RIP: Matthew Perry, aged 54!
Oct. 29th, 2023 12:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thewayneBit of a surprise. He was found in his swimming pool, apparently an accidental drowning. I'm guessing that he suffered some form of medical emergency and the drowning was a consequence of that.
While best known for his role in the hugely successful TV series Friends, he did a lot of work outside of that. He also did a huge amount of drugs, which may have contributed to his rather early death. That's one of the risks and consequences of the Hollywood lifestyle: even if you're clean now, the fact that you were a hard user a couple of decades ago can have consequences.
RIP, dude. Lots of your fans will miss you.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-obit-1234865185/
While best known for his role in the hugely successful TV series Friends, he did a lot of work outside of that. He also did a huge amount of drugs, which may have contributed to his rather early death. That's one of the risks and consequences of the Hollywood lifestyle: even if you're clean now, the fact that you were a hard user a couple of decades ago can have consequences.
RIP, dude. Lots of your fans will miss you.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/matthew-perry-friends-star-dead-obit-1234865185/
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Date: 2023-10-29 07:01 pm (UTC)While I don't know it, and we won't know anything until an autopsy and blood work gets back, I don't think so. I think it was just his past catching up. I was reading about him using over 50 vicodin a day and it causing almost fatal stomach and intestinal damage. I would expect that would dramatically shorten your lifespan.
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Date: 2023-10-29 07:13 pm (UTC)