Matthew Perry Nearly Died While Battling Drug And Alcohol Addiction: ‘I Had A 2 Percent Chance To Live’

The one that nobody read? Matthew Perry gets candid about the cast of Friends in his memoir — but he still doesn’t think they’ll read it. 

Weighing in? Valerie Bertinelli seemingly broke her silence after Matthew Perry claimed in his memoir that they made out while she was still married to Eddie Van Halen.

Matthew Perry is revealing ALL the dirty behind-the-scenes details in his new book!

Matthew Perry is already apologizing for those brutal remarks about Keanu Reeves!

Matthew Perry says ‘Friends’ fans can tell what drugs he was on by his changing appearance on the show. The 53-year-old actor, who was nearly killed by his drink and drug abuse, shared a jokey guide in his upcoming autobiography ‘Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing’ about how his addictions could be charted from his varying weight and beard while he played Chandler Bing on the 10-season run of the sitcom from 1994 to 2004. In an extract obtained by Page Six, he said: “You can track the trajectory for my addiction if you gauge my weight from season to season.

“Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us?” Matthew Perry reportedly writes in his forthcoming memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, which comes out Nov. 1. In the book, which is excerpted today in the New York Post, the Friends actor repeatedly expresses such sentiments about Reeves, who counted Phoenix among his closest friends.

 

 

Where did this beef come from?!

A Pretty Woman and a favorite Friend! Matthew Perry and Julia Roberts briefly — and secretly! — dated in the mid-‘90s, the actor revealed in his October 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.

Matthew Perry dropped out of 'Don't Look Up' after his heart stopped beating for five minutes. The 53-year-old actor was cast as a Republican journalist in the Adam McKay-directed movie, but he was forced to quit the project after his heart stopped beating during surgery and he required CPR treatment to survive. In his new memoir, 'Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing', Matthew - who was having "some kind of weird medical device in [his] back" - says: "I was given the shot at 11:00am.

Matthew Perry is no stranger to high-profile romance — but he’s still searching for “The One.”

Matthew Perry had what almost every man in the 1990s dreamed of: chemistry with A-list actress Julia Roberts.

There has long been a pretty nasty narrative about Matthew Perry, namely around his weight. He has either - according to tabloid headlines - been too fat or thin for most of his career. Now, the Friends actor has revealed in a shocking new memoir - ‘Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing’ - that his weight was actually the big indicator behind his drink and drug abuse - which he says has cost him around $9 million during his lifetime.

Matthew Perry‘s journey to sobriety wasn’t easy, and it has cost him a pretty penny.

A necessary expense. Matthew Perry opened up about the cost of battling drug and alcohol addiction for more than half of his life.

is continuing to open up about his battle with addiction.“Secrets kill you. Secrets kill people like me,” told in a clip from their , which will air on ABC on October 28. According to Perry, he was at the height of his career on Friends at the same time he was taking 55 Vicodin per day.

FRIENDS superstar Matthew Perry has told about his extraordinary love life for the first time and revealed his flings with some of the world’s most beautiful ladies. He secretly dated Julia Roberts after she bombarded him with flirty messages, enjoyed a raunchy tryst with Gwyneth Paltrow in a cupboard and had such a crush on Jennifer Aniston it led to awkward scenes while filming the US sitcom. Now 53, Matthew says his life changed for ever when he was cast as wisecracking Chandler Bing.

Matthew Perry will forever be “grateful” for Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston’s support amid his past battle with alcohol and drug addiction.

Always in his corner. As Matthew Perry struggled with addiction, Friends costar Jennifer Aniston was there to lend her shoulder.

FRIENDS star Matthew Perry has revealed the "scary" moment when co-star Jennifer Aniston confronted him about his drinking problem. The actor, 53, made the admission in the trailer for his upcoming ABC News interview with Diane Sawyer.

Matthew Perry has revealed how he created the unique speech patterns that made his character Chandler Bing so distinctive from the moment he appeared in Friends. 

