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Post by howard lee on Oct 29, 2023 11:36:49 GMT -5
The actor, most famous for the TV series Friends, and struggled with addiction for decades, was found dead in the hot tub in his Los Angeles home.
Don't do drugs, boys and girls.
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Post by david on Oct 30, 2023 11:30:36 GMT -5
He did a wonderful job in creating his character on "Friends." I saw him in one or two other things and remember being surprised at how well he acted, and that he was not just the "Chandler" character. He was admirably open about his problem with drugs and alcohol.
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Post by billhammond on Oct 30, 2023 11:48:56 GMT -5
He did a wonderful job in creating his character on "Friends." I saw him in one or two other things and remember being surprised at how well he acted, and that he was not just the "Chandler" character. He was admirably open about his problem with drugs and alcohol. Our TV critic just published a piece about five shows other than "Friends" on which Perry appeared and excelled, including a recurring role on "The West Wing." |
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Post by billhammond on Oct 30, 2023 12:10:58 GMT -5
Here is an excerpt of what I mentioned above:
"The Ron Clark Story" (2006): Perry shucked the sarcasm to play the real-life educator who inspired grade-schoolers in New York City's Harlem in America's answer to "To Sir, With Love." He was never more vulnerable — or likeable.
"The West Wing" (2003-04): Not every actor can master Aaron Sorkin's rat-a-tat dialogue. Perry handled the challenge with ease in his recurring role as White House counsel Joe Quincy who uncovered a scandal.
"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006-07): This Sorkin creation, which captured life behind the scenes of a late-night variety show, bombed. But at least it gave Perry lots to do. He was terrific as the struggling head writer.
"The Whole Nine Yards" (2000): Perry basically plays a more nebbish version of Chandler, a dentist forced to team up with Bruce Willis' contract killer. It's the only feature film in which Perry scored.
"Go On" (2012-13): None of Perry's post-"Friends" sitcoms lasted very long, but this one, in which he played a recently widowed radio host, deserved more time.
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Post by Russell Letson on Oct 30, 2023 12:41:47 GMT -5
The WaPo has a bunch of celebrity stuff recently, but it's particularly interesting to see Perry coverage next to a piece on Henry Winkler. Both produced memoirs about unhappinesses quite at odds with what showed up on-screen--though the Perry piece by Lili Loofbourow is a kind of reading of Chandler Bing as Matthew Perry rather than the other way around. And Karen Heller writes that Winkler's book reveals "a veritable DSM worth of unbecoming behavior." I don't know if actors are more likely to have whole cellars-full of demons, but these guys certainly turned pain into laughs. About Taylor Swift (who gets more ink than Perry and Winkler combined) I have no idea. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2023/10/29/matthew-perry-death-tribute/www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/10/29/henry-winkler-memoir/ |
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Post by Marshall on Oct 30, 2023 13:05:41 GMT -5
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