Matthew Perry
October 22, 2009
by David Krell
david@davidkrell.com
Before Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry teamed up in Aaron Sorkin’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, they worked together in Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing.
During the seven season run of The West Wing, Whitford played the knowledgeable, savvy, and cynical but sensitive Josh Lyman -- White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Santos For President Campaign Manager, and White House Chief of Staff.
For three episodes, Perry played White House attorney Joe Quincy.
While interviewing Joe for a position in the White House Counsel’s office, Josh wonders why he has never heard of Joe Quincy, an eminently qualified attorney with experience including a stint in the Solicitor General’s Office.
Josh figures out the mystery -- Joe Quincy is a republican.
He wants to work in public service in a democratic White House because he is in the dog house with his own party. He wrote a memorandum contradictory to the party line on soft money political donations.
With the help of Donna Moss, Josh’s assistant, Joe convinces Josh to hire him.
The interview scene reveals a great chemistry between Whitford and Perry, likely the reason for Sorkin’s casting them in the starring roles of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
On his first day in the new job, Joe Quincy uncovers a massive scandal involving Vice President John Hoynes.
Hoynes told a socialite, Helen Baldwin, that he saw signs of life on Mars in classified reports when he was having an affair with her. He also bragged about a top secret deal involving a Justice Department antitrust settlement with a corporation that resulted in 100,000 computers being given go schools.
Quincy finds out that Baldwin has a book deal. He also discovers phone records that confirm several calls from Hoynes to Baldwin.
Hoynes admits that he likes to show off and Quincy’s investigation results in Hoynes’ resignation of the vice presidency.
And it all takes place on Joe Quincy’s first day at the White House.
Perry’s appearances on The West Wing took place concurrently with his starring role as sarcastic, lovelorn, and wise-cracking Chandler Bing on Friends.
Warner Brothers produced Friends and The West Wing.
david@davidkrell.com
Before Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry teamed up in Aaron Sorkin’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, they worked together in Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing.
During the seven season run of The West Wing, Whitford played the knowledgeable, savvy, and cynical but sensitive Josh Lyman -- White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Santos For President Campaign Manager, and White House Chief of Staff.
For three episodes, Perry played White House attorney Joe Quincy.
While interviewing Joe for a position in the White House Counsel’s office, Josh wonders why he has never heard of Joe Quincy, an eminently qualified attorney with experience including a stint in the Solicitor General’s Office.
Josh figures out the mystery -- Joe Quincy is a republican.
He wants to work in public service in a democratic White House because he is in the dog house with his own party. He wrote a memorandum contradictory to the party line on soft money political donations.
With the help of Donna Moss, Josh’s assistant, Joe convinces Josh to hire him.
The interview scene reveals a great chemistry between Whitford and Perry, likely the reason for Sorkin’s casting them in the starring roles of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
On his first day in the new job, Joe Quincy uncovers a massive scandal involving Vice President John Hoynes.
Hoynes told a socialite, Helen Baldwin, that he saw signs of life on Mars in classified reports when he was having an affair with her. He also bragged about a top secret deal involving a Justice Department antitrust settlement with a corporation that resulted in 100,000 computers being given go schools.
Quincy finds out that Baldwin has a book deal. He also discovers phone records that confirm several calls from Hoynes to Baldwin.
Hoynes admits that he likes to show off and Quincy’s investigation results in Hoynes’ resignation of the vice presidency.
And it all takes place on Joe Quincy’s first day at the White House.
Perry’s appearances on The West Wing took place concurrently with his starring role as sarcastic, lovelorn, and wise-cracking Chandler Bing on Friends.
Warner Brothers produced Friends and The West Wing.