By the time he finally gets to his casting in TV’s Friends in the mid-‘90s, it’s hard to believe that he was still actually alive, and he kept on trying to change that, over and over, as his fame soared and the millions of bucks piled up. However, he can also recall where things began to go wrong, and the unintentionally damaging events that led to his slide, as a teen, into alcoholism, drug abuse (legal and illegal) and outrageous self-destructive behaviour. Perry’s first book is a harrowing autobiographical study of his almost-suicidal experiences as an addict, and just to make sure we know what we’re in for it, yes indeed, starts with the time he barely made it to hospital before his colon exploded.Īfter an introduction by another Friend, Lisa Kudrow, this proceeds not-quite-chronologically into Matthew’s Canadian youth and some of the best times of his earliest days. Moving, hilarious and unforgettable, Matthew Perry shares his most intimate moments from his darkest days, the friends that pulled him through, and the loves he lost along the way.Matthew Perry (Hachette Australia: Headline) 2022, 250pp, RRP $34.99 (paperback) $65.00 (hardback) $16.99 (e-book) $55.99 (audiobook) He takes us on a journey in this candid, funny, and revealing memoir that delivers vivid detail about living with addiction, what fuelled it and how he managed to hide it whilst seemingly having all. Every one of his scenes had us in stitches but it wasn't until the reunion show that we realised that Matthew was dealing with struggles of his own while filming those incredible scenes.įriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is a moving memoir of his life, struggles with addiction, and being catapulted to dizzy stardom as Friends became the most successful sitcom of all time. Matthew Perry is the incredible actor that brought to life Chandler Bing, the funny, witty, and often goofy character that lived across the hall from Rachel and Monica. They were the funny, carefree, bunch of friends we all wanted to know. We each had an affinity with the characters within the show and felt like we knew them. From Ross and Rachel's first kiss to Chandler being locked in a box for kissing Joey's girlfriend, every episode had us hooked. So many of us have binge-watched every episode of Friends over and over again.
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