Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry reveals how Friends saved him from worsening addiction: 'You can't have the 17th drink'. "I wanted fame more than anybody in the world. Steam ...

"But I wasn't in a position to stop." "It did help me with drugs and alcohol, that job, because I said to myself on this amazing show, 'You can't have the 17th drink when you have to be at work the next morning with these wonderful people doing the job.' I had a deal with myself that I'd never drink or take anything while working, and I held up to that deal, but I was insanely hungover doing the work." He remembered his I got it, and six months later I go, 'Oh, this is not fixing what I thought it would fix,'" Perry said on Wednesday's episode of [Lisa Kudrow](https://ew.com/person/lisa-kudrow/) — the actor has opened up about his colleagues [confronting him about his addiction](https://ew.com/tv/matthew-perry-jennifer-aniston-support-addiction-struggles/), which was triggered by pills he took to recover from a jet ski accident on the [set of Fools Rush In](https://ew.com/movies/matthew-perry-says-salma-hayek-acting-advice-didnt-make-sense/). "I wanted fame more than anybody in the world.

Matthew Perry told Andy Cohen that he "could not be more single," one year after he and talent manager Molly Hurwitz broke off their engagement.

“I’d be in relationships that were going great, and … “Luckily, I happened to be dating the greatest woman on the face of the planet at this time.” but that’s not the way to do it.”

'Friends' actor Matthew Perry gets texts telling him how much he's still making in residuals from the classic sitcom.

Matthew Perry rose to fame after playing Chandler Bing in the NBC sitcom 'Friends' from 1994 to 2004 — all the details.

[“always took time to listen” to Perry following the end of Friends](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jennifer-aniston-always-supported-matthew-perry-amid-addiction/). [Friends, Lovers & The Big Terrible Thing](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/matthew-perry-book-biggest-friends-revelations-on-set-drama/). [ringing Chandler Bing to life on Friends](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/friends-casts-dating-histories-through-the-years/). [his costars on Friends supported him on set](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/everything-friends-cast-has-said-about-matthew-perry-struggles/) amid his personal issues. “Matthew feels that these people who stood by him when the chips were down, Jennifer included, saved his life without question,” the insider added. “In nature, when a penguin is injured, the other penguins group around it and prop it up until it’s better. how I look between the final episode of season six and the first of season seven — the Chandler-Monica proposal episodes.” When I have a goatee, it’s lots of pills,” he wrote in his memoir, ‘You just made this.’ And I go, ‘Oh, great.'” The sitcom, which ran on NBC from 1994 to 2004, also starred [Jennifer Aniston](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jennifer-aniston/), [Courteney Cox](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/courteney-cox/), [Lisa Kudrow](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/lisa-kudrow/), [Matt LeBlanc](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/matt-leblanc/) and [David Schwimmer](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/david-schwimmer/). “Or would you say it’s a trickle at this point?” [Friends](https://www.usmagazine.com/shows/friends/) came to an end, [Matthew Perry](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/matthew-perry/) opened up about [his residual income from the popular sitcom](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/tv-salaries-revealed-sex-and-the-city-cast-kate-winslet-more/).

Back in 2017, Matthew Perry appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and revealed that he and Justin Trudeau attended the same school — and that he and a classmate ...

[“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”](https://www.globaltv.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/) airs weekdays at 11:35 p.m. And somehow [Trudeau] got the story, and he tweeted me, and he wanted to, like, have a fight. According to Perry, “They told me that we beat up Justin Trudeau, and I just believed them. ET/PT on [Global](https://www.globaltv.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/). [“The Late Show”](https://www.globaltv.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/), Perry dismissed the story as rumour, admitting he can’t recall it ever happening. [“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWZsF3bUNhs) and revealed that he and Justin Trudeau attended the same school — and that he and a classmate once beat up the future Canadian PM.

Matthew Perry has some unresolved issues with Canada. Last we heard from the sitcom star turned memoirist, he apologized for making it seem...

"They told me that we beat up Justin Trudeau, and I just believed them." [bullied](https://exclaim.ca/film/article/matthew_perry_bullied_justin_trudeau_in_elementary_school)the leader of our nation in Grade 5 when they attended Ottawa's Rockcliffe Park Public School together. Last we heard from the sitcom star turned memoirist, he [apologized for making it seem like he wanted Keanu Reeves dead](https://exclaim.ca/film/article/matthew_perry_issues_apology_for_making_it_seem_like_he_wants_keanu_reeves_dead)in his book Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.

Friends star Matthew Perry has revealed he begged the writers to change a key part of his character Chandler Bing during the final years of the sitcom.

Friends streams on Netflix in the UK, where it also airs daily on Comedy Central. [chummy during last year's reunion special](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a41811838/friends-matthew-perry-almost-missed-reunion-show/). Is three seconds too long?'" "That particular cadence — could it be more annoying? [Variety](http://variety.com/)). [Friends merchandise and gifts – Lego, t-shirts, Monopoly and more!](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/g30776861/friends-merchandise/)

Back in 2017, Perry admitted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he went to school with Trudeau and beat him up in the 5th grade.

When Colbert asked if he actually fought the pre-teen Prime Minister, Perry responded with a simple, "I don't think so!" In a recent interview with Stephen Colbert, Perry told the host, "There was a big rumour about us. Perry mentioned he was reminded of the story from his best friend Chris Murray who also joined in on the school yard scrap.

Matthew Perry opened up about how 'Friends' helped with his substance abuse during today's episode of 'The View.'

“I had a deal with myself that I would never drink or take anything while working and I held up to that deal but I was insanely hungover doing the work.” While he said he is “very grateful for everything that happened,” it was his 10-year job on Friends that helped him with his addiction. The actor, who played Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom from 1994 to 2004, has been incredibly candid about his battle with drugs and alcohol.

Matthew Perry starred opposite Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer on the NBC hit sitcom 'Friends' from 1994 to 2004 — read more.

“I’m really grateful to her for that,” he told Sawyer on Friday. “And then I write in the gratitude part about her letting me do that.” “I was like, ‘Is three seconds too long?'” he told Sawyer. I never worked drunk,” he wrote. “At first it was like, she would walk in, I’d be like, ‘Hey, good to see you.’ And I’d go to my dressing room and just go, ‘Oh, I’ll never, I’ll never be able to be with her,'” he recalled. And Lisa? And Courteney? We respected that.” So and we never crossed that boundary. Yeah, I knew what was going on. I knew. [Matthew Perry](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/matthew-perry/) got candid about his crush on [Jennifer Aniston](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/jennifer-aniston/) during the early days of [Friends](https://www.usmagazine.com/shows/friends/) — and how he was well aware she was interested in someone else from the cast.

'Friends' actor Matthew Perry gets texts telling him how much he's still making in residuals from the classic sitcom.