Matthew Perry was spotted last week on what appeared to be an urgent shopping trip for some new subjects, during a public outing in Los Angeles.
The Friends alumnus stopped by the popular mall The Grove last Monday afternoon for a new set of duds that he donned during a stealthy outfit change indoors, exclusive photos from DailyMail.com show.
The scruffy-looking Perry, 54, appeared intent on freshening up his look after arriving at the mall in dingy navy sweatpants, a gray long-sleeved T-shirt, a red baseball cap and sneakers.
The actor was accompanied by his assistant to the Nike store, and later showed up in a completely different outfit, with a brand new black Nike polo and shorts.
Matthew Perry stopped by LA’s popular mall The Grove last week, wearing a long-sleeved gray shirt and navy sweatpants
The 54-year-old actor entered the Nike Store, where he was later seen in a brand new Nike outfit
However, Perry, an avid tennis fan who has recently become an avid pickleball player, chose to keep his hat and his original sneakers, which also happened to be from Nike.
His helper was seen following him with other items and presumably Perry’s previous clothes in a shopping bag.
The TV star celebrated his 54th birthday on August 19 and seems to be in much better health these days, having charted his path to sobriety in a recent best-selling memoir: Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, which was released last November. was released.
However, he still smokes heavily, as evidenced by recent past photos of him smoking cigarettes and his heavily smeared orange index finger, seen during Monday’s outing.
Last week’s trip marks Perry’s first public sighting in recent months. The actor, who lives in Hidden Hills, seems to keep a low profile in the months following his book tour.
The Friends alum, who recently celebrated his 54th birthday on August 19, was accompanied by his assistant who was seen carrying a shopping bag on his way out
Perry put on his fresh new clothes and opted for a black Nike polo with matching black shorts, but kept his red cap and sneakers
His helper was seen following him with other items and presumably Perry’s previous clothes in a shopping bag
The TV star, who has spoken out about his years-long battle with addiction, appears to be in much better health these days, but he still smokes heavily, as evidenced by his heavily smeared orange index finger seen during Monday’s outing.
In his book, the Friends star laid bare the pinnacle of his terrible battle with drug and alcohol addiction, which nearly cost him his life.
Perry released his best-selling memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, last November
He revealed that his colon ruptured as a result of his opioid addiction when he was 49.
The doctors gave him only a two percent chance of survival and he was in a coma for two weeks, followed by another months in the hospital.
Perry required 14 surgeries to repair all of the abdominal damage, and he admitted to going to rehab 15 times over the years in hopes of kicking his drug addiction.
At one point during his Friends career, he admits that he took 55 Vicodin a day and lost only 128 pounds, yet “he didn’t know how to quit.”
He even revealed that he would go to open houses – not because he was interested in buying real estate, but to see if he could steal drugs from medicine cabinets.
His book also raised some eyebrows when he appeared to have slammed Hollywood heartthrob Keanu Reeves.
Perry wondered if actors like Reeves were “still walking around among us” when peers like River Phoenix and Chris Farley had died prematurely.
Perry wrote, “River was a beautiful man inside and out—too beautiful for this world, it turned out.
The actor, who played Chandler Bing on the NBC hit Friends, recently published his bestselling memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, in which he opened up about his extensive history with drug addiction.
“It always seems to be the really talented guys that go down. How is it that original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger are dying, while Keanu Reeves is still walking among us?’
Perry made a second reference to Reeves when reflecting on Chris Farley’s fatal overdose in December 1997.
He apologized amid backlash over the comments.
An avid car enthusiast, Perry also has a growing collection of luxury sports cars. Most recently, he cruised Los Angeles in a $114,000 custom Porsche.
The new set of wheels adds to his list of impressive rides, which include a Porsche Panamera, Audi R8, BMW 6 Series and Lincoln Navigator.
He also owns a $145,172 Aston Martin Vantage V8 Roadster and has been driven around.