Events

1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty).

1558 – Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.

1704 – The first regular newspaper in the United States, the ''News-Letter'', is published in Boston, Massachusetts.

1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".

1862 – American Civil War: A flotilla commanded by Union Admiral David Farragut passes two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River on its way to capture New Orleans, Louisiana.

1877 – Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.

1898 – The Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain.

1904 – The Lithuanian press ban is lifted after almost 40 years.

1907 – Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened.

1907 – Al Ahly was founded.

1913 – The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened.

1915 – The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the alleged Armenian Genocide.

1916 – Easter Rising: The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalists Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, and Joseph Plunkett starts a rebellion in Ireland.

1916 – Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the ice-trapped ship .

1918 – First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs met three German A7Vs.

1922 – The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.

1926 – The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.

1932 – Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.

1953 – Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

1955 – The Bandung Conference ends: 29 non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.

1957 – Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.

1963 – Marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.

1965 – Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.

1967 – Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.

1967 – Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily."

1968 – Mauritius becomes a member state of the United Nations.

1970 – The first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched.

1970 – The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as the first President.

1971 – Soyuz 10 docks with Salyut 1.

1980 – Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.

1990 – STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle ''Discovery''.

1990 – Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.

1993 – An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.

1996 – In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced.

2004 – The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.

2005 – Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.

2005 – Snuppy, the world's first cloned dog, is born in South Korea.

2006 – King Gyanendra of Nepal gives into the demands of protesters and restores the parliament that he dissolved in 2002.

2007 – Iceland announces that Norway will shoulder the defense of Iceland during peacetime.

Births

1533 – William I of Orange (d. 1584)

1581 – Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)

1620 – John Graunt, English statistician and founder of the science of demography (d. 1674)

1706 – Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian musician (d. 1780)

1718 – Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. 1784)

1743 – Edmund Cartwright, British inventor (d. 1823)

1784 – Peter Vivian Daniel, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1860)

1815 – Anthony Trollope, English novelist (d. 1882)

1845 – Carl Spitteler, Nobel laureate (d. 1924)

1856 – Henri Philippe Pétain, French soldier and statesman (d. 1951)

1872 – Susanna Bokoyni, Hungarian centenarian and Circus performer

1876 – Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960)

1876 – Ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (d. 1960)

1878 – Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958)

1879 – Susanna Bokoyni, Hungarian centenarian and Circus performer d. 1984

1882 – Sir Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (d. 1970)

1887 – Denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (d. 1931)

1889 – Stafford Cripps, British politician (d. 1952)

1889 – Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924)

1897 – Benjamin Lee Whorf, American linguist (d. 1941)

1897 – Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955)

1899 – Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986)

1903 – José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange (d. 1936)

1904 – Willem de Kooning, Dutch painter (d. 1997)

1905 – Robert Penn Warren, American poet (d. 1989)

1906 – William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946)

1906 – Mimi Smith, maternal aunt and guardian of John Lennon (d. 1991)

1907 – William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. 1988)

1908 – Marceline Day, American actor (d. 2000)

1908 – Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor and medallic artist (d. 1963)

1914 – William Castle, American film director and producer (d. 1977)

1914 – Justin Wilson, American Cajun chef and humorist (d. 2001)

1916 – Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler (d. 2002)

1919 – Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus

1922 – J. D. Cannon, American actor (d. 2005)

1923 – Doris Burn, American children's books author and illustrator (d. 2011)

1924 – Sir Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician (d. 2009)

1924 – Ruth Kobart, American actor and singer (d. 2002)

1926 – Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden

1929 – Rajkumar, Kannada actor (d. 2006)

1930 – Jerome Callet, American musician

1930 – Richard Donner, American film director and producer

1930 – José Sarney, President of Brazil

1933 – Patricia Bosworth, American actress, journalist, writer and biographer

1933 – Claire Davenport, British actress (d. 2002)

1933 – Alan Eagleson, Canadian ice hockey agent and promoter

1933 – Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor

1933 – Freddie Scott, American singer (d. 2007)

1934 – Shirley MacLaine, American actor and author

1935 – Tucker Smith, American actor, dancer, and singer (d. 1988)

1936 – Glen Hobbie, American baseball player

1936 – Jill Ireland, British actress (d. 1990)

1937 – Joe Henderson, American jazz saxophonist (d. 2001)

1940 – Sue Grafton, American author

1941 – Richard Holbrooke, American diplomat (d. 2010)

