TORONTO — Former "Friends" star Matthew Perry says he once beat up Justin Trudeau in grade school over "pure jealousy" of his athletic abilities.
The actor, who played Chandler Bing on the sitcom, recounted the memory of the Grade 5 scuffle on Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show Wednesday night.
Perry said he and another friend picked on the younger Trudeau.
"I think he was excelling in a sport that we weren't, so it was pure jealousy. And we beat him up," Perry deadpanned to audience laughter.
Perry was raised in Ottawa and attended Rockcliffe Park Public School, where former prime minister Pierre Trudeau sent his sons. The actor's mother, Suzanne Perry, was once the elder Trudeau's press secretary.
"His dad was the prime minister ... but I don't think that's the reason we beat him up," Perry said.
"I think he was the only kid in school that we could beat up."
![](https://media.darpanmagazine.com/library/uploads/news/content/trudeau-us1@#</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
kimmel pondered whether "secret service" agents would've stepped in to protect the child of a prime minister.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
"they didn't," perry replied.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
"that would never happen to barron trump, you'd be in the stockade right now, you'd be in russia somewhere," kimmel joked.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
but perry insisted he wasn't bragging about the incident.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
"this is terrible," he said with a shrug.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
"i was a stupid kid and i didn't want to beat him up. in fact, i think at one point i tried to turn it into love play."</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
"well, he is a handsome guy," kimmel responded with a laugh.</div>.jpg)
MORE International ARTICLES
Unattended Bag With Toys Prompts Evacuation Of Trump Tower
The lobby of the Trump Tower, which houses US-President elect Donald Trump’s penthouse, was briefly evacuated on Wednesday after a suspicious bag was found near one of the luxury stores in the building that later turned out to be a packet with toys.
Unattended Bag With Toys Prompts Evacuation Of Trump Tower
Indian-Origin Man Found Guilty Of Bribing Over $ 2 Million To Mexican Officials
An Indian-origin man was found guilty of bribing Mexican officials to secure contracts, Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell has said.
Indian-Origin Man Found Guilty Of Bribing Over $ 2 Million To Mexican Officials
Gloomy Start To Year Of Rooster As Bird Flu Hits South Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The year of the rooster looks set for a gloomy start. Egg prices are soaring and new year's festivals are being cancelled as South Korea fights its worst bird flu outbreak in a decade.
Gloomy Start To Year Of Rooster As Bird Flu Hits South Korea
Teen Allegedly Confined In 8X8 Pit, Raped For Over 3 Weeks In Gujarat
In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and forcibly confined in a farm pit for over three weeks in November and raped repeatedly by a teenager at Kotda Nayani village of Morbi district in Gujarat before she was freed earlier this month, police said today.
Teen Allegedly Confined In 8X8 Pit, Raped For Over 3 Weeks In Gujarat
China Plans To Become 1st Country To Land On Far Side Of Moon
China today said it will launch a lunar probe in 2018 to achieve the world's first soft landing on the far side of the moon to showcase its ambitious space programme.
China Plans To Become 1st Country To Land On Far Side Of Moon
Pak Defence Minister Reads Fake News, Threatens Israel With Nuke Strike
"Israeli def min threatens nuclear retaliation presuming pak role in Syria against Daesh," the minister wrote on his official Twitter account, using an Arabic acronym for ISIS. "Israel forgets Pakistan is a Nuclear state too."