The Heartbreaking Childhood of Matthew Perry: His Parents, His Loneliness, His Family

Before he was Chandler Bing, Matthew Perry was a lonely little boy flying alone between two countries. Watching the new Netflix series about Matthew Perry? This is the story of the family behind him. In this first part of our Matthew Perry series, we tell the story of his family: the glamorous parents who split up before his first birthday, the mother who became press secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, the father he mostly saw in Old Spice commercials, and the stepfather and siblings he adored. You'll discover how a childhood in Ottawa shaped the man the world knew as Chandler, from his best friends' way of talking ("Could this BE any…?") to the fear of being left that followed him all his life. This story is based on Matthew Perry's own words, from his memoir "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing" and interviews with CBC, ABC News and TODAY. Part 2, about his love life, is coming soon. Subscribe so you don't miss it. #MatthewPerry #Friends #ChandlerBing #CelebrityFamily #TrueStory