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Matthew Perry doc exposes dark side of fame, staggering cost of sobriety in emotional trailer

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The upcoming Netflix documentary "The One About Matthew Perry" delves into the life of Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing in "Friends," focusing on his addiction struggles and efforts to maintain sobriety. The trailer reveals that Perry spent over $7 million trying to overcome his addiction, reflecting both the financial and emotional toll of his battle with substance abuse. Interviews with friends, colleagues, and family members provide insights into his life before and after fame, highlighting the complexities and challenges he faced until his death in 2023 at age 54.

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Matthew Perry, the late star of "Friends" who played Chandler Bing, is the subject of a new Netflix documentary titled "The One About Matthew Perry." In a trailer released Tuesday, Perry reflects on his pursuit of fame and its impact on him: "God, you can do anything you want to me, just please make me famous," he says in voiceover. Despite achieving stardom, Perry struggled with addiction throughout his life and acknowledged that fame did not solve the internal issues he faced.

The documentary explores Perry's career highs and lows, including his battle with alcoholism and drug abuse. Perry died in 2023 at age 54, with an autopsy listing causes of death as drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine effects. He had been undergoing ketamine infusion therapy for chronic pain at the time of his passing, which contributed to his fatal overdose.

The film also covers the legal aftermath; Kenneth "Kenny" Iwamasa, Perry's former assistant, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for involvement in the actor’s death.

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Matthew Perry’s life is laid bare in an upcoming documentary, “The One About Matthew Perry,” which explores his career and crippling addiction that ultimately took his life. asserted

that → lay → life

“I said, ‘God, you can do anything you want to me, just please make me famous,'” the late “Friends” star — who played Chandler Bing in the hit TV series — recalled in a voiceover, in a new trailer released via Netflix Tuesday. asserted

who → say → Netflix

“I got a phone call [for the role], and I instantly knew my whole life was gonna change. asserted

life → get → role

But God did not forget the other part.” asserted

God → forget → part

Perry explained in another clip that he was thrilled when he became famous, but quickly realized that it “doesn’t fix” what was “inside” of him. asserted

what → explain → him

“This doesn’t do what I thought it was going to do,” he admitted. asserted

he → do → what

As Page Six previously reported, Perry died in 2023 at the age of 54. asserted

Perry → report → 54

The autopsy report also listed drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine (an opioid medication) effects as other conditions that contributed to his death. asserted

that → list → death

The actor’s former assistant, Kenneth “Kenny” Iwamasa, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the fatal overdose. asserted

assistant → sentence → overdose

“All great stories have comedy and tragedy in them, and that was certainly Matthew’s story,” Perry’s sister, Mia Perry Bowick, said in another clip from the new trailer. asserted

sister → have → trailer

She noted that her sibling allegedly spent “$7 million” trying to get sober. uncertain

sibling → note → million

“That’s how seriously he took his disease,” she shared, adding that he would often talk “about that feeling of emptiness, of loneliness, that he couldn’t fight.” asserted

he → ’ → that

Perry actually estimated that he spent more than that trying to get sober. asserted

he → estimate → that

In a 2022 New York Times interview, the “Friends” alum confessed that he’d “probably spent $9 million or something trying to get sober.” asserted

he → confess → million

He divulged that he nearly died at age 49 when his colon burst from opioid overuse, and he spent two weeks in a coma, five months in a hospital and had to use a colostomy bag for nine months. asserted

he → divulge → months

“The doctors told my family that I had a two percent chance to live,” he confessed. asserted

he → tell → chance

The three-part documentary, which hits Netflix on Oct. 27, includes interviews with friends, several former girlfriends and work colleagues. asserted

which → hit → friends

Conversation Your voice matters. asserted

voice → matter → ?

Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted

Discussions → moderate → civility

Matthew Perry doc exposes dark side of fame, staggering cost of sobriety in emotional trailer

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