1941 – John Williams, Australian guitarist

1942 – Richard M. Daley, American politician

1942 – Barbra Streisand, American singer and actor

1943 – Richard Sterban, American singer

1944 – Tony Visconti, American record producer

1945 – Doug Clifford, American drummer

1945 – Robert Knight, American singer

1945 – Doug Riley, Canadian musician (d. 2007)

1945 – Dick Rivers, French singer and actor

1947 – Claude Dubois, Canadian singer-songwriter

1947 – Josep Borrell, Spanish politician

1947 – Roger D. Kornberg, American chemist and Nobel Prize laureate

1948 – Paul Cellucci, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada

1949 – Véronique Sanson, French singer-songwriter

1951 – Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland

1952 – Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer

1953 – Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer

1954 – Mumia Abu-Jamal, American Civil Rights activist, journalist of The Black Panthers

1954 – Jack Blades, American musician, bassist for Night Ranger, Rubicon (1970s band) and others

1954 – Captain Sensible, British guitarist (The Damned)

1955 – Marion Caspers-Merk, German politician

1955 – Eamon Gilmore, Tánaiste of Ireland

1955 – John de Mol, Dutch media businessman

1955 – Michael O'Keefe, American actor

1957 – David J, British musician

1957 – Boris Williams, British musician (The Cure)

1958 – Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer

1958 – Brian Paddick, British former deputy assistant commissioner and most senior openly gay police officer

1959 – Malcolm Oastler, Australian engineer

1959 – Dave Ridgway, Canadian football player

1959 – Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000)

1962 – Clemens Binninger, German politician

1962 – Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager

1962 – Steve Roach, Australian rugby league footballer

1963 – Paula Frazer, American singer-songwriter

1963 – Billy Gould, American musician (Faith No More)

1963 – Mano Solo, French singer

1963 – Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian musician

1964 – Witold Smorawiński, Polish musician

1964 – Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian and actor

1964 – Djimon Hounsou, Beninese actor

1965 – Son Chang Min, South Korean actor

1966 – Pierre Brassard, Canadian humorist and actor

1966 – Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer

1967 – Omar Vizquel, Venezuelan baseball player

1968 – Aidan Gillen, Irish actor

1968 – Stacy Haiduk, American actress

1968 – Todd Jones, American baseball player

1968 – Yuji Nagata, Japanese professional wrestler

1968 – Hashim Thaci, Kosovan politician

1968 – Mark Vanderloo, Dutch model

1969 – Elias Atmatsidis, Greek footballer

1969 – Melinda Clarke, American actress

1969 – Viveca Paulin, Swedish actress

1970 – Damien Fleming, Australian cricketer

1971 – Alejandro Fernández, Mexican singer

1971 – Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian guitarist and singer

1972 – Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer

1972 – Nicolas Gill, Canadian judoka

1972 – Chipper Jones, American baseball player

1972 – Jure Košir, Slovenian skier

1973 – Eric Snow, American basketball player

1973 – Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer

1973 – Gabby Logan, British television presenter

1973 – Damon Lindelof, American television writer

1973 – Lee Westwood, British golfer

1974 – Eric Kripke, American television writer, director and producer

1974 – Derek Luke, American actor

1974 – Dave Vitty, British radio personality

1974 – Stephen Wiltshire, British artist, autistic savant

1975 – Sam Doumit, American actress

1975 – Thad Luckinbill, American actor

1976 – Steve Finnan, Irish footballer

1977 – Siarhey Balakhonau, Belarusian writer

1977 – Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican baseball player

1978 – Eric Balfour, American actor

1978 – Kim Hyun-ju, Korean actress

1978 – Stella Damasus Aboderin, Nigerian actress

1979 – Laurentia Tan, Singaporean Paralympic equestrienne

1980 – Fernando Arce, Mexican footballer

1980 – Karen Asrian, Armenian chess Grandmaster (d. 2008)

1980 – Danny Gokey, American singer

1980 – Austin Nichols, American actor

1981 – Taylor Dent, American tennis player

1981 – Dusty Anderson, American pro wrestler

1981 – Yuko Nakanishi, Japanese swimmer

1982 – Kelly Clarkson, American singer

1982 – Laura Hamilton, Dancing On Ice 2011 Runner-Up

1983 – Princess Iman bint Al Hussein of Jordan

1984 – Tyson Ritter, American musician

1986 – Aaron Cunningham, American baseball player

1987 – Kristopher Letang, Canadian hockey player

1987 – Jan Vertonghen, Belgian footballer

1989 – David Boudia, American diver

1992 – Doc Shaw, American child actor

1994 – Austin Rogers, American actor

1998 – Ryan Newman, American actress

Deaths

624 – Mellitus, Archbishop of Canterbury

709 – Wilfrid, English archbishop and saint

1185 – Emperor Antoku of Japan (b. 1178)

