Matthew Perry, the likable actor who became TV superstar as Chandler Bing on the beloved NBC sitcom Friends. had died. He was 54.

And then came his Oscar-winning parable about social class and inequality, Parasite.

She co-founded an independent production company, where she wrote, directed and produced her own films-an unheard feat Hollywood of the 1950s (or any era).

In addition to playing the street-smart private eye, he was memorable in Roots, Once Upon a Time … When We Were Colored’ and Man Friday.