<P> Chandler Muriel Bing is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom Friends, portrayed by Matthew Perry . He was born on April 8, 1968, to Nora Tyler Bing (Morgan Fairchild), a romance novelist, and Charles Bing (Kathleen Turner), a gay female impersonator who later had a sex change operation and became the star of a Las Vegas drag show called "Viva Las Gay - gas". He is of Scottish and Swedish ancestry . He is an only child and is apparently from an affluent family . Chandler's parents announced their divorce to him over Thanksgiving dinner when he was nine years old, an event which causes him to refuse to celebrate the holiday in his adulthood . It is revealed in season 1 he went to an all - boys high school . </P> <P> Chandler's best friend is Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), who was his college roommate . He and Ross were in a band named Way / No Way during college . He met Ross's sister, Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), and her friend, Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), while celebrating Thanksgiving at Ross's House . Chandler was the first person to know about Ross's love for Rachel . He moved to New York City and lives across the hall from Monica and, through her, meets Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow). At some point during this time, Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) moves in with him and they become best friends . Chandler has a very good sense of humor, and is notoriously sarcastic . He is the highest earning member of his friends circle on account of responsible income management, having learned the value of money from a young age . He suffers from commitment issues, but later marries Monica . </P> <P> Chandler works as an IT procurements manager with the specialization "Statistical analysis and data reconfiguration," but loathes it . In Season 9, he quits his job and Monica helps him start a new career in advertising . </P> <P> Chandler is Ross Geller's roommate in college . Chandler met his friend Rachel Green while celebrating Thanksgiving with the Geller family during his first year at college . On a tip from Monica, Chandler later moved to Apartment #4 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, across the hall from Monica and her roommate Phoebe Buffay . Actor Joey Tribbiani moves in with Chandler, who becomes his best friend . </P>

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