1338 – Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)

1342 – Pope Benedict XII (b. 1285)

1622 – Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar and saint (b. 1577)

1656 – Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)

1731 – Daniel Defoe, English writer (b. 1660)

1736 – Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. 1663)

1779 – Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (b. 1711)

1794 – Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish statesman and soldier; father of Axel von Fersen the Younger (b. 1719)

1852 – Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (b. 1783)

1891 – Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian field marshal (b. 1800)

1924 – G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (b. 1844)

1931 – David Kldiashvili, Georgian writer (b. 1862)

1938 – George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)

1939 – Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)

1942 – Karin Boye, Swedish author (b. 1900)

1942 – Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (b. 1874)

1944 – William Stephens, American politician (b. 1859)

1944 – Charles Jordan, American magician (b. 1888)

1945 – Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (b. 1899)

1947 – Willa Cather, American writer (b. 1873)

1947 – Hans Biebow, German WWII figure (b. 1902)

1957 – Harry McClintock, American country singer and hobo (b. 1882)

1960 – Max von Laue, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)

1962 – Milt Franklyn, American musician (b. 1897)

1964 – Gerhard Domagk, German bacteriologist (b. 1895)

1965 – Louise Dresser, American actress (b. 1878)

1966 – Simon Chikovani, Georgian poet (b. 1902)

1967 – Vladimir Komarov, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1927)

1970 – Otis Spann, American blues pianist (b. 1930)

1974 – Bud Abbott, American actor and comedian (b. 1895)

1975 – Pete Ham, Welsh musician (Badfinger) (b. 1947)

1980 – Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (b. 1904)

1982 – Ville Ritola, Finnish athlete (b. 1896)

1983 – Rolf Stommelen, German race car driver (b. 1943)

1986 – Wallis Simpson, wife of Edward, Duke of Windsor (b. 1896)

1993 – Oliver Tambo, South African politician (b. 1917)

1993 – Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese philosopher (b. 1917)

1997 – Pat Paulsen, American comedian and politician (b. 1927)

1997 – Eugene Stoner, American engineer and weapons designer (b. 1922)

2000 – William Moore, English actor (b. 1916)

2001 – Al Hibbler, American singer (b. 1915)

2001 – Leon Sullivan, African-American civil rights leader and pastor (b. 1922)

2002 – Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourgian sculptor (b. 1908)

2004 – Estée Lauder, American cosmetics entrepreneur (b. 1906)

2005 – Ezer Weizman, Israeli politician (b. 1924)

2005 – Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist (b. 1910)

2006 – Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (b. 1927)

2006 – Moshe Teitelbaum, Hassidic rabbi (b. 1914)

2006 – Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)

2007 – Roy Jenson, American actor (b. 1927)

2009 – John Michell, British writer (b. 1933)

2011 – Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru, spiritual figure (b. 1926)

2011 – Marie-France Pisier, French actress (b. 1944)

Holidays and observances

Christian Feast Day:

* Ecgberht of Ripon

* Fidelis of Sigmaringen

* Mellitus

* Wilfrid (Anglican Church)

* April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Concord Day (Niger)

Democracy Day (Nepal)

Earliest day on which National Arbor Day can fall, while April 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Friday in April. (United States)

Earliest day on which Turkmen Racing Horse Festival can fall, while April 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Sunday in April. (Turkmenistan)

Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia)

Kapyong Day (Australia)

Republic Day (The Gambia)

World Day for Laboratory Animals (UN recognized)

External links

BBC: On This Day

On This Day in Canada

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name	Matthew Perry
alt	A man dressed in dark blue raises his hand. He wrinkles his face, as if trying to remember something.
birth name	Matthew Langford Perry
birth date	August 19, 1969
birth place	Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
occupation	Actor, director, writer, producer
years active	1988–present }}

Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian, best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Chandler Bing on the popular, long-running NBC television sitcom ''Friends''. He also received acclaim for his portrayal of Ron Clark in the television movie ''The Ron Clark Story'', accompanied by another Emmy nomination as well as a Golden Globe nomination. Perry also starred in the short-lived series ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' and has appeared in a number of films, including ''Fools Rush In'' (1997), ''The Whole Nine Yards'' (2000), and ''17 Again'' (2009). In 2010 he expanded his resume to include both video games and voiceover work when he voiced a character in the role-playing game ''Fallout: New Vegas''.

