Matthew Perry Revealed With Stephen Colbert The Celebrity Death That Caused Him To Put A Hole Throug
Highlights
- Matthew Perry punched a hole in Jennifer Aniston's dressing room wall when he found out about Chris Farley's death; he was high at the time.
- Perry struggled with addiction throughout his career, getting help 13 or 14 times and spending millions on rehab treatments.
- Perry almost lost his life and had to give up a major movie role in "Don't Look Up" due to a health crisis, breaking eight ribs and being revived with CPR.
Prior to his passing, Matthew Perry was always so open about his struggles. The actor wanted to be remembered for helping others who had similar struggles.
He did so in his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing. Perry detailed many stories including why he punched a hole threw Jennifer Aniston's dressing room wall. We're going to take a look back at the moment, as Perry discussed what took place alongside Stephen Colbert during their revealing interview.
We'll discuss what other topics the two discussed, and how a certain celebrity death hit Perry very hard behind the scenes.
Matthew Perry Was Devastated Over Chris Farley's Death, And It Caused Him To Take Out His Frustrations On Jennifer Aniston's Dressing Room
In his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew Perry discussed Chris Farley's tragic passing back in 1997. According to Perry in his book, the passing was difficult for him to deal with. So much so, that he punched a hole threw Jennifer Aniston's dressing room.
He revealed in the book, "His disease had progressed faster than mine had. (Plus, I had a healthy fear of the word 'heroin', a fear we did not share). I punched a hole through Jennifer Aniston's dressing room wall when I found out. I found myself publicly discussing his death from drugs and alcohol. I was high the entire time. "No one knew — not my family, my friends, no one."
Perry would also share the same story alongside Stephen Colbert. Throughout the interview, Perry was very open and honest about his past.
Perry tells Colbert, "I put a hole threw her dressing room. Of course, it scared me. But being scared of it wasn't enough." Perry went on to reveal that he got help following Farley's passing, but this was a common occurrence throughout his career.
Matthew stated that he got help several times, "13 or 14 times," the actor mentioned. The result, millions spent on rehab treatments.
Perry's interview with Stephen Colbert was among his last, and fans appreciated how open and honest he was about his past struggles. That would even include a recent situation that caused him to miss out on a major film.
Matthew Perry Also Revealed Why He Wasn't Cast In Don't Look Up During His Interview With Stephen Colbert
Matthew Perry almost landed the biggest film of his career. Perry was set to appear in Don't Look Up, alongside a stacked cast that featured Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill and so many other Hollywood A-list talent.
However, Perry was honest as to why things took a turn. Once again, Perry's health was in jeopardy, and he almost lost his life.
The actor revealed, "I got CPR, and the guy who saved my life broke eight ribs in the process," Perry said. "And my heart stopped for five minutes."
Perry would go on to reveal that Meryl Streep was looking for him the day of the shoot, unaware as to what had taken place behind the scenes. "I had to give up the biggest movie I've ever gotten," Perry said. "I had four scenes with Streep."
It was an emotional reason for not appearing in Don't Look Up as without a doubt, Perry would've shined alongside such a cast.
Matthew Perry Was Candid About His Struggles Shooting Almost Heroes With Chris Farley
Back in 1998, Chris Farley and Matthew Perry teamed up for the comedy/adventure film, Almost Heroes. The film received mixed reviews while generating $6.1 million at the box office.
The experience proved to be a tainted one for Matthew Perry given Farley's passing. Both were struggling with substance abuse at the time.
Perry talked about addiction and Heroes with CNN, "He was completely straight while we were doing the movie," Perry said. "And I guess at the culmination of the film, things turned bad for him."
"The thing is that nobody can make anybody do anything," Perry said. "And you can have talk after talk after talk, but the person who is in trouble really needs to want to not be in trouble for it to work out."
Perry would go on to reveal during the same interview that he was able to see the signs before things spiraled.
"I guess it was around April (1997) that I realized the level, the severity of the problem that I was having," Perry admitted. "And I'm really proud that I kind of stepped up to the bat and took care of it. For me, it was a no-brainer. It was just -- this is obviously what I have to go do."
Throughout his career, Perry was always open and honest about his struggles. His aim was to help others by sharing his stories. RIP, Matthew.
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