The Matthew Perry Foundation was launched nearly a week after the actor’s sudden death to help those struggling with addiction
Matthew Perry’s legacy will live on through the Matthew Perry Foundation, and the new organization is already accepting donations.
Perry was open about his addiction struggles before his sudden death at age 54 on Saturday, October 28. Law enforcement officials were called to the actor’s Los Angeles home where he was found “unconscious in a stand-alone jacuzzi.” A statement from the Los Angeles Fire Department on Monday, October 30, revealed that Perry had been “deceased prior to first responder arrival.” His official cause of death has yet to be released pending a toxicology report.
“The best thing about me, bar none, is that if an alcoholic or drug addict comes up to me and says, ‘Will you help me?’ I can say yes and follow up and do it,” Perry said of his legacy while appearing on the “Q with Tom Power” podcast in November 2022. “When I die, I don’t want Friends to be the first thing that’s mentioned. I want that to be the first thing that’s mentioned, and I’m going to live the rest of my life proving that.
According to the Matthew Perry Foundation’s website, the group is committed to “to helping others struggling with the disease of addiction” and hopes to honor Perry’s wishes by putting his “passion for making a difference in as many lives as possible” at the forefront of the organization.
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