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Title: The Bizarre TV Role That Almost Made Matthew Perry Pass on 'Friends’

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Description: Matthew Perry had already committed to a different TV series when 'Friends' was looking for an actor to play Chandler Bing.

Open Graph Description: The world would be much worse off if we'd never had Chandler Bing, and so it's also become a little bit sadder since Matthew Perry passed away three years ago.

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