In Friends, what is Chandler Bing’s father called?

In Friends, Chandler Bing’s father is called Charles Bing.

Charles Bing is a Las Vegas-based performer whose stage act is known as Helena Handbasket. Chandler’s childhood discomfort with his parents’ divorce and his father’s performance career becomes a recurring part of his character history.

The show later reveals that Charles lives as a woman and performs in a Las Vegas drag show. Chandler’s relationship with his father is initially strained, but the storyline develops when Chandler invites Charles to his wedding to Monica. Charles attends the ceremony, helping resolve some of their long-standing emotional distance.

The role was played by Kathleen Turner, while Chandler’s mother, Nora Bing, was played by Morgan Fairchild. Because Charles is generally referred to through the stage identity Helena Handbasket, viewers may remember the character by that name rather than by the family name Charles Bing. Charles is Chandler’s father, not his mother or a relative from the Geller family.