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‘I Couldn’t Not Show Up’: Matthew Perry Almost MISTED Friends Reunion Shooting Due to Emergency Surgery
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Matthew Perry has revealed that he almost missed taking part in the Friends reunion episode.
In a recording for nightline To promote his new memoir, Friends, Lovers and The Big Terrible Thing, the 53-year-old actor revealed that a few days before shooting, he had had emergency surgery that left his “mouth feeling like fire.”
The West Wing actor’s upper teeth fell out after biting into a piece of peanut butter toast.
Near miss: Matthew Perry revealed he nearly missed the Friends reunion filming due to complications from emergency dental surgery, saying his ‘mouth felt like fire’
He carried them in a pouch to the dentist for emergency surgery.
The star who played Chandler Bing for 10 seasons decided to unite, telling 76-year-old Diane Sawyer. ‘I couldn’t not show up. So I chose to just go and do my best.”
After fans watched the reunion episode, which was filmed in April 2021, they were concerned about his health.
Rally: The actor decided to gather and said, “I couldn’t not show up. So I chose to just go and do my best’
Fans Concerned: In a recording for Nightline to promote his new memoir, Matthew said the reunion show’s performance was a cause for concern among fans. “It sounded like my voice was gone,” the veteran actor admitted
Book: The actor detailed his distressing drug and alcohol addiction in his new book Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing. The book is expected to be in bookstores on November 22
“It sounded like my voice was gone,” admitted the veteran actor.
The comic book star, who has documented his years of struggle with substance abuse in his new book, told the New York Times he’s been sober for 18 months now, meaning he was recovering at the time the special was shot.
With more than a year into his recovery, Matthew claimed, “Now I finally feel good and feel like I have some strength.”
Chandler: Matthew played Chandler Bing in Friends for 10 seasons. The stripper estimates he attended some 6,000 AA meetings, spent 15 stints recovering and spent millions getting clean
The now clean and sober star estimates he attended 6,000 AA meetings, spent 15 stints recovering and spent millions getting clean.
Now he wants to use his experience to help others.
“For some reason it’s clear I was on Friends. More people will listen to me, so I have to take advantage of that. I have to help as many people as I can.”
Helping others: Matthew wants to use his experience to help others. “For some reason it’s clear I was on Friends. More people will listen to me, so I have to take advantage of that. I have to help as many people as I can.”