Before he died, Matthew Perry wanted to resolve a “fight” with Keanu Reeves

Matthew Perrywho passed away last Saturday (28), wanted to resolve a “fight” with Keanu Reevesstar of John Wickdue to a comment made in the biography of the eternal Chandler Bingin Friends (1994-2004).

In Friends, Love and That Terrible Thingreleased in November 2022, the actor indirectly criticized Reeves, by mentioning that great actors, such as river phoenix (1970-1993) and Heath Ledger (1979-2008), had died prematurely while the star of matrix was still alive:

“Why do original thinkers like river phoenix It is Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves Are you still among us?”, stated the artist in the work. However, this was not Perry’s only criticism of the star in the biography.

In another part of the book, he talked about Chris Farleystar of Saturday Night Livewho died of an overdose in 1997. “I made a hole in the wall of my dressing room. Jennifer Aniston when I found out [a morte de Chris Farley]. Keanu Reeves walk among us”he wrote, reiterating the criticism.

After the book’s release, Perry declared, in an interview with Los Angeles Timeswho regretted what he had written and said that future versions of the book would not include the comments made to Reeves, in addition to revealing his desire to apologize personally to his colleague:

“I said something stupid. It was a bad thing to do. I pulled his name because I live on the same street… I have already publicly apologized to him. Any future versions of the book will not have his name on it. (…) If I find it man, I’m going to apologize. It was just stupid.”he said.

Life and death of Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry was best known for playing Chandler Bing in Friendsbut he began his career as an actor many years before, with small roles in series such as Operação Resgate (1979-1981), Charles in Chargre (1984-1990) and Silver Spoons (1982-1987).

With the success of sitcomwhich showed the routine of six 20-something friends in New York, the actor participated in films such as And Now, My Love? (1997), with Salma Hayek; My Mafioso Neighbor (2000) and My Mafioso Neighbor 2 (2004), with Bruce Willis It is Michael Clarke Duncan; It is 17 again (2009), with Zac Efron; beyond the series Ally McBeal (1997-2002), The West Wing (1999-2006) and Scrubs (2001-2010).

His latest work included appearances in series by his former co-stars. FriendsCourteney Coxin Cougar Town (2009-2015), and Lisa Kudrowin Web Therapy (2011-2015). He also starred in the series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006-2007), Go On (2012-2013), The Odd Couple (2015-2017) and, more recently, The Kennedys After Camelot (2017), about Jacqueline Kennedy after her husband’s death, the president JF Kennedy.

Matthew Perry was found dead in his home in Los Angeles on October 28th. According to information from the TMZwhich reported the death firsthand, rescuers were called to provide care to a victim and found the actor lifeless in a jacuzzi installed in the residence, leading to the assumption of drowning.

However, the autopsy conducted on the actor’s body was inconclusive and Perry’s cause of death must be resolved after the release of the results of toxicological tests carried out by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office (IML).