George Clooney Says Matthew Perry Was Unhappy While Filming ‘Friends’

Almost two months later Matthew Perryhis former childhood friend and fellow actor died at the age of 54 George Clooney62 years old, he reviewed some of his memories with the Friends former student during an interview on December 19. In one of the biggest revelations of the rare interview, the first aid A former student claimed Matthew was unhappy during his time on the hit show. “He wasn’t happy. “He didn’t bring him joy, happiness or peace,” George said.

The now 62-year-old revealed that Matthew wanted to act in comedy before he became famous. Friends. “He told us… ‘I just want to do comedy, man. I just want to be in a normal comedy and I would be the happiest man in the world. And he was probably one of the best of all time,” George shared Final deadline. OH Ocean’s Eleven The star went on to explain how she worked alongside Matthew on the Warner Brothers lot during his time first aid while Mateo worked Friends.

“Seeing what happened (we were at Warner Brothers, we were next to each other) was hard to watch because we didn’t know what was happening to him,” he continued. “We knew he was unhappy and we had no idea what he was doing, 12 Vicodin a day and all the things he talked about, all those painful things.” The late Friends, lovers and the great terrible thing The author spoke openly about his battle with drugs before his death in October.

The veteran Hollywood heartthrob said fame and success were not enough to make Matthew happy. “And he also just says that success and money and all those things don’t automatically bring happiness,” George said. “You have to be happy with yourself and your life.” George and Matthew not only knew each other because they worked together in the same field, but they also met when Matthew was just a teenager.

George revealed that he and the late actor played paddle tennis together when Matthew was a teenager. “I met Matt when I was 16. “We played paddle tennis together,” he said. “He is about 10 years younger than me. And he was a great, funny, funny, funny guy. In another part of the conversation, the Ticket to paradise The star shared what it was like working alongside Matthew at Warner Brothers. “AND Friends“Man, it was a fun time seeing those guys,” George said excitedly. “We were all very close.”

Matthew died on October 28 at his home in Pacific Palisades, California. Almost two months after his tragic death, TMZ He revealed that the official cause of his death was due to the “acute effects of ketamine”. The tabloid also reported that Matthew underwent ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety before he died. More recently, the sources said US weekly that some of Matthew’s loved ones were concerned about a drug overdose before his death. “He has struggled with sobriety for years,” the source said on Dec. 19. “Every time he fell off the wagon, he felt an enormous sense of shame.”