Clooney: Fame has "brought Matthew Perry no happiness"
George Clooney and the recently deceased Matthew Perry knew each other for a long time. Although the role in a sitcom was his dream, "Friends" fame did not bring his buddy any luck, says the 62-year-old. The Hollywood star has also experienced the battle against addiction.
George Clooney believes that 'Friends' fame did not bring the deceased Matthew Perry the happiness he had hoped for. The two actors had known each other for decades. Clooney, who is currently on a promotional tour for his new film "The Boys in the Boat", said in an interview with "Deadline" that he knew about Perry's previous problems.
"I've known Matt since he was 16 years old," Clooney told Deadline. "We used to play padel tennis together. He's about ten years younger than me. And he was a great, funny, funny, funny kid." Perry had often talked about his dreams of getting a role in a successful TV show, according to Clooney. He said: "I just want to be in a sitcom. I just want to be on a normal sitcom and I'd be the happiest man alive."
Although Perry eventually landed the role of Chandler Bing in "Friends", Clooney recalls that he was "not happy". It brought him "no joy, happiness or peace", the Hollywood star believes. The two actors apparently saw a lot of each other, as Clooney's former series "Emergency Room" and "Friends" were filmed "side by side". In 1995, Clooney even had a guest role in the legendary sitcom.
Perry's fight against addiction "hard to watch"
Speaking about Perry's battle with addiction, Clooney said it was "hard to watch", no one knew "what was going on inside him". He added: "We just knew he wasn't happy". It just goes to show you, the movie star continued, "that success and money and all those things don't automatically make you happy. You have to be happy with yourself and your life," said Clooney.
Matthew Perry was found lifeless in the hot tub of his home in Los Angeles on October 28. After an emergency call was made, paramedics were only able to determine Perry's death. The death was ruled an accident by the coroner's office. Ketamine was found in the body of the "Friends" star, the "acute effects" of which led to the actor's death. Other contributing factors included drowning, coronary heart disease and the effects of buprenorphine.
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) describes ketamine as a dissociative anesthetic with hallucinogenic effects. It is approved as a medical product. It is used in the form of esketamine to treat depression, among other things. Buprenorphine, on the other hand, is used for withdrawal from opioids.
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Source: www.ntv.de
