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Matthew Perry was a beloved figure on our TV screens for decades but despite appearing in over 230 episodes of Friends, countless fans never noticed that the Chandler actor was missing the tip of one of his fingers the entire time.
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Matthew Perry lost the tip of his finger
Matthew Perry lost the tip of the middle finger on his right hand when he was just three years old.
He suffered the injury at nursery school when his finger got trapped in a door that was violently slammed shut.
Perry discussed the incident in a TV interview where he went on to explain that between the ages of three and eight, he would hide his injured hand in his pocket. But that changed when he met an airplane pilot who was also missing the tip of a finger back when young kids could visit the cockpit of planes.
“I was so distracted that, for the very first time, hand not in my pocket. So I was just like pointing at things and I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “The Air Canada pilot said ‘Let me see your finger,’ and I was like ‘Ugh, I can’t believe it, the one time for eight years my hand’s not in my pocket.’”
“And I reluctantly showed him and he showed me that he was missing the exact same part of his finger on the same hand,” he continued. “And I thought to myself, ‘He’s operating this whole big plane and he’s fine.’ And then I was better about it.”
Friends fans never noticed
Even though Friends premiered almost 30 years ago in 1994, many fans of the beloved US sitcom have taken decades to notice Matthew Perry’s injured finger, with several taking to social media to exclaim their surprise.
“I have watched this so many times and just now realized Matthew Perry is missing his fingertip,” said one fan on Reddit.
While another added: “I’ve seen every episode of Friends multiple times yet I’ve never noticed the tip of Matthew Perry’s middle finger is missing.”
This fan echoed the same message: “I’ve seen every episode literally 20+ times and never noticed.”
However, this fan had noticed the injury: “I have watched all seasons twice and have always noticed it. Weird how they can cover it up so well.”
And finally, following Matthew Perry’s tragic death, this fan on X (formerly Twitter) joked: “Matthew Perry is finally reunited with the missing tip of his finger.”
The accident inspired key Friends scene
Matthew Perry’s childhood injury ended up inspiring a joke within Friends itself.
In the season 5 episode, The One with All the Thanksgivings, Monica plans to humiliate Matthew Perry’s character Chandler after he called her “fat” the year before.
Her attempt at getting revenge sees her trying to seduce him while holding a sharp kitchen knife.
But the prank goes horribly wrong when she accidentally drops the knife which severs the end of Chandler’s toe, leaving him in the hospital.
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