Matthew Perry

Friends” alum Matthew Perry was looking healthy in Los Angeles just days before he revealed that an opioid addiction nearly killed him.

[“Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,”](https://people.com/tv/matthew-perry-opens-up-about-addiction-new-memoir/) out Nov. “[And] this is really important, somebody who can have a back and forth with me,” he explained. “I got burned a few times by women who wanted my money, not really caring about me … “I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. And that’s called a Hail Mary. He also had to use a colostomy bag for nine months amid his health crisis.

Matthew Perry has opened up about his struggles with substance abuse and addiction while filming 'Friends'.

Here he explains how he did it and why, above all else, you should strive to be true to yourself, even if that means being a bad guy every once in a while. Here’s everything you need to know about the second instalment. The spin-off movie to the... Whether you go all out for a dress up party or remain stubbornly indifferent to Halloween festivities, everyone loves a good horror movie to get you in the mood for the spooky season. When not staring down the blank page of a word document, you can find her getting a little lost and a little cold out on the trails. He’s also had 14 surgeries on his stomach as a result of the substance abuse. Speaking about the support of his co-stars, Perry added: “It’s like penguins. I couldn’t stop because the disease and the addiction is progressive. Publicly, it was reported that the actor had suffered from gastrointestinal perforation, but it was far more dramatic and life-threatening. As he told People in a recent interview, the book is one that will “help people”. But despite being the funny man on the screen, it appears Perry’s private life was one that saw him struggle with addiction and the challenges of newfound celebrity. When it comes to the success of Friends, it’s impossible to overstate the significance of the hit sitcom that seemingly changed our lives forever, delivering a cast of characters who felt like family, and catapulting its lead stars into a new stratosphere of fame few could ever imagine.

Known for his portrayal of the sarcastic Chandler Bing on “Friends,” Matthew Perry is peeling back the curtain on his three-decade addiction struggles in ...

“My hope is that people will relate to it and know this disease attacks everybody,” he said. He once went to the hospital when his colon burst. When I have a goatee, it’s lots of pills,” he writes in his book, which comes out Nov. Perry, 53, was 24 when he landed the role of Chandler, a part he would play for the show’s decade-long run that ended in 2004. “If you gauge my weight from season to season — when I’m carrying weight, it’s alcohol; when I am skinny, it’s pills. “A little bit of the time, I was a little out of it, yeah,” he added.

The beloved actor said he 'nearly died' as he lifts the lid on his 30-year addiction battle.

“The way that I can bounce back from all of this torture and awfulness. “I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. Why was I the one? “I could handle it, kind of. So the big question is why? And that’s called a Hail Mary.

But neither does he shy away from the hard periods of his life, which include multiple gastrointestinal surgeries, 15 visits to a rehabilitation center, and a ...

No one survives that.” The experience left Perry feeling “grateful to be alive,” [per People](https://people.com/tv/matthew-perry-opens-up-about-addiction-new-memoir/). Wanting to tell the story, even though it’s a little scary to tell all your secrets in a book, I didn’t leave anything out. [In an exclusive cover story interview with People](https://people.com/tv/matthew-perry-opens-up-about-addiction-new-memoir/), Perry said the memoir was “[full] of hope.” But neither does he shy away from the hard periods of his life, which include multiple gastrointestinal surgeries, 15 visits to a rehabilitation center, and a complicated relationship with sobriety. “I had to wait until I was pretty safely sober – and away from the active disease of alcoholism and addiction – to write it all down. [a hole in the gastrointestinal tract](https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23478-gastrointestinal-perforation) – as well as a burst colon resulting from opioid use. You can also speak with someone confidentially at Headspace by calling 1800 650 890 or And the main thing was, I was pretty certain that it would help people.” [Matthew Perry](https://www.popsugar.com.au/celebrity/matthew-perry-molly-hurwitz-engaged-48011742) opened up about his decades-long addiction in his new memoir “ [Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing](https://amzn.to/3SgphUR)“ (available Nov. “The way that I can bounce back from all of this torture and awfulness. I was put on a thing called an [ECMO machine](http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/ecmo/about/pac-20484615), which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. [he tells People](https://people.com/tv/matthew-perry-opens-up-about-addiction-new-memoir/). [ of addiction](https://www.popsugar.com.au/fitness/hayden-panettiere-reveals-addiction-to-opioids-alcohol-48876192) firsthand.

Trigger Warning: this article mentions mental illness and substance abuse and may be distressing to some readers. Matthew Perry has purposely put off writing his new book for years. He wanted to as sure as he'd ever been that its subject matter was ...

He told the publication that he wouldn't disclose how long he has been sober, but he still counts every day. That's kind of what the cast did for me," he described. I was like, 'That should tell me something.'" I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. If the police came over to my house and said, 'If you drink tonight, we're going to take you to jail,' I'd start packing. "I didn't know how to stop.

Matthew Perry's addiction struggles became so severe that he “nearly died” a few years ago at the age of 49 when his colon burst from opioid overuse.

“Your sober date changes, but that’s all that changes.” “I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. But no, I’m a pretty healthy guy right now.”

The Friends star, 53, details his struggles with opioid and alcohol addiction in his new memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, which comes out Nov ...

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The 'Friends' actor, added he was “burned” badly in romances by partners who were only after his money. He told People on Wednesday (20.10.22) ahead of the ...

Matthew Perry is opening up about the time in 2018 when he almost died as a result of his opiates addiction. “I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, ...

“I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. In the book, Perry discusses being on a hit sitcom while experiencing alcohol and opioid dependencies. Perry is speaking about his addiction issues ahead of the publication of his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.