The Emmy-nominated actor would star in movies like The Whole Nine Yards franchise, Fools Rush In and 17 Again; and on television, The West Wing, The Good Wife, Go On and, most recently, The Odd Couple.

But his indelible role as Chandler on the NBC sitcom, which ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004, is seared into memory for many. His physical comedy and iconic episodes will be remembered forever.

When Perry published his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, in 2022, his words shed light on what the actor was quietly experiencing while making millions laugh as must-see TV.

“Everyone would ask me if I was all right, but nobody wanted to stop the Friends train because it was such a moneymaker,” he wrote about battling substance abuse for decades, including the majority of the show’s run. Season nine was the only season Perry was completely sober; it was also the season for which he got nominated for a best actor Emmy.

He was also drug-and alcohol-free when the Friends Reunion aired May 2021.

Perry was an expert at making viewers care for characters who used humor to mask insecurity, sadness and pain,

Perry’s some of his most memorable Friends episodes. (The series had 236 episodes.)

The Blackout (Season one)

“I’m trapped … in an ATM vestibule… with Jill Goodacre!”

After the Superbowl (Season two)

In the second season’s two-part episode after Super Bowl XXX, Chandler is stranded in the restroom of a crowded restaurant wearing just a pair of women’s panties when a former classmate (played by Julia Roberts) takes revenge for a childhood prank he played on her (later expanded upon in 1996’s “The One After the Superbowl”).

 In his memoir, Perry mentioned his brief romance with Julia Roberts.

Eddie Moves In (Season two)

Also in the second season, “The One Where Eddie Movies In” captures the best friendship between Chandler and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) when the latter actor finds soap opera success and briefly moves into his own apartment. Chandler finds a new roommate in Eddie (Adam Goldberg), who refuses to leave once Chandler and Joey realize how much they miss each other and the latter wants to move back in (in the later episode, “The One Where Eddie Won’t Go.”)

No One’s Ready (Season three)

“Could I BE wearing any more clothes?”

The Embryos (Season four)

The nail-biting trivia game in season four’s “The One With the Embryos” — between Chandler and Joey vs. Monica (Courteney Cox) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) to determine which pair of roommates knows the other best — ends in the iconic apartment swap, which sends the girls across the hall when they lose the quiz, run by gamemaster Ross. The determining question the girls couldn’t answer: What is Chandler’s job?

Chandler in a Box (Season four)

Season four’s annual Thanksgiving episode is another spotlight on Chandler and Joey’s bond when a woman, Kathy (Paget Brewster) threatens to come between the roommates. After Joey walks in on Chandler and Kathy kissing, he threatens to leave the apartment. To get him to stay, Chandler reluctantly agrees to lock himself in their entertainment center for six hours, a similar punishment to when Joey was locked in the unit by a robber. Kathy then breaks it off with Chandler — while he’s in the box — so as to not come between the best pals, and Joey is so touched, he tells Chandler to go after Kathy.

Where Everyone Finds Out (Season five)

“My eyes! My eyes!”

After first hooking up at Ross’ London wedding, Chandler and Monica keep their romance a secret from the group. But just as their affair seems to be getting more serious (and eventually becomes a heart of the series), first Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) and then Ross (David Schwimmer) stumble upon the romance on their own. With Rachel and Joey already in the know, Ross marked the last one to find out about his sister and best friend. (Another season five episode, “The One With All the Thanksgivings,” sees Monica memorable dancing with a turkey on her head, prompting Chandler to tell her he loves her for the first time.)

Chandler Can’t Cry (Season six)

This season six episode title says it all: Chandler claims he can’t cry, prompting Joey to tell his pal he is “dead inside,” and girlfriend Monica (Courteney Cox) — who has now been dating Chandler for two seasons and the pair are getting serious — tries her best to elicit some emotion when talking about the milestones of their future together (she ultimately agrees with Joey).

Chandler’s Dad (Season seven)

The 2001 installment “The One With Chandler’s Dad” discloses that Chandler’s parents divorced when he was young after his dad came out, and now Charles Bing (Kathleen Turner) is starring as a Las Vegas drag performer named Helena Handbasket. The father-son reconciliation was one of the series’ most poignant moments.

The Proposal (Season six)

The two-part finale to season six (“The One With the Proposal”) follows Chandler on his journey to propose to Monica, which ends up with Monica being the one to get down on one knee and then, when she’s too emotional, Chandler kneels down with her. “I thought that it mattered what I said or where I said it. Then, I realized, the only thing that matters is you. You make me happier than I ever thought I could be. And if you let me, I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you feel the same way.”