Most recently, Perry was the co-creator, co-writer, executive producer and star of the short-lived ABC sitcom ''Mr. Sunshine'', which ran from February to March 2011.

Early life

Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. His mother, Suzanne Jane Louise Morrison (''née'' Langford), is a Canadian journalist and former press secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and his father, John Bennett Perry, is an American actor and former model. His parents divorced before his first birthday and his mother subsequently married Keith Morrison, a broadcast journalist. Perry was raised by his mother in Ottawa, Ontario and was enrolled at Rockcliffe Park Public School and Ashbury College. While growing up he took a keen interest in tennis and became a top-ranked junior player.

Career

1980s

Matthew Perry moved from Ottawa to Los Angeles to pursue acting. For high school, he attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks. While at Buckley, Perry was featured as George Gibbs in ''Our Town'' and appeared as a junior in a production of ''The Miracle Worker''. Patty Duke attended and praised the young Perry's convincing role as Helen's brother Jimmy. He was also featured in ''The Sound of Music'' as a junior. In his senior year, director Tim Hillman had planned a production of "The Elephant Man" specifically to feature Perry as John Merrick along with Vanessa Smith, and future ''Les Misérables'' star Lisa Capps. He then got his professional break at age 18. On being cast in ''A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon'' with River Phoenix, Perry withdrew from ''Elephant Man'' and ended his high school acting career. Perry also pursued improv comedy at the LA Connection in Sherman Oaks while still in high school, quickly becoming a featured performer.

After some guest appearances in late 1980s television, it was his intention to enroll at the University of Southern California, but when he was offered the lead role of Chazz Russell in ''Second Chance'' he became noticed on the acting scene. Perry originally starred alongside Kiel Martin when the series premiered in 1987, but after 13 episodes the format changed: ''Second Chance'' became ''Boys Will Be Boys'', Perry was elevated to top-billing status, and the plots re-focused on the adventures of Chazz and his teenage friends. Despite the shift, the show ran for only one season. When it concluded, Perry stayed in Los Angeles and made guest appearance on the television program ''Growing Pains'' in which he portrayed Carol's boyfriend who dies from injuries in the hospital sustained in a drunk driving accident.

1990s

In 1991, Perry made a guest appearance on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' as Roger Azarian. In the midst of his many continuing guest roles on TV, Perry was a regular on the 1990 CBS sitcom ''Sydney'', playing the younger brother of Valerie Bertinelli's title character. Three years later, he landed his second TV starring role on the ABC sitcom ''Home Free'', which only lasted 13 episodes in the spring of 1993. By then, Perry was making his mark, and was instantly cast in a new dramatic pilot titled ''LAX 2194''. The project was slow to take off, so as a backup option, he attempted to secure an audition for the pilot ''Six of One'', later to be known as ''Friends'', by Marta Kauffman and David Crane, both of whom he had worked with on ''Dream On''. However, due to previous commitments to the pilot ''LAX 2194'', he was not initially considered for an audition. When he did eventually get a reading, he landed the part he is best known for, the role of Chandler Bing.

The program was hugely successful and Perry, along with his co-stars, gained wide renown among television viewers. The program also earned him Emmy nominations in 2002 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series along with Matt LeBlanc, but he lost to Ray Romano. As well as his successful career on ''Friends'', Perry has appeared in films such as ''Fools Rush In'' (alongside father John Bennett Perry and Salma Hayek), ''Almost Heroes'', ''Three to Tango'', ''The Whole Nine Yards'' (alongside Bruce Willis) and its sequel ''The Whole Ten Yards'', ''17 Again'' and ''Serving Sara''.

2000s

While known primarily for his comic roles, Perry has carved out a career in drama as well, particularly in his portrayal of Associate White House Counsel Joe Quincy in Aaron Sorkin's ''The West Wing''. His three appearances in that series (twice in the fourth season and once in the fifth) earned him two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2003 and 2004. Perry is referred to in the show prior to his guest appearance - Donna Moss seeks him out (off screen) in the episode "20 Hours in LA." He also appeared as attorney Todd Merrick in two episodes near the end of ''Ally McBeal''s five season run, including a 2-hour special intended to revive the legal comedy-drama.

