According to the LA Times, Perry was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on the 28th (local time). It is known that an assistant who went on an errand found him in the bathtub of his home unconscious around 4 p.m. that day. He was 54. The exact cause of death is still under investigation, but no circumstances of murder or drug use have been found. Warner Bros. TV said, “We are devastated by the death of our beloved friend Matthew Perry. Today is a heartbreaking day and we express our condolences to his family, loved ones and fans.” Perry, meanwhile, has long suffered from alcohol and drug addiction. In his autobiography published on November 1st last year, he recalled that alcohol dependence had just begun to show when he was 24 years old when he was first selected as a cast member of “Friends.” “(At first) it was manageable, but when I turned 34 (at the end of ‘Friends’), I was dealing with a lot of headaches,” he confessed. He also confessed, “I once drank 55 narcotic painkillers and a quarter of vodka,” adding, “I poured about $9 million (KRW 12.2 billion) to treat alcoholism.” He has been admitted to rehab about 15 times. In an interview with People magazine at the time, he revealed that he was “pretty healthy now,” but that he was not completely free from drug addiction. And he said, “I’m very grateful to be alive.
JULIE KIM
US ASIA JOURNAL
