Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on January 4, 1941. His parents were Maria (born Bennett; 1906–1971) and Alton L. Perry (1906–2003), a merchant, bank director, and civic activist. In ...

"Matthew gave that to me at the end of our last episode," Kudrow said on the Jan. 7 episode of "The Drew Barrymore Show," referring to a notable cookie jar prop that Perry had taken from the set.