After ''Friends'' wrapped up, Perry made his directorial debut in an episode of the 4th season of the American comedy-drama ''Scrubs'' (in which he also guest starred as "Murray Marks", an operator of a small airport's traffic control team. Murray is asked to donate a kidney to his father Gregory played by Perry's real father).

He starred in the TNT movie, ''The Ron Clark Story'' which premiered August 13, 2006. Perry played small town teacher Ron Clark who relocates to the toughest class in the country. Perry received a Golden Globe nomination as well as an Emmy nomination for his performance. In 2006-2007, Perry appeared in Aaron Sorkin's drama ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip''. Perry played Matt Albie alongside Bradley Whitford's Danny Tripp, a writer-director duo brought in to help save a failing sketch show. Perry's character was considered to be substantially based on Sorkin's own personal experiences, particularly in television.

In 2006 he began filming ''Numb'', a film based on a man suffering from depersonalization disorder. The film's tentative release date was pushed back several times, but was finally released to DVD on May 13, 2008. He also appeared in David Mamet's ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'' in London. In 2009 he starred in the film ''17 Again'' playing the older Mike O'Donnell.

Showtime has passed on a pilot called ''The End of Steve'', a dark comedy starring, written and produced by Perry and Peter Tolan.

Perry's new comedy pilot ended up in the hands of ABC, according to ''The Hollywood Reporter''. The deal for the untitled comedy is said to include penalties if the pilot doesn't make it to series, almost guaranteeing that the project will get a green light, ''THR'' reports. It is based on an original idea by Perry, and will be written by Perry as well as Alex Barnow and Marc Firek, who have both signed as executive producers. Thomas Schlamme is in talks to direct. The new pilot is called ''Mr. Sunshine''. In January 2010, it was announced that ABC has greenlit ''Mr. Sunshine''. It was also revealed that the project is a single-camera sitcom starring Perry as a man who has a minor identity crisis on his 40th birthday. The venture comes from Sony TV and Jamie Tarses' Fanfare Productions. The series was canceled by ABC after nine episodes.

Personal life

Perry reportedly had relationships with Julia Roberts and Yasmine Bleeth and was dating fashion student Rachel Dunn until 2005. Despite looking for a long-term relationship, in 2009 Perry said he did not know why he was still single.

Perry holds dual Canadian-American citizenship. He is a fan of the Ottawa Senators, the New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox.

Perry did a 28-day program in 1997 for a Vicodin addiction. Matthew Perry's weight fluctuated drastically over the next few years and once dropped down to . He lost 20 pounds in 2000 due to pancreatitis. Perry again entered rehab in February 2001 to treat an addiction to opioids (specifically vicodin and methadone), amphetamines and alcohol. Perry was in Dallas filming ''Serving Sara'' with Elizabeth Hurley when he had such severe stomach pains that he called a local doctor, who advised rehab. Perry flew to Los Angeles and checked into Marina del Rey's Daniel Freeman Hospital. Perry's publicist Lisa Kasteler confirmed his rehab stay.

Filmography

Film

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1988	''A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon''	Fred Roberts	Credited as Matthew L. Perry
1989	''She's Out of Control''	Timothy	Credited as Matthew L. Perry
1994	''Getting In''	Randall Burns
1997		Alex Whitman
1998	''Almost Heroes''	Leslie Edwards
1999	''Three to Tango''	Oscar Novak
2000		Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky
2000		Mr. Vivian	Uncredited
2002	''Serving Sara''	Joe Tyler
2004	''The Whole Ten Yards''	Oz
2005	''Hoosiers II: Senior Year''	Coach Norman Dale Jr.
2006	''The Ron Clark Story''
2007		Hudson	Executive producer
2008		Morrie Tanager
2009		Adult Mike O'Donnell

