And Matthew Perry almost didn't play Chandler: new book
(NEWSER) - Can you picture anyone other than Matthew Perry playing the sarcastic-yet-lovable Chandler on Friends? Neither could creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, but Perry—who was committed to another pilot at the time—almost wasn't cast in the role. "We brought everybody in. We were so sure that Chandler would be the easiest part to cast. It’s got the most joke jokes. It’s sarcastic and kind of quippy, but no one could do it. No one," says Crane in a new book about NBC previewed in Vanity Fair . Craig Bierko was the best option, but he passed on the show and Perry was ultimately released from his other pilot. More»