1969: Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts

1987: Made his TV debut in Second Chance

1994: Landed his breakout role as Chandler Bing in Friends

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2001: Won his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

2002: Released his debut album, The Whole Story

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2004: Launched his own production company, May Day Production

2006: Struggled with addiction and entered rehab multiple times

2013: Returned to TV in the sitcom Go On

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2016: Wrote and starred in the semi-autobiographical play The Odd Couple

2021: Reunited with his Friends co-stars for the special HBO Max reunion