Television

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1979	''240-Robert''	Arthur	Episode 1.6: "Bank Job"
1983	''Not Necessarily the News''	Bob	Episode 1.10: "Audrie in Love"
1985	''Charles in Charge''	Ed Stanley	Episode 1.20: "The Wrong Guy"Credited as Matthew L. Perry
1986	''Silver Spoons''	Davey	Episode 5.6: "Rick Moves Out"
1987–1988	''Second Chance (TV series)	Chazz Russell	Appeared in 21 episodes
1988	''[[Dance 'Til Dawn''	Roger	TV film
1988	''Just the Ten of Us''	Ed	Episode 2.4: "The Dinner Test"Credited as Matthew L. Perry
1988	''Highway to Heaven''	David Hastings	Episode 5.2: "Hello and Farewell"
1989		Bill aged 18	Episode 1.21: "A Life in the Day"
1989	''Growing Pains''	Sandy	Appeared in 3 episodes
1990	''Sydney''	Billy Kells	Appeared in 13 episodes
1990	''Who's the Boss?''	Benjamin Dawson	Episode 7.8: "Roomies"
1990	''Call Me Anna''	Desi Arnaz, Jr.	TV film
1991	''Beverly Hills, 90210''	Roger Azarian	Episode 1.18: "April Is the Cruelest Month"
1992	''Sibs''	Unknown	Episode 1.18: "What Makes Lily Run?"
1992		Alex	Episode 3.23: "To the Moon, Alex!"
1993		Matt Bailey	Appeared in 13 episodes
1993	''Deadly Relations''	George Westerfield	TV film
1994	''L.A.X. 2194''	Blaine	Pilot
1994	''Parallel Lives''	Willie Morrison	TV film
1994–2004	''Friends''	Chandler Bing	Appeared in 236 episodes
1995	''The John Larroquette Show''	Steven	Episode 2.21: "Rachel Redux"
1995	''Caroline in the City''	Chandler Bing	Episode 1.6: "Caroline and the Folks"
2001	''The Simpsons''	Ultrahouse Matthew Perry voice option	Episode 13.1: "Treehouse of Horror XII"
2002	''Ally McBeal''	Attorney Todd Merrick	Episodes 5.16 and 5.17: "Love Is All Around" Parts 1 and 2
2003	''The West Wing''	Joe Quincy	Appeared in 3 episodes
2004		Murray Marks	Episode 4.11: "My Unicorn"; also director
2006	''The Ron Clark Story (aka The Triumph)''		TV film
2006–2007	''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip''	Matt Albie	Appeared in 21 episodes
2011		Ben	Co-creator
2011	''Childrens Hospital''	Himself	Episode 3.3: "The Black Doctor" (cameo)

Videogames

! Year	! Videogame	! Role	! Notes
2010	''Fallout: New Vegas''	Benny	Voice Actor

Awards and nominations

{|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Title of work ! Result |- |1996 |American Comedy Awards |Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series - with David Schwimmer |Friends | |- |1999 - 2004 |Screen Actors Guild Awards |Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - with rest of main cast |Friends | |- |2000 |TV Guide Awards |Editor's Choice - with whole cast along with Jane Sibbett and John Christopher Allen |Friends | |- |2002 |Emmy Awards |Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |Friends | |- |2002 |Kids' Choice Awards |Favorite Television Actor |Friends | |- |2003 |Emmy Awards |Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |The West Wing | |- |2004 |Emmy Awards |Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |The West Wing | |- |2004 |Teen Choice Awards |Choice TV Actor - Comedy |Friends | |- |2006 |Satellite Awards |Best Actor in a Series, Drama |Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | |- |2006 |TV Land Awards |Most Wonderful Wedding - with Courteney Cox |Friends | |- |2007 |Emmy Awards |Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie |The Ron Clark Story | |- |2007 |Golden Globes |Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television |The Ron Clark Story | |- |2007 |Screen Actors Guild Awards |Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries |The Ron Clark Story | |}

References

External links

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name	Dean Brody
background	solo_singer
born	August 12, 1975 Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
origin	Jaffray, British Columbia, Canada
instrument	Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
genre	Country
occupation	Singer-songwriter
years active	2004-present
label	Broken Bow, Open Road
associated acts	Keith Stegall
website	}}

Dean Brody (born August 12, 1975) is a Canadian country music artist. Signed to Broken Bow Records in 2008, Brody made his debut later that year with the single "Brothers". This song, a Top 40 country hit in both Canada and the US, is the first single from his debut album, released in 2009 under the production of Matt Rovey.

Biography

Dean Brody was born in Smithers, British Columbia and grew up in Jaffray, British Columbia. As a boy, Brody worked at a sawmill, also playing guitar in his spare time. By 2004, he had moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue his musical career. Although he found a songwriting contract, the expiration of his US work permit forced him to move back to Canada. Eventually, he returned to Nashville through the suggestion of producer Keith Stegall, who helped him sign with Broken Bow Records in 2008. Brody released his debut single, "Brothers", late that year. Shortly before its release, Brody was injured in a waterskiing accident. He and his wife, Iris, live on the south shore of Nova Scotia in a fishing community.

