<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 and 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 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 and 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>
who played chandler bing 's parents on friends
who played chandler bing 's parents on friends
Morgan Fairchild Kathleen Turner
Morgan Fairchild Kathleen Turner