- Celebrities Hollywood mourns the unexpected death of Matthew Perry: "His gift to the world will be remembered forever"
- Matthew Perry Talks About His Relationship With Julia Roberts And The Reason For Their Breakup
On Saturday night, Hollywood was in mourning. Around 02.30 (Spanish time), TMZ reported the death of American actor Matthew Perry (54), who played Chandler Bing, between 1994 and 2004, in the well-known sitcom Friends. According to the website, the artist was found dead at home.
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In the wake of his death, hundreds of celebrities have decided to bid him farewell through social media. For example, Selma Blair, Octavia Spencer, and Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, who – interestingly – was his classmate in elementary school. Despite this, so far, the other five protagonists of Friends have remained silent. So do his ex-girlfriends. Among them, Carrie Fisher's half-sister, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Julia Roberts herself.
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Matthew Perry: "I was taking 55 vicodines a day"
- Written by: MATTHEW PERRY
Matthew Perry: "I was taking 55 vicodines a day"
According to People, Matthew Perry had numerous affairs. Although only 11 people would have been truly relevant. Some of their relationships were brief, others more intense. But the celeb talked about most of them in her book 'Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing', published in 2022. What's more, in his autobiography, Perry vividly describes his lovers and hookups. Like actress Valerie Bertinelli, who worked on the series Sydney, in 1990.
At the time, Bertinelli was married to Eddie Van Halen. However, one night, the rocker got drunk, lost consciousness, and Perry took the opportunity to have "a passionate make-out session" with his co-star, with whom he never gave himself "the opportunity to date officially." But the one he did try with was Tricia Fisher. In fact, they were together for two moments in his life: when the actor was 18 and, later, when Friends was already a hit.
And if we're talking about celebrities, Perry had big stars in his love history. For example, Gwyneth Paltrow — with whom he kissed, "in a closet," in the summer of 1994 — and Julia Roberts, with whom he had a serious relationship. Roberts even introduced him to his parents in New Mexico in 1996. "I just let Julia into my life, figuratively and literally, and we started a relationship," Perry noted in his book. But their romance died down just two months later.
"Two months later, I was single. Dating Julia Roberts had been too much for me. I spent my time thinking she was going to break up with me. Why wouldn't I? I wasn't enough; It was never going to be enough. I was broken, bent, unlovable," Matthew explained in his memoir. Even so, the actor did not close his heart and allowed others to conquer him. Like Veep series producer Gabrielle Allan and former ABC president Jamie Tarses.
Perry and Tarses met in 1994. But they didn't have anything until she divorced Fox producer Dan McDermott. Little by little, Matthew and Jamie began to build a "magical" and "beautiful" relationship. But the actor's dramas and his problems with drugs led him to throw away his romance for the wedding. "We were together for two years, during which she gave me a big chunk of her life. Jamie became my nurse... And I, to thank him for everything, decided to end for his sake," she said
Years later, in 2003, Perry had another formal girlfriend. This is Rachel Dunn, an aspiring fashion designer, with whom she was also with for two years. According to the American, the young woman was "the woman of his dreams". But, anyway, he ended up leaving her. Why? Again, the Friends star decided it was important to focus on her mental health. "This break has not been caused by any drama. It's happened because Matthew will focus on his sobriety," they explained.
Around 2006, Perry managed to rebuild his life with the daughter of actress Natalia Wood Natasha Wagner, with whom he lived an "intense and sexy idyll". But their passion didn't get them anywhere, and Perry remained single... So much so that his friends became concerned and decided to introduce him to Cameron Diaz, who had recently broken up with Justin Timberlake. Despite this, the two celebrities did not connect and only shared a dinner.
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During that same time, Perry began a relationship with Lizzy Caplan, the actress known for playing Janis Ian on Mean Girls. According to the celebrity, the two started out as "friends with benefits." However, as the months went by, they fell in love... But almost no one knew. The reason? Matthew and Lizzy decided to keep a very, very low profile, even though they spent six years together and the actor had intentions of marrying her.
"When we finished, all my fears reappeared. I often think that if I had asked him to marry me, we would now have two children and a home. And instead, I'm an idiot who is alone at home at 53," he wrote in his memoirs. But it's not like Perry spent a lot of time alone, either. What's more, after Caplan, he did have another girlfriend: literary agent Molly Hurwitz, with whom he was 22 years apart.
The couple began dating in 2018 and Perry proposed to her in November 2020. "Luckily, I've been dating the best woman on the face of the earth and I've decided to get engaged," he told People at the time. But, again, she began to feel insecure and her engagement ended in June 2021. "There are things that, sometimes, don't work and unfortunately this is one of them. I wish him all the best on his journey," the actor said in a statement.
Allegedly, the actor remained single between 2021 and 2023. However, in 2022 her fans made a campaign on Twitter to get Jennifer Aniston to open her heart to him. In his book, Perry said he was "in love" with the actress. Matthew met Jennifer in 1993 and was "dazzled" and "smitten" so he decided to impress her. But Aniston didn't feel the same way. So when he asked her out, she refused. Despite this, Chandler remained mesmerized. But, in 1995, he finally gave up in the face of "Jennifer's deafening lack of interest."