Music career

''Dean Brody''

Brody's self-titled debut album was released in the United States on April 28, 2009, via the independent label Broken Bow Records. The album debuted at #32 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart, and was released in Canada on May 12, 2009. "Brothers" peaked at #26 in the US. "Dirt Road Scholar" and "Undone" were both released in Canada and "Gravity" in the United States.

''Trail in Life''

The first single from Brody's second album, "Wildflower," was released in April 2010. A second single, "Roll That Barrel Out," was released in July 2010. The album, ''Trail in Life'', was released by Open Road Recordings in August 2010.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
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! scope="row"		* Release date: April 28, 2009	* Label: Broken Bow Records	Compact disc>CD, music download	32	187	4	23
''Trail in Life''		* Release date: August 17, 2010	* Label: Open Road Recordings	* Formats: CD, music download	—	—	—	—

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
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2008	" "Dirt Road Scholar"	72
"Gravity"	—
"Undone"	79
	! scope="row"	86
"[[Roll That Barrel Out">Brothers (Dean Brody song)	76
	"Dirt Road Scholar"	72
"Gravity"	—
"Undone"	79
	! scope="row"	86
"[[Roll That Barrel Out"	69
! scope="row"	81
	"People Know You by Your First Name"	93
! scope="row"	90

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Music videos

! Year	Video	! Director
	"Brothers"	Stephen Scott
"Dirt Road Scholar"	Erwin Brothers
	"Wildflower"
"Roll That Barrel Out"
"Trail in Life"
2011	"People Know You by Your First Name"

References

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name	Israel Houghton
background	solo_singer
birth date	May 19, 1971
birth place	Oceanside, California, United States
instrument	Guitar, piano
genre	Contemporary Christian, gospel, contemporary worship
occupation	Singer, songwriter, producer, arranger
years active	1997—present
label	Integrity
associated acts	Chris TomlinDarlene ZschechTobyMacCeCe WinansMichael W. SmithTommy Sims
website	israelhoughton.net
notable instruments	}}

Israel Houghton (pronounced, ''hoh’-tin'') (born May 19, 1971) is an American Christian singer and worship leader, mostly known for his cross-cultural style of Christian music that fuses elements from gospel, jazz and rock. Houghton is usually credited as Israel & New Breed and currently signed to Integrity Music. Houghton is a worship leader at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. "All Around" is on the Digital Praise PC game Guitar Praise.

Musical career

Recording career

He has been graced with two gold-selling albums, six Dove Awards, two Stellar Awards, a Soul Train Award, and four Grammy® Awards—for "Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album" for ''The Power of One'', “Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album” for ''A Deeper Level'', “Best Traditional Gospel Album” for ''Alive In South Africa'', and “Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album” for ''Love God, Love People''.

Production career

Israel produced an album by Michael Gungor called "Bigger Than My Imagination". This album was acclaimed as "one of the year's best worship albums" in a 2003 ''Christianity Today'' review.

Other performances

He has served as worship leader for the Promise Keepers and Champions for Christ events, as well as the Hillsong Conference 2006—2010, and Hillsong Conference Europe 2008-2010. Israel currently serves as a worship leader (alongside of Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff, Steve Crawford and Da'dra Crawford-Greathouse) at Lakewood Church in Houston, TX, pastored by Joel Osteen.

Israel and New Breed accompanied Alicia Keys at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards for a performance of George Michael's "Freedom '90."

Israel and New Breed performed at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, taking part in a segment saluting Gospel music, alongside the likes of Aretha Franklin and BeBe Winans.

Israel also sang with Michael W Smith on his 2008 Album, "A New Hallelujah", recorded at Lakewood Church in Houston, TX.

