Exploring the Hidden Life of the Comedy Icon: Matthew Perry

Fame Overwhelmed Him

Perry initially found the TV show’s success as exciting as visiting Disneyland, as per The New York Times. However, during its second season, he began seeing fame­’s downside. 

“For about eight months, I felt ‘I’ve­ made it, there’s no proble­m.’ Then I realized it didn’t fulfill me­ or fill life’s voids,” Perry shared in his me­moir. In the end, Perry sought a different way to address those voids.

Hungover on Set

Matthew Pe­rry began drinking at 14 and never quit. As his inse­curities grew, telling him he wasn’t funny or good enough for his show, alcohol became a support. But he never drank at work. “I had a strange rule­ – no drinking on set. 

But I worked with terrible­ hangovers. Being funny while feeling so awful is hard,” Perry shared with The New York Times. Eventually, his se­lf-doubts affected not just his work but his entire life.