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This former A list mostly television actor from an iconic role overdosed not that long ago and would have probably died if this long time A- list mostly network actress had not found him.

She actually left a hit series more than once.

Matthew Perry

‘Friends’: Creator Marta Kauffman Reflects on Matthew Perry’s Rehab Struggles During Show’s Run

Friends creator Marta Kauffman recently opened up about her time on the show, and took a moment to reflect on Matthew Perry’s struggles with rehab while the series was in production. While speaking with Us Weekly during the Producer Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 18, Kauffman revealed that everyone on staff was “supportive” of Perry’s intentions to stay sober.

“We were certainly aware of some of it and we certainly had some conversations about it. [We were] protective and, hopefully, supportive,” she said. Now 50, Perry went to treatment facilities in 1997 and again in 2001. These both came while he was starring in Friends, which ran on NBC from 1994 until 2004.

Notably, Perry has never been one to shy away from discussing his substance abuse issues, telling The Hollywood Reporter in 2015, “I’ve had a lot of ups and downs in my life and a lot of wonderful accolades, but the best thing about me is that if an alcoholic comes up to me and says, ‘Will you help me stop drinking?’ I will say, ‘Yes. I know how to do that.'”

He went on to share, “When I was in big trouble, it was so public because I was on a TV show that 30 million people were watching. The fact that I [am] on TV makes people listen a little bit more, so I take advantage of that from time to time.” – Source


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