Contrary to rampant rumors flying around the Internets this week, it is with a heavy heart that I have to pass along the sad info that Matthew Perry (who famously played the character of Chandler Bing on 10 seasons of the NBC hit show Friends) will NOT be appearing in the series finale of Lost as is being reported around the Internets (and which originated on the IMDB):

It’s not every day that we get to solve a “Lost” mystery, but today we most certainly can. The Internet’s been buzzing since yesterday with the “Lost” news that Matthew Perry — also known as Chandler Bing — is appearing in the season finale of “Lost.” A sleuth found the secret casting news on IMDB, with a character name and everything. ABC immediately denied this, but we are of a suspicious nature, so we kept digging. What we found is that nowhere on the island of Smoke Monsters and four-toed statues has there ever been an actor named Matthew Perry. He’s not there in 1977. He’s not there in 2009. And he wasn’t there in 2004 when the Oceanic 815 crashed. Whoever added the part to Perry’s resume was playing a dirty trick on us, Losties. Three island sources have now confirmed what ABC debunked. Our money’s on Benjamin Linus. You know how that guy likes to mess with our heads.

I can’t say that I’m surprised that this rumor turned out to be false … but can we just think for a minute how amazing the Lost island would be if it had a bit of Chandler Bing on it? I might actually make a point to watch the show for reals again. Ah well, the rumor was fun while it lasted :)

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