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Matthew Perry's sister recalls his struggles during Friends wedding episode
Matthew Perry's sister, Mia Perry Bowick, has spoken about his drug use during Friends ahead of a new Netflix series about his life.
Perry played Chandler Bing, who married Monica Geller in the show's seventh-season finale in 2001.
Bowick said his drug use had worsened during seasons five through seven, and the family worried about what might happen.
The wedding scene brought mixed feelings because, she said, Perry wanted a partner and children in his own life.
Perry later wrote that he went straight from filming the scene to a treatment center.
He described addiction as a struggle that continued at the height of his career and said he had difficulty stopping.
Perry died at 54 in 2023 from the acute effects of ketamine.
A three-part Netflix series about his life and legacy is due October 27, with loved ones and friends set to reflect on him.
Matthew Perry’s sister, Mia Perry Bowick, said his wedding scene on Friends was bittersweet because his addiction was worsening behind the scenes.
Perry played Chandler Bing, who married Monica Geller in the show’s season seven finale.
Bowick said her family knew how serious his disorder was and that he wanted a partner and children.
She spoke to People ahead of a three-part Netflix documentary about Perry, due out October 27.
Perry died at age 54 on October 28, 2023, from the effects of ketamine.
- Who
- Matthew Perry’s sister, Mia Perry Bowick, spoke about his struggles.
- What
- She recalled that filming his Friends wedding scene was bittersweet because of his addiction.
- When
- She discussed it in an interview published ahead of a Netflix documentary due out October 27. The scene aired in 2001.
- Where
- The wedding scene was in the NBC sitcom Friends. The interview was with People.
- Why
- Bowick said Perry’s drug use had worsened during seasons five through seven, and the family knew his disorder was serious.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Friends season seven finale featuring Chandler and Monica’s wedding aired.
Perry’s memoir described being driven back to a treatment center after filming the wedding scene.
Perry died at age 54 from the effects of ketamine.
Articles reported Bowick’s reflections on her brother and the wedding episode.
The Netflix documentary The One About Matthew Perry is due for release.
- Wedding episode
- Friends season seven finale, aired in 2001
- Sister
- Mia Perry Bowick
- Documentary
- The One About Matthew Perry
- Documentary release
- October 27
- Death
- October 28, 2023, age 54
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What people are saying
We all knew how serious his disorder was, so there was this sense of, "Who knows what's going to happen?
Watching that wedding, we all knew he wanted that in life. He wanted a partner, he wanted kids.
All great stories have comedy and tragedy in them, and that certainly was Matthew’s story.
I married Monica and got driven back to the treatment center - at the height of my highest point in Friends