Matthew Perry won’t ‘sugarcoat the tougher times that he went through’ with Friends cast in upcoming memoir
Five-time Emmy nominee Matthew Perry won’t ‘sugarcoat the tougher times that he went through’ with his Friends castmates in his upcoming memoir, which hits shelves on November 1.
The Massachusetts-born, Ottawa-raised 52-year-old was paid in the ‘mid-seven-figures’ to pen the 256-page tell-all titled Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing – according to Deadline.
‘He’ll delve into his addictions, of course, plus clear up rumors about his feelings for the Friends co-stars,’ a source told Us Weekly on Sunday.
Hitting shelves on November 1! Five-time Emmy nominee Matthew Perry (2-L) won’t ‘sugarcoat the tougher times that he went through’ with his Friends castmates in his upcoming memoir
‘It wasn’t always a bed of roses for Matthew on and off the Friends set. He’ll also discuss what it was like at the reunion, both good and bad.’
The insider added: ‘It’s not going to be salacious or mean, just totally honest. But given the nature of Matt’s life and his experiences, that guarantees this will be an incredibly juicy read!’
Matthew last made headlines for bringing a ‘palpable unease’ to the long-hyped Friends: The Reunion, which aired May 27 on HBO Max.
Perry admitted he doesn’t hear ‘from anyone’ in the cast and used to feel ‘like I was going to die if the [audience] didn’t laugh’ while playing Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom, which ran for 10 seasons spanning 1994-2004.
‘It’s not going to be salacious or mean, just totally honest’: The Massachusetts-born, Ottawa-raised 52-year-old was paid in the ‘mid-seven-figures’ to pen the 256-page tell-all titled Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
A source told Us Weekly on Sunday: ‘He’ll delve into his addictions, of course, plus clear up rumors about his feelings for the Friends co-stars. It wasn’t always a bed of roses for Matthew on and off the Friends set. He’ll also discuss what it was like at the reunion, both good and bad’
‘The One Where They Get Back Together’: Matthew last made headlines for bringing a ‘palpable unease’ to the long-hyped Friends: The Reunion, which aired May 27 on HBO Max
Tense: Perry admitted he doesn’t hear ‘from anyone’ in the cast and used to feel ‘like I was going to die if the [audience] didn’t laugh’ while playing Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom, which ran for 10 seasons spanning 1994-2004
In 2002-2003, the twice-rehabbed star earned and eye-popping $24M to portray the ‘executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration.’
Matthew later admitted on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show in 2016 that he couldn’t remember three years ‘somewhere between season three and six’ of his time on Friends.
Perry – who received a Champion of Recovery award in 2013 for opening sober living home Perry House – has battled addictions to Vicodin, methadone, amphetamines, and alcohol.
The SAG Award winner will also reflect on ‘what went wrong’ with during his romances with ex-fiancée Molly Hurwitz (whom he split from in June) as well as celebs Julia Roberts, Neve Campbell, Lauren Graham, and Lizzy Caplan.
While earning $24M! The twice-rehabbed star later admitted on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show in 2016 that he couldn’t remember three years ‘somewhere between season three and six’ of his time on Friends
Addict: Matthew – who received a Champion of Recovery award in 2013 for opening sober living home Perry House – has battled addictions to Vicodin, methadone, amphetamines, and alcohol (pictured July 7)
Love life: Perry will also reflect on ‘what went wrong’ with during his romances with ex-fiancée Molly Hurwitz (whom he split from in June) as well as celebs Julia Roberts (R, pictured in 1996), Neve Campbell, Lauren Graham, and Lizzy Caplan
The SAG Award winner tweeted on February 10: ‘So much has been written about me in the past. I thought it was time people heard from me. The highs were high, the lows were low. But I have lived to tell the tale, even though at times it looked like I wouldn’t. And it’s all in here’
‘So much has been written about me in the past. I thought it was time people heard from me,’ Matthew – who boasts 11.8M social media followers – tweeted on February 10.
‘The highs were high, the lows were low. But I have lived to tell the tale, even though at times it looked like I wouldn’t. And it’s all in here. I apologize it’s not a pop up book.’
Perry’s last acting gig as conservative talking head Dan Pawketty in Adam McKay’s star-studded climate change comedy Don’t Look Up was cut from the final film before it premiered in December.
Audiences have not seen The Whole Nine Yards alum acting onscreen since he executive produced and starred as Ted Kennedy in the two-part miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot, which aired in 2017 on Reelz.
Left on the editing room floor: Matthew’s last acting gig as conservative talking head Dan Pawketty in Adam McKay’s star-studded climate change comedy Don’t Look Up was cut from the final film before it premiered in December
Five years ago! Audiences have not seen Perry acting onscreen since he executive produced and starred as Ted Kennedy in the two-part miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot, which aired in 2017 on Reelz
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