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Chandler was written as witty but dry and insecure, according to Bjorklund’s notes.
However, Perry portrayed the straight-guy persona so convincingly that the gay aspect was written out.
As a joke, the writers had everyone mistake Chandler’s sexuality, mirroring Perry’s real-life experiences.
“He was inventive with how he did a line,” Burrows explained.
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Other than his on-camera presence, Burrows praised Perry’s awareness of the set at any given moment.
[We] could always cut to his face."
“We found out later that Matthew had coached [Bierko],” she quipped.
Fortunately, Perry was ultimately on board, and Bierko was no longer in consideration for the role.
Perry welcomed five half-siblings and a stepbrother into his life after his parents had separated.
Nonetheless, he seemed to share Chandler’s emotional struggles.
On “Friends,” Chandler felt abandoned by his parents and often shut them out of his life.
“To me, I felt like I was going to die if they didn’t laugh.”
