer, and Friends star Matthew Perry. From his heartwarming 10-year-long portrayal of Chandler Bing to his honest and inspirational 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, the American-Canadian star has brought joy and humour to countless living rooms, support and encouragement to readers struggling with addiction, and a deep awareness and nuanced understanding of mental health to Hollywood and beyond.

In the days following his tragic passing, the world has shared an outpouring of love for Perry’s strength, humour, love, and dedication to helping others. In a particularly moving tribute, Friends creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane and producer Kevin Bright shared: “We will always cherish the joy, the light, the blinding intelligence he brought to every moment – not just to his work, but in life as well. He was always the funniest person in the room. More than that, he was the sweetest, with a giving and selfless heart.”

“He was a brilliant talent,” they added. “It’s a cliche to say that an actor makes a role their own, but in Matthew’s case, there are no truer words. From the day we first heard him embody the role of Chandler Bing, there was no one else for us.”

In honour of Matthew Perry and his legacy that will live on for generations, we look at some of his most charming moments portraying Chandler Bing in Friends.

One of the sweetest proposals in television history, Monica and Chandler’s long-awaited engagement had fans in tears. After years of Chandler’s weariness over marriage and fear over starting a family, this scene came as a particularly emotional moment and truly made the world believe in love.

There has yet to be an on-screen friendship as heartwarming as Joey and Chandler’s, and this scene sums it up beautifully. For more, search “Joey and Chandler’s best hugs” on Youtube.

The episode where Rachel and Monica compete against Joey and Chandler in a trivia match to prove who knows who better is a classic favourite of Friends fans. Between nobody knowing Chandler’s job and this classic moment, it was a lovely and hilarious plot line that made viewers envious over the intimate friend group bond shared by the characters.

If you’ve watched the scene where Chandler accidentally gets tongue-tied and says the line, “blue blazer black” instead of “blue blazer back” — it really was Matthew Perry getting tongue-tied himself. The hilarious moment started out as an accident, but the rest of the cast ad-libbed around it, creating the hilarious scene we know and love today. It is a true testament to the actors’ ability to work off of one another and create organic magic.

The fact that Chandler can’t smile on camera somehow makes him more endearing.

Something remarkable about Perry was his ability to improvise lines, and it is said that his final line was just that. When walking out the door on the final episode of Friends, Rachel proposes the group gets a coffee together — to which Chandler asks jokingly, “where?” A bittersweet moment, it had the cast and crew — and everyone watching at home — in tears.