branfont Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) Matthew Perry — who played the charmingly lovable and endlessly quotable Chandler Bing on the sitcom "Friends," has died, law enforcement sources confirmed to Rolling Stone. He was 54. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said that police “responded at 4:10 this afternoon to a death investigation for a male in his 50s.” While Perry was best known for his role in "Friends," he appeared in scores of other television shows and comedic films, including "Fools Rush In," "The Whole Nine Yards," "Three to Tango," "The Kid," and many more movies. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-obit-1234865185/ adrynalyne, +Raphaël G., Sikh and 8 others 11 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDewCodeRedFreak Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 I heard!!! Very heartbreaking. Chandler was my favorite character in the Friends show. He set the foundation for modern sarcasm. Sigh. RIP. garwin and margrave 1 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598860703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FloatingFatMan Subscriber¹ Posted October 29, 2023 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 29, 2023 Just saw this on the BBC website... So sad. Rest in peace, sir... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598860707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS Bob 11 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Poor guy. Rest in peace. The character he played even gave the name to Microsoft's search engine! They should remember him on their Bing homepage. garwin 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598860748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stray Neuron Subscriber¹ Posted October 30, 2023 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 30, 2023 I just recently started on his book about friends lovers and the big terrible thing so sad - normally I read and listen to many books at once - but I will focus on his book RIP Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598860858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scrip Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 😢 +primortal, margrave, garwin and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598860917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
branfont Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 On 29/10/2023 at 13:06, MS Bob 11 said: The character he played even gave the name to Microsoft's search engine! They should remember him on their Bing homepage. Expand The Bing name was chosen through focus groups, and Microsoft decided that the name was memorable, short, and easy to spell, and that it would function well as a URL around the world. The word would remind people of the sound made during "the moment of discovery and decision making". Microsoft was assisted by branding consultancy Interbrand in finding the new name. The name also has strong similarity to the word bingo, which means that something sought has been found, as called out when winning the game Bingo. Microsoft advertising strategist David Webster proposed the name "Bang" for the same reasons the name Bing was ultimately chosen (easy to spell, one syllable, and easy to remember). He noted, "It's there, it's an exclamation point [...] It's the opposite of a question mark." Bang was ultimately not chosen because it could not be properly used as a verb in the context of an internet search; Webster commented "Oh, 'I banged it' is very different than [sic] 'I binged it'". AndyMutz 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598861190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS Bob 11 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 On 31/10/2023 at 09:54, branfont said: The Bing name was chosen through focus groups, and Microsoft decided that the name was memorable, short, and easy to spell, and that it would function well as a URL around the world. The word would remind people of the sound made during "the moment of discovery and decision making". Microsoft was assisted by branding consultancy Interbrand in finding the new name. The name also has strong similarity to the word bingo, which means that something sought has been found, as called out when winning the game Bingo. Microsoft advertising strategist David Webster proposed the name "Bang" for the same reasons the name Bing was ultimately chosen (easy to spell, one syllable, and easy to remember). He noted, "It's there, it's an exclamation point [...] It's the opposite of a question mark." Bang was ultimately not chosen because it could not be properly used as a verb in the context of an internet search; Webster commented "Oh, 'I banged it' is very different than [sic] 'I binged it'". Expand Thanks for the story, was quite informative. You know I was just kidding about Microsoft naming it after the Chandler Bing character. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598861193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidVicious Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Rewatching "The West Wing" and he was really good as Joe Quincy. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598861201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FloatingFatMan Subscriber¹ Posted October 31, 2023 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 31, 2023 On 30/10/2023 at 10:08, Michael Scrip said: 😢 Expand Duuuuuuuuude... 😢 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598861255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted October 31, 2023 Veteran Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) On 31/10/2023 at 09:54, branfont said: The Bing name was chosen through focus groups, and Microsoft decided that the name was memorable, short, and easy to spell, and that it would function well as a URL around the world. The word would remind people of the sound made during "the moment of discovery and decision making". Microsoft was assisted by branding consultancy Interbrand in finding the new name. The name also has strong similarity to the word bingo, which means that something sought has been found, as called out when winning the game Bingo. Microsoft advertising strategist David Webster proposed the name "Bang" for the same reasons the name Bing was ultimately chosen (easy to spell, one syllable, and easy to remember). He noted, "It's there, it's an exclamation point [...] It's the opposite of a question mark." Bang was ultimately not chosen because it could not be properly used as a verb in the context of an internet search; Webster commented "Oh, 'I banged it' is very different than [sic] 'I binged it'". Expand Ironically Bang was a great porn search engine 🤣 Who was she? Oh I banged it! +FloatingFatMan and AndyMutz 1 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598861258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Could he be any more dead? In all seriousness though, the Youtube interview where he is talking about his book is amazing. Very inspiring from the viewpoint of a fellow alcoholic. I used to be told I looked like him, when I was young and skinny. Now I'm old and fat I'm also told I look like him. Go figure. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1435026-matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-at-54/#findComment-598861551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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