Matthew Perry remembers one Friends costar who tried to help him with his drinking problem – Jennifer Aniston.

Matthew Perry is looking to date a woman who is financially independent. The Friends star opened up about his romantic struggles in a recent interview with People and explained why his past relationships have ended. "That was me afraid.

Matthew Perry stepped out last week for a relaxing afternoon in Los Angeles just as he has revealed his opioid addiction nearly took his life.  DailyMail. com spotted the Friends star looking healthier than he has in years as he ran errands with an unidentified female friend.

Matthew Perry only has to “look down” at his stomach scars from 14 surgeries to remind him to stay sober. The ‘Friends’ actor, 53, went under the knife several times, had to use a colostomy bag for nine months and went to rehab 15 times amid his drink and drug addictions – which saw him at one point drop to 128lbs (9 stone) in weight. He told the new issue of People magazine about revealing his struggle in his upcoming memoir, ‘Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing’: “I wanted to share when I was safe from going into the dark side of everything again.

FRIENDS star Matthew Perry says he was forced to use a colostomy bag for nine months after his drug habit burst his colon. The actor, 53, says a crippling addiction to opiate OxyContin left him on a life support machine with damaged organs. Matthew laid bare the full extent of his relationship with drugs in an extraordinarily honest new memoir.

Matthew Perry broke up with a string of women over fears they would “annihilate” him. The ‘Friends’ actor, added he was “burned” badly in romances by partners who were only after his money. He told People on Wednesday (20.

Friends star Matthew Perry says he was on the brink of death after his colon burst from drug abuse. The 53 year old actor, who played the funny and sarcastic Chandler Bing on the popular US sitcom, has opened up about the role – as well as the substance and alcohol problems that have dogged his career – in a new autobiography. In an interview with People magazine, Perry said he waited until now to share the extreme depths of his addiction because he wanted to make sure he is “safe from going into the dark side of everything again”.

broke off an engagement to literary manager Molly Hurwitz last year, however, he still desires to be a husband and a father.He detailed his past relationships as well as addiction issues in his latest memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.”“That was me afraid,” Perry noted about ending his engagement in a recent profile for People. “That is what I manifest, something that’s wrong with them.

Matthew Perry is opening up about his struggles with addiction. Ahead of the release of his memoir, , the 53-year-old actor tells  about how his struggles with alcohol and opioids impacted his time on .Perry was 24 when he was cast as Chandler Bing on the long-running sitcom. At the time, his struggle with alcohol wasn't totally unmanageable.

Jennifer Aniston is incredibly loyal, in particular her former Friends co-stars, who have been through a lot together.MORE: Matthew Perry shares rare photo with goddaughterThe award-winning actress is making sure she's being there for Matthew Perry, who revealed on Wednesday the extent of his heartbreaking addiction battle in an interview with People.Matthew is now ready to tell his story about his struggles and has written them down in his upcoming book, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.VIDEO: Matthew Perry takes immune shots inside his home in LAWhen the Chandler Bing actor shared a video featuring details of the book on social media earlier in the month, Jennifer was one of the first to like it, along with Phoebe Buffay actress Lisa Kudrow.MORE: Matthew Perry's appearance causes a stir during latest outingMORE: Matthew Perry worries fans after sharing glimpse inside living roomIn an interview with Today earlier in the year, meanwhile, Jennifer revealed that she had no idea just how much Matthew was struggling during their time filming Friends.She said: "I didn't understand the level of anxiety and self-torture that was put on Matthew Perry if he didn't get that laugh, and the devastation that he felt. Which makes a lot of sense." Jennifer Aniston has been there for her Friends co-star Matthew PerryIn his interview with People, Matthew said he was on and off the wagon with his addiction to alcohol while filming Friends.MORE: Jennifer Aniston shows off sunkissed glow in surprising shower videoMORE: Jennifer Aniston shines in beautiful candid photos in a white bikiniThe actor said that he thought he could handle it and there would be lengthy periods of time when he was clean.

Matthew Perry is opening up about his health and struggle with addiction.