The news of the actor’s untimely death has sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry and among his legions of fans. The star only recently revealed his triumphant battle against alcohol and drug addictions that had nearly claimed his life.
Details surrounding Perry’s passing remain limited, but reports from TMZ suggest that he lost his life in a jacuzzi on the grounds of his residence. According to sources, he returned home after a game of pickleball, sending his assistant on an errand. When the assistant returned two hours later, Perry was discovered unresponsive, prompting a 911 call. First responders rushed to the scene in response to a potential heart attack.
Though the exact location of his passing within his residence is unclear, insiders have revealed that he was found in the jacuzzi.
Notably, there were no drugs found at the scene, and authorities have ruled out foul play.
Perry’s final Instagram post displayed him enjoying a relaxing soak in a jacuzzi, captioned with, “Oh, so warm water swirling around makes you feel good? I’m Mattman.”
Struggled in the past
Despite his claims of conquering his substance problems, concerns were frequently raised about his well-being, often appearing overweight and disheveled in public.
In his memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: A Candid, Darkly Funny Book,” he laid bare his struggles with addictions that had spiralled so dangerously out of control that, in 2018, at the age of 49, he suffered a gastrointestinal perforation due to his extensive opiate use. This resulted in him having a mere two percent chance of survival and being in a coma for two weeks. During his five-month hospitalisation, Perry had to rely on a colostomy bag while his colon recovered.
He candidly shared the horrific experiences he endured during that time, including waking up covered in his own waste repeatedly. He recalled, “I had s*** all over my face, all over my body, in the bed next door. When it breaks, it breaks. You have to get nurses.”
At the peak of his addiction, he was consuming an astonishing 55 Vicodin pills daily, and his weight had plummeted to a mere 128 pounds. Perry humorously pointed out in his book that keen-eyed viewers could trace the ebb and flow of his drug usage based on his appearance on “Friends.”
He mused, “You can track the trajectory of my addiction by measuring my weight from season to season. When I’m carrying weight, it’s alcohol; when I’m skinny, it’s pills; when I have a goatee, it’s a lot of pills.”
Perry’s character Chandler was known for his sarcastic wit, humour, and complex personality, making him one of the most memorable characters in the series.
Here are 21 of our favourite Chandler quotes:
1. “Could I BE any more…?”
2. “It’s like all my life everyone always told me, ‘You’re a shoe! You’re a shoe!’ Well, what if I don’t want to be a shoe? What if I want to be a purse, you know, or a hat!”
3. “I’m not great at advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?”
4. “We were on a break!”
5. “I’m not so good with the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?”
6. “Seven! Seven! Seven!”
7. “You make me happier than I ever thought I could be. And if you let me, I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you feel the same way.”
8. “It’s not that common, it doesn’t happen to every guy, and it IS a big deal!”
9. “Alright, kids, I gotta get to work. If I don’t input those numbers… it doesn’t make much of a difference.”
10. “I’m hopeless and awkward and desperate for love!”
11. “If I don’t meet anyone, I’m just gonna wind up all alone and crazy.”
12. “You know, on second thought, gum would be perfection.”
13. “I can handle this. ‘Handle’ is my middle name. Actually, it’s the middle of my first name.”
14. “Welcome to the real world. It sucks. You’re gonna love it.”
15. “When I first meet somebody, it’s mostly panic, anxiety, and a great deal of sweating.”
16. “Could I BE more…?”
17. “I am not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?”
18. “Why do you have to break up with her? Be a man. Just stop calling.”
19. “Chandler entered a vanilla world and left a coconut god.”
20. “All right, look, if you absolutely have to tell her the truth, at least wait until the timing’s right. And that’s what deathbeds are for.”
21. “It’s like all my life everyone always told me, ‘You’re a shoe! You’re a shoe!’ Well, what if I don’t want to be a shoe? What if I want to be a purse, you know, or a hat!”
