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- John Bennett Perry is an American actor and singer who began his career as a professional model in the 1960s. He is widely known for appearing in the famous Old Spice commercials in the 1960s and 1970s as a ‘clean-shaven’ sailor which became iconic.
John Bennett Perry (born January 4, 1941) is an American actor and former model. He was the father of the actor Matthew Perry.
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His dad, who would call every Sunday, was off finding acting gigs in New York and later Hollywood, Matthew Perry wrote. Eventually, John Bennett Perry became the "Old Spice guy."
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- Becca Wood
Oct 30, 2023 · His father, John Bennett Perry, was an actor and model, and when Perry was 15, he moved back to Los Angeles to live with his dad. John, meanwhile, had begun his acting career on stage,...
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Oct 29, 2023 · John, now 82, is also famous for portraying 'The Sailor' in ads for Old Spice during the 1970s and '80s. He and Matthew shared the screen several times. John played his son's on-screen father in the film Fools Rush In and in an episode of Scrubs. John Bennett Perry, the father of actor Matthew Perry, in an episode of Friends. (NBC)
Oct 31, 2023 · Matthew Perry's father was known for his appearance in an Old Spice commercial IMDb states that John Bennett Perry has pursued a successful career as a singer, alongside being an actor.