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Matthew Perry

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Headline Book Publishing

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Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: 'Funny, Fascinating and Compelling' the Times

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'There's never been a more honest or raw memoir ... and it may just save lives' Daily Mail'Funny, fascinating, compelling ... also a wonderful read for fans of Friends' The TimesThe beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence.This is the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, who takes us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who travelled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more.In an extraordinary story that only he could tell - and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it - Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he's found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humour, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fuelled it despite seemingly having it all.Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening - as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for.'An unflinching and often harrowing must-read for 90s pop culture fans' Guardian'Written with Chandler's trademark sarcasm and self-deprecation' Telegraph'A hopeful read ... I started to think of [it] not as a celebrity memoir about addiction, but as an addiction memoir written by a man who understands his own history through the prism of showbiz' Independent

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Matthew Langford Perry (Williamstown, Massachusetts, 19 de agosto de 1969 - Los Ángeles, California, 28 de octubre de 2023) fue un actor y escritor estadounidense/canadiense. Es recordado por haber interpretado al personaje de Chandler Bing, en la serie Friends, papel por el que obtuvo una nominación al Premio Emmy en 2002. También apareció en películas como The Whole Nine Yards, su secuela The Whole Ten Yards, y 17 Again. Además, fue nominado a un Emmy y un Globo de Oro por su papel en el filme The Ron Clark Story.

Fue cocreador, coescritor, productor ejecutivo y protagonista de la sitcom de ABC, Mr. Sunshine, estrenada el 9 de febrero de 2011. Volvió a la pequeña pantalla en 2012 como Ryan King, comentarista deportivo, en una nueva serie cómica, Go On. Perry cocreó y protagonizó la serie de la CBS The Odd Couple interpretando a Oscar Madison, la cual duró hasta 2017.

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