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Nearly two months after the tragic death of our belovedFRIENDSstar Matthew Perry, his former friend and co-star George Clooney disclosed heartbreaking revelations about the actor. Revisiting his memories of Perry, Clooney shared one of the biggest revelations during his rare interview withDeadline.
Opening up about Matthew Perry’s untimely demise, George Clooney mentioned that the actor had a profound desire to be on a sitcom beforeFRIENDSbecame a hit. But unfortunately, despite his longing desire, Perry was unhappy during his time on the hit sitcom. Revealing the true nature of the actor when the cameras weren’t rolling, Clooney shared heartbreaking details.
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George Clooney Recalled His Memories of Matthew Perry
It has been almost two months since we lost our favoriteFRIENDSactor Matthew Perry. While his death was untimely and unfortunate, fans grieved his loss and found it hard to overcome his absence. But now, after weeks have gone by, Perry’s childhood friend and co-star George Clooney opened up about his memories of the late actor.
During his rare interview withDeadline, George Clooney revisited his memories of Matthew Perry and shared one of the biggest revelations from his time onFRIENDS. Discussing in detail the truth about Perry when the cameras weren’t rolling, Clooney mentioned knowing the actor from when he was 16.
“I knew Matt when he was 16 years old. We used to play paddle tennis together. He’s about 10 years younger than me. And he was a great, funny, funny, funny kid.”
George Clooneythen mentioned how Matthew Perry always dreamt of appearing in sitcoms. Disclosing how it was before Perry found his breakthrough withFRIENDS, Clooney mentioned that the actor believed being in sitcoms would make him the happiest person.
“He would say to us… ‘I just want to get on a sitcom, man. I just want to get on a regular sitcom and I would be the happiest man on earth.’ And he got on probably one of the best ever,”
Unfortunately, what George Clooney revealed next about Matthew Perry’s experience onFRIENDS,was certainly heartbreaking.
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George Clooney Shared Heartbreaking Revelations
According to George Clooney, although Matthew Perry deeply desired to appear in a sitcom, he didn’t find happiness after landing the role of Chandler Bing onFRIENDS. Although the NBC show is what turned Perry into a household name and landed him other renowned roles in films, the actor was severely unhappy.
“We were at Warner Brothers, we were there right next to each other — it was hard to watch because we didn’t know what was going through him. We just knew that he wasn’t happy and I had no idea he was doing what, 12 Vicodin a day and all the stuff he talked about, all that heartbreaking stuff.”
Disclosing howMatthew Perry‘s unsatisfied life and job might have pushed him towards addictions and drugs, George Clooney discussed the heartbreaking truth about Perry’s success. While people believe that fame and success can solve problems in life, Clooney stated otherwise.
“It also just tells you that success and money and all those things, it doesn’t just automatically bring you happiness. You have to be happy with yourself and your life.”
Implying how Matthew Perry’s success didn’t make him happy in his personal life, George Clooney reflected upon the actor’s addictions. Perry lost his life on October 28 at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, due to “acute effects of ketamine” as revealed byTMZ. Struggling with sobriety for years, the actor eventually lost his battle with addiction.
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