FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING - A MEMOIR
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The BELOVED STAR OF FRIENDS takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this "CANDID, DARKLY FUNNY...POIGNANT" memoir The New York Times
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"Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty."
So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more.
In an extraordinary story that only he could tell-and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it-Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him and also left him to his own devices , the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he's found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humor, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all.
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening-as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for.
MATTHEW PERRY
Matthew Perry was an American-Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He gained international recognition in the 1990s for playing Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends 1994-2004 , and earned a Screen Actors Guild Award for the role.
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PERRY MATTHEW
Matthew Langford Perry nació el 19 de agosto de 1969 en Williamstown, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos, y falleció el 28 de octubre de 2023 en Los Ángeles. Fue un actor y escritor canado-estadounidense, conocido mundialmente por interpretar a Chandler Bing en la serie Friends, papel que le valió una nominación al Emmy en 2002. Hijo de John Bennett Perry, actor y exmodelo, y Suzanne Perry, periodista canadiense y exsecretaria de prensa del primer ministro Pierre Trudeau, sus padres se divorciaron cuando él era muy pequeño. Se crió en Ottawa, Canadá, y estudió en Rockcliffe Park Public School y Ashbury College, destacándose en tenis durante su juventud. A los 15 años se mudó a Los Ángeles con su padre y comenzó a enfocarse en la actuación. Su carrera despegó con pequeños papeles en series como Sensación de vivir y Autopista hacia el cielo, hasta que en 1994 fue elegido para Friends, donde su personaje sarcástico y entrañable se convirtió en uno de los más queridos. También actuó en películas como The Whole Nine Yards, 17 Again y The Ron Clark Story, por la que fue nominado al Globo de Oro y al Emmy. Fue cocreador y protagonista de Mr. Sunshine, Go On y The Odd Couple. En su vida personal, luchó contra la adicción a sustancias como el alcohol y el vicodin, y compartió abiertamente sus experiencias en su autobiografía. Nunca se casó ni tuvo hijos, aunque mantuvo relaciones con figuras como Julia Roberts y Lizzy Caplan.