During His Last Interview With Stephen Colbert, Matthew Perry Discussed The Emotional Reason He Didn
Highlights
- Matthew Perry's health scare caused him to back out of the film Don't Look Up after his heart stopped beating for five minutes. He revealed this during an emotional interview with Stephen Colbert.
- Fans are flocking back to Perry's interview with Colbert following his passing, with over half a million views on YouTube. They are expressing their grief and appreciation for Perry's comedic talent and contribution to entertainment.
- Perry spent over $9 million on his journey towards sobriety, recognizing that without sobriety, he would lose everything. His book serves as a platform to share his struggles and inspire others.
At the age of 54, iconic Friends actor Matthew Perry passed away. Perry's struggles were well documented in the past, and that included during his interview with Stephen Colbert. The chat on the Late Show took place 11 months ago and during their sitdown, Perry discussed his many struggles from the past. One of them, was having to back out of the film, Don't Look Up because of yet another health scare.
In the following, we're going to reveal what went down prior to shooting Don't Look Up, and why he was forced to back out. In addition, we'll take a look at the fan reaction to the interview with Colbert, and how much money the actor spent on his road to sobriety.
RIP Matthew Perry, and thank you for the memories.
Matthew Perry Backed Out Of Don't Look Up After A Health Scare That Saw His Heart Stop Beating For 5 Minutes
Don't Look Up featured an all star cast, and it almost got that much better when Matthew Perry was supposed to appear in the film. However, a health scare completely derailed this possibility. Perry revealed his life was saved because of CPR. It got so bad during the moment that his heart actually stopped beating for five minutes.
The actor revealed the emotional details alongside Stephen Colbert. "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 continues on discussing the difficulties in not being able to be in such a film, particularly alongside close friend Meryl Streep.
"I had to give up the biggest movie I've ever gotten," Perry said. "I had four scenes with Streep."
During the interview, Perry discussed other traumatic moments to take place in his life, one of which was his experience on the Friends reunion. According to Perry, he had emergency dental surgery that made the process a difficult one.
Now that the actor has passed away, fans are flocking back to this particular interview, and have a lot to say.
Fans Flocked Back To Matthew Perry's Interview With Stephen Colbert Following His Passing
The interview moment with Matthew Perry has over half a million views over on Stephen Colbert's Late Show YouTube channel. However, we can only assume that a number of fans will be flocking back to the interview in the upcoming days, getting a look at one of Perry final interviews before his tragic passing.
As expected, fans had a lot to say, especially those that just came back to the video or found it for the first time following his death.
One fan writes, "Matthew Perry should be remembered as one of the wittiest, most funny and natural comedic actors of his time. Damn, I'm shaken to the very core. Did not expect this news."
Another fan writes, "Really sad and shocked to inform yall Matthew has passed away. He brought the world so much laughter in Friends and he will be missed. RIP."
The tributes continued to pour in. "I'm so sad. Crying my eyes out. I missed you. Thank you so much for your contribution. You made me laugh so much and even though you struggled you never shown us. RIP Matthew."
The world lost a tremendous person and someone who entertained fans for years thanks to his incredible comedic wit.
Matthew Perry Had Spent Over $9 Million In A Effort To Get Sober
It is well documented by now, Matthew Perry faced a lot of personal demons behind the scenes. In fact, castmates like Jennifer Aniston broke down in tears discussing Matthew Perry's past struggles.
Perry himself did his best to sober up and in truth, that process was not a cheap one. According to Perry, he spent over $9 million during his journey towards sobriety.
He tells People, "I've probably spent $9 million or something trying to get sober. Because if you don't have sobriety, you're going to lose everything that you put in front of it, so my sobriety is right up there," Perry said. "I'm an extremely grateful guy. I'm grateful to be alive, that's for sure. And that gives me the possibility to do anything."
Perry was finally overcoming those past struggles, and used his book as a platform to speak about it.
“I wanted to share when I was safe from going into the dark side of everything again,” Perry told People. “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.”
Fans will always have Perry's book as a way to remember the ups and downs of his iconic career.
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