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
Vedic Culture Growing Popular Among Indian Diaspora
Vedic culture is still relevant and gradually becoming more popular among Indian diaspora, especially in the youth, said researchers and scholars at a seminar held in the national capital.
Vedic Culture Growing Popular Among Indian Diaspora
Delhi Woman Allegedly Murders Her Sister For Taking Interest In Boyfriend
A 21-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her elder sister in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park area for showing interest in the former's boyfriend, police said on Monday.
Delhi Woman Allegedly Murders Her Sister For Taking Interest In Boyfriend
US Man Throws Hot Coffee Over Muslim Woman, Calls Her Terrorist
A homeless man at a Dunkin Donuts store in US threw hot coffee in the face of a Muslim woman, called her a terrorist and assaulted her on Monday, police said.
US Man Throws Hot Coffee Over Muslim Woman, Calls Her Terrorist
Canada Asks Taliban To Free Couple Held For 4 Years In Afghanistan
Canada called Monday for the unconditional release of a Canadian man and his American wife after a new video appeared to show them begging their governments to intervene on their behalf with their Afghan captors.
Canada Asks Taliban To Free Couple Held For 4 Years In Afghanistan
Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Jordan Attack That Killed Canadian
AMMAN, Jordan — The extremist Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for a series of shooting attacks on police and tourists in Jordan that killed 10 people, including a woman from Canada.
Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Jordan Attack That Killed Canadian
Raheel Sharif Helped Me Leave Pakistan, Says Pervez Musharraf
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan army's ex- chief General Raheel Sharif's intervention helped him in exiting Pakistan, indicating the powerful influence wielded by the military in the country's affairs.