Actor Matthew Perry, who is best known for playing the role of Chandler Bing in 'Friends', is all set to release his new memoir 'Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing' on November 1. News is that, in the memoir the actor opens up about his addiction journey.
According to Fox News, in 'Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing' actor Matthew Perry has revealed the challenges he faced when he dealt with drug addiction and had hit rock bottom. "I wanted to share when I was safe from going into the dark side of everything again. 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. And the main thing was, I was pretty certain that it would help people," Perry shared, as per People magazine.
Perry began his tell-all memoir detailing how he was fighting for his life at the age of 49 when he nearly died. "The doctors told my family that I had a 2 per cent chance to live," he remarked, reported the media outlet. Perry, 53, was first admitted to the hospital from opioid overuse. He battled gastrointestinal perforation, which caused his colon to burst. The actor spent two weeks in a coma and five months at the hospital while having to use a colostomy bag for nine months, the outlet noted.
Perry has struggled with drug abuse when he was at the peak of his acting career. Recalling that phase of his life, Perry said, "I could handle it, kind of. But by the time I was 34, I was really entrenched in a lot of trouble."
The outlet has shared that Perry turned to alcohol and drugs, as he relied on Vicodin after a jet ski accident in '97. During his rise to fame, Perry also took 55 painkillers a day and slimmed down to 128 pounds.
With inputs from ANI
