Before his tragic death, Matthew Perry had admitted that he thought it was unfair that his ‘Friends’ co-stars didn’t struggle with addiction.
Matthew Perry is best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom where he appeared alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Lisa Kudrow. Throughout the years, the 54-year-old actor has struggled with addiction, something he says is “unfair” that the other five don’t have to deal with.
Matthew Perry Says ‘Friends’ Actor Not Struggling With Addiction Is ‘Unfair’
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The 54-year-old actor has long struggled with addiction, including when he was filming the popular television show. After he got clean, he opened up about that time in his life, noting how unfair it was that he struggled with addiction while the rest of his cast mates didn’t.
“You know, the thing that always makes me cry, and I hope I’m not crying here.. is that it’s not fair,” Perry said in an interview at the time. “No, it’s not fair that I have to go through this disease while the other five don’t,” he continued. “They got everything I got. But I had to fight this and still have to fight this.”
During a sit-down interview, she teared up thinking back to that time in her life, but that didn’t stop her from giving advice to those struggling with addiction.
“And to end this well, there are people who will help you. And get their help,” he said at the time. “It’s not gone. It’s never gone.”
Perry then made it her goal to help anyone struggling to get clean.
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When Perry released her memoir, she opened up and let down her walls about her addiction.
“[I was] at my highest point on ‘Friends’, the highest point of my career, an iconic moment on that iconic show,” the actor said while promoting his memoir last year. “When you’re a drug addict, everything is math. I don’t do it to feel high or to feel good. I’m definitely not a party person; I just want to sit on my couch, take five Vicodin, and watch a movie. That was heaven for me. It’s not anymore.”
Perry went on to say he had been clean for 18 months in that time, noting, “I probably spent $9 million or something trying to get sober.”
The actor also admitted to not being able to watch the show again due to his addiction. “[I] can’t watch the show because I’m so thin,” she admitted. “Because I can drink, opiates, drink, cocaine. I can distinguish season after season by the way I look. That’s why I don’t want to watch it because that’s what I see.”
Matthew Perry Tragically Dies
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As we reported, police responded to a 911 call on October 28 to assist with a possible ‘water rescue’ at Matthew Perry’s Pacific Palisades home. When first responders arrived, they reportedly found the 54-year-old “Friends” actress in her hot tub, unresponsive.
Perry is believed to have drowned, but an autopsy and toxicology report will answer more questions about the exact cause of her death.
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