Discography

Albums

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{{infobox discography | type	live | Name New Season | Released 2001 | Format CD | Label Integrity | Writer | Producer | Chart position | Sales | Certification | Tracks | Bonus tracks | Singles | Other info }}

{{infobox discography | type	studio | Name Nueva Generacion | Released 2001 | Format CD | Label Integrity | Writer | Producer | Chart position | Sales | Certification | Tracks | Bonus tracks | Singles | Other info }}

{{infobox discography | type	studio | Name Real | Released 2002 | Format CD | Label Integrity | Writer | Producer | Chart position | Sales | Certification | Tracks 1. Prelude, 2. Better, 3. Get Up, 4. 'Bout It 'Bout It, 5. Real, 6. Nothing Else Matters, 7. Go Back, 8. Taste And See, 9. Weight Of Your Glory, 10. Magnificent And Holy, 11. Don't Want To Leave/I Still Love You | Bonus tracks | Singles | Other info }}

{{infobox discography | type

live | Name Live From Another Level | Released 2004 | Format CD | Label Integrity | Writer | Producer | Chart position | Sales | Certification | Tracks Disc 1: 1. Come In From The Outside, 2. Again I Say Rejoice, 3. Again I Say Rejoice (Reprise), 4. We Win, 5. All Around, 6. You’ve Made Me Glad, 7. I Hear The Sound, 8. Spoken Word by Bishop Garlington, 9. So Easy To Love You Disc 2: 1. Friend of God, 2. Spontaneous Worship, 3. Friend, 4. Friend Medley, 5. Rise Within Us, 6. Another Breakthrough, 7. Lord Of The Breakthrough, 8. Breath Into Me, 9. Awesome Medley, 10. Here I Am To Worship, 11. Holy, 12. Going To Another Level | Bonus tracks | Singles | Other info }}

{{infobox discography | type	live | Name Alive In South Africa | Released 2005 | Format CD | Label Integrity | Writer | Producer | Chart position | Sales | Certification | Tracks | Bonus tracks | Singles | Other info }}

{{infobox discography | type	studio | Name A Timeless Christmas | Released 2006 | Format CD | Label Integrity | Writer | Producer | Chart position | Sales | Certification | Tracks | Bonus tracks | Singles | Other info }}

{{infobox discography | type	live | Name A Deeper Level | Released 2007 | Format CD | Label Integrity | Writer | Producer | Chart position | Sales | Certification | Tracks | Bonus tracks | Singles | Other info }}

{{infobox discography | type	studio | Name The Power of One | Released March 24, 2009 | Format CD/Digital Download | Label Integrity/Columbia | Writer | Producer | Chart position | Sales | Certification | Tracks Fourteen | Bonus tracks "Others" (iTunes pre-order) | Singles "Just Wanna Say" | Other info }}

{{infobox discography | type	studio | Name Love God, Love People | Released August 31, 2010 | Format CD/Digital Download | Label Integrity/Columbia | Writer | Bonus tracks "Love God Love People (Incorporated Elements Remix)" (iTunes) | Singles "You Hold My World" | Producer | Other info }}

Other recordings

"Champions for Christ" - Hi5 (Worship Leader, 2002)

"Where Are the Fathers?" from ''He-Motions'' (EMI Gospel, 2004)

"Send Me to the Nations" from ''A Wing & A Prayer'' (EMI Gospel, 2003)

''Lakewood Live: We Speak to Nations'' (Integrity, 2002)

''Lakewood Live: Cover the Earth'' (Integrity, 2004)

''Lakewood Live: The Gift''

''Lakewood Live: Free to Worship''

''Free Chapel Live: Moving Forward''

''Lakewood Live: Hope for Today Worship''

''Free Chapel Live: Power of the Cross'' (Integrity, 2009)

''New Breed Live: Generation Love'' (2009)

Awards

! Year	! Award-giving body	! Award
2005	Stellar Awards	Male Vocalist of the Year for ''Live from Another Level''
2005	Stellar Awards	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year for ''Live from Another Level''
2004	Dove Awards	CD of the Year for ''Live from Another Level''
2004	Dove Awards	Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year for "Again I Say Rejoice"
2006	Grammy Awards	Best Traditional Gospel Album for "Alive in South Africa"
2008	Grammy Awards	Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for " A Deeper Level"
2010	Grammy Awards	Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for "The Power Of One"
2011	Grammy Awards	Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for "Love God. Love People."

Personal life

He is of mixed heritage, Jamaican and French-as told by him personally-and was raised in a Mexican-American neighborhood. He and his wife Meleasa, and his three children, Mariah, Israel 'Sonny Boy' and Milan 'Lillie' currently reside in Houston, Texas.

Notes

References

"Dove Award Recipients for 2005". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2007-02-06.

"Dove Award Recipients for 2006". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 2007-02-06.

"38th Annual Dove Award Recipients". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 26 April 2007.

"49th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners List". Published by The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2007-02-13.

External links

Biography by Israel's Label

CBN Interview with Israel Houghton

Israel Houghton at the Two Days of Hope conference

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