(21 May 2024)
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West Hollywood – 17 November 2022
1. Various Matthew Perry arriving at a GQ party
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Los Angeles – 20 August 2002
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2. Rachel Dunn and Perry on the red carpet
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Perry, actor:
"Well, you know, it was the kind of thing you wanted to say yes to right away because it was really fun, and it was a really funny movie, but we needed to make sure that the script was OK."
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Los Angeles – 22 September 2002
4. Various cast of "Friends," from left, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox Arquette, Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc pose after the show won outstanding comedy series at the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
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Los Angeles – 28 April 2015
5. Various of Perry arriving on the red carpet at the premiere of "Ride"
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New York – 17 February 2015
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Perry, actor
"Well I decided to reboot ‘The Odd Couple’ because the part of Oscar Madison has always been kind of a dream role for me. I was a huge fan of the movie and the TV show and it’s quite the undertaking because they’ve been done so well in the past but what people don’t realize is it’s been 40 years since the original TV show when off the air so I figured it was time to do it again. It’s the perfect premise for a TV show. Just about two divorced guys, one’s a neat freak and one’s a mess and they fight all the time and it’s just the perfect premise."
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Beverly Hills, Calif. – 17 March 2017
7. Perry and Katie Holmes posing on the red carpet
8. Matthew posing on the red carpet
9. Medium of Perry talking to reporter
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New York – 29 October 2023
1. Tilt of "Friends" apartment building in Manhattan
2. A crowd gathers outside of the apartment building
3. Various, fans leaving flowers in front of the apartment building
STORYLINE:
An investigation has been opened into the death of Matthew Perry and how the “Friends” actor received the anesthetic ketamine, which was ruled a contributing factor in his death.
Los Angeles Police Capt. Scot Williams said in an email Tuesday that the police department was working with the Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Postal Inspection Service with a probe into why the 54-year-old star had so much ketamine in his system when he died in October. The investigation was first reported by TMZ.
Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home. His autopsy, released in December, found that the amount of ketamine in Perry’s blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery. The drug is sometimes used to treat depression.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said in the autopsy report that Perry also drowned in “the heated end of his pool,” but that it was a secondary factor in his death, deemed an accident.
According to Perry’s autopsy, people close to the actor told investigators that he was undergoing ketamine infusion therapy, an experimental treatment used to treat depression and anxiety. But the medical examiner said that his last treatment 1 1/2 weeks earlier wouldn’t explain the levels of ketamine in Perry’s blood. The drug is typically metabolized in a matter of hours.
Perry was among the biggest television stars of his generation when he played Chandler Bing alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004 on NBC’s megahit sitcom “Friends.”
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