Matthew Perry Talks About Beating Up Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau In Grade School

This is one of those stories that just reinforces my world view that everyone in Canada somehow knows each other. Actor Matthew Perry was born in Massachusetts but was raised in Ottawa, Ontario before growing up to star on Friends as Chandler Bing. While in grade school, Matthew Perry shared the halls with another famous Canadian, current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

I’m sure this is one of those factoids that every Canadian already knows, but for any Canadian readers out there you’ll just have to indulge us Americans for a moment and forgive us for not knowing this. Anyways, Justin Trudeau and Matthew Perry went to Elementary School together and in 5th Grade, Matt and his friend actually beat up the current Canadian Prime Minister.

Now, if we’re ready to bring this full circle, the reason Matthew Perry was living in Ottaway in the first place is because his mother was a journalist and later Press Secretary to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (1968–1979 and 1980–1984, the third longest serving Prime Minister in Canadian history)…a man who just so happens to be the father of current Candian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Seriously, is Canada not the smallest fucking town in the world?