'Friends' actor Matthew Perry opens up about his addiction in new memoir

Friends' popularity propelled Matthew Perry to instant global prominence, but behind the camera, his addiction had a devastating impact. The actor played the sarcastic Chandler Bing in the famous FRIENDS series.

Matthew Perry's addiction Journey through in FRIENDS series :

We can follow the course of Matthew Perry's addiction if we see his weight from season 1 to season 9.

Matthew Perry's Book Friends, Lovers & The Big Terrible Thing, wrote, "when I'm carrying weight, it's alcohol; when I'm skinny, it's pills. When I have a goatee, it's lots of pills,".

Matthew Perry cited that a drastic difference in appearance is sometimes visible from episode to episode.

Matthew Perry compared how he looked between the final episode of season six and the first of season seven.

Matthew Perry wrote in his book, "I'm wearing the same clothes in the final episode of six and the first of seven it's supposed to be the same night, but I must have lost fifty pounds in the off-season."

Matthew Perry's addiction journey starting point:

Perry remembered in his memoir drinking his first drink with pals when he was 14 years old.

Matthew Perry's first drinks made him feel normal for the first time, but after receiving a painkiller following a jet ski accident on a film shoot in 1997, he had a completely different experience.

According to Kudrow, who penned the introduction to Matthew Perry's memoir, the ensemble grew close to one another while filming.

If you are a FRIENDS fan or have been paying attention to how Americans have been speaking for the past several decades, you might recognize the rhythm we formed in third grade: "Could it be much hotter?" "Could the instructor be any meaner?" "Could we be more in detention?"
Before the audition, he already knew he would be the ideal Chandler.

FAQs

Q1. What were Friends initially titled?
Friends were initially titled 'Friends Like Us.'

Q2. When was Perry into rehab?
Perry was in rehab twice, i.e. 1997 and 2001.