Matthew Perry notably earned over $1 million an episode for the last season of 'Friends' but spent over $9 million on drugs in the course of his addiction.
Matthew Perry earned an impressive amount of money over the decades he was active in Hollywood. From starring in "Friends," one of the most successful television shows of all time, to penning a tell-all memoir, the beloved actor had a remarkable career up until his death. Perry died Oct. 28 after an apparent drowning in a hot tub at his home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, law enforcement sources confirmed to Fox News Digital. He was 54.
The "Friends" actor's place of death was listed as his home. His case status remains open. The cause of Perry's death has been deferred by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, leaving a grieving public wondering what happened to the beloved star. The fate and future of Perry’s estate is still being determined. Here's a look back on Perry's career and impressive earnings.
Perry rose to fame after starring in "Friends" for 10 seasons. The hit show aired from 1994 until 2004, and while each cast member was paid $1 million per episode in the last few years of airing, they continued to make millions annually in syndication.
could handle it, kind of. But by the time I was 34, I was really entrenched in a lot of trouble," he confessed, according to People. "But there were years that I was sober during that time. Season 9 was the year that I was sober the whole way through. And guess which season I got nominated for best actor? I was like, 'That should tell me something.'" Perry reportedly spent upward of $9 million on his decades-long substance abuse and sobriety battle.
When you’re making a million dollars a week, you can’t drink the 37th drink. You have to go home and go to sleep. .… That was the greatest job in the world." FOX Business' Breck Drumas and Tracy Wright contributed to this report.
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