Matthew Perry - who played Chandler Bing on the hit sit-com “Friends” has died at just 54 from an apparent drowning in a hot tub at his California home.
Perry shot to fame in the 90’s as part of the ensemble cast that included Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox and the other “Friends”… but struggled with a severe addiction to alcohol and drugs that led him to more than a dozen trips to rehab and $9 MILLION spent trying to get sober.
Perry eventually did overcome his addictions - and wrote about his struggles in his book, “Friends, Lovers and the Big, Terrible Thing”.
Interesting Facts about Matthew Perry
- Many in the industry consider him a brilliant comedic actor
- He was born in Canada and went to elementary school with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- Dated Julia Roberts in the 1990’s - but HE broke up with HER - because he was afraid he wasn’t good enough for her.
- Although he never married, was said to “long for a wife and kids”.
- His Step-Dad is Keith Morrison (also Canadian) - host of NBC’s “Dateline”.
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VP Kamala Harris raised eyebrows on 60 Minutes Sunday night… When asked about stepping in if Biden opted not to run for re-election in 2024. She replied: 'Well, first of all, I'm not gonna engage in that hypothetical, because Joe Biden is Very Much Alive and is running for re-election”.
- Well that’s good to hear.
- Most politician like to say they’ve got the “Pulse of the Nation”… Kamala’s busy making just making sure the President has a Pulse!
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Late last night, the judge in Trump’s Election Interference Case Re-Imposed the Gag Order against him. An hour later, the former Prez tweeted that former AG Bill Barr is, “Dumb, Weak, Slow Moving, Lethargic, Gutless, and Lazy”.
- Well… 5 out of 6 ain’t bad!
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Taylor Swift broke her own Spotify record for the “Most-Streamed” Artist in a single day.
- Speaking of “Streaming”… I saw a commercial for “Flowmax” last night where a bunch of guys are kayaking down a river and they're all laughing. Maybe it’s because they all just “went” in the River like everybody else does???
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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Tuesday! Halloween!
-Dick
P.S. Happy Birthday to my #3 Daughter Jill today!!!