Chandler Muriel Bing is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom Friends, portrayed by Matthew Perry.
Chandler has a very good sense of humor and is notoriously sarcastic, which he credits as a defense mechanism developed during his parents' divorce when he was a child.
He is the most financially secure member of the Friends due to responsible income management, having learned the value of money at a young age.
Chandler and Joey's apartment is an important focal point for the series as one of the few meeting areas of the gang.
Chandler assumes that Eric simply did not turn up, and he gives the keys to Joey, but soon finds that they have a lot in common, including a fondness for Baywatch and beer.
Rachel does not understand Chandler's sarcasm early in the series, and even later on has a hard time appreciating his sense of humor, as she acknowledges in the final episode.
Rachel, who works for Ralph Lauren Corporation, is also the one who helps Chandler pick out his wedding suit.
Rachel and Chandler never have any romantic relationships apart from a glance back to their time in college when they made out.
They share a duet of "Endless Love" at the end of one episode, when Chandler is sad after a breakup with his on-off girlfriend Janice (Maggie Wheeler).
He suffers from commitment issues, brought on by growing up in a broken home with no idea of what a stable marriage looks like, can be neurotic and extremely defensive, with humor as his shield.
Among other things, he alludes to having witnessed orgies by the time he was seven years old, and playing "the far left" background dancer during his father's rendition of "It's Raining Men" when he was growing up.
His mother Nora is a world famous writer of erotic novels, which is demonstrated when Rachel's short-term boyfriend Paolo – who is Italian and barely speaks any English – is shown to know her.
She is an actress, and Chandler gets extremely paranoid when she shares a sex scene with her co-star, prompting a big fight between the two.
For most of the series, Chandler works in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration, although he grows to loathe the job.
[3] Despite disliking his initial job, Chandler stays because they keep giving him promotions and raises, eventually placing him as boss to his former coworkers.
In the episode "The One Where Emma Cries", Chandler falls asleep during a meeting and on waking, realizes that he had agreed to head the new division in Tulsa.
However, his more mature approach eventually pays off, and he secures a full-time job in the business as a junior copywriter, which he enjoys much more than his previous career.