Sean Penn, who starred on two episodes of Friends in 2001, stated the late actor Matthew Perry was a “talented guy,” and stated he praised him once they final met.
“I can’t claim to have known him well, but I liked him very much,” Penn stated on Wednesday’s episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored. “I saw him somewhat recently, and we were both catching a flight out of Los Angeles airport, and I complimented him on what I knew of his book.”
Perry’s memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, mentioned his decades-long battle with drug and alcohol habit.
Penn acknowledged that he “hadn’t read the book,” however stated that he’d seen “several” of Perry’s interviews concerning the work.
“He seemed to be talking about it, had confronted it, and was very intelligent and bold about it. And generously offering his experience to people to be helpful,” he stated. “It’s tragic, I can’t say that I was terribly surprised. I don’t know what the whole coroner’s report things and everything, but I know he had done a lot of damage to his organs over the years.”
Penn stated Perry left an enduring affect on the world. “He got to leave that tale behind, and he got to give a lot of joy to a lot of people with his talent,” he stated. “So, I wish his family well.”
Perry died at age 54 final month at his Pacific Palisades house. An official reason for demise has nonetheless not been decided.
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