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Matthew Perry opened up Wednesday about his opioid addiction during a preview for his upcoming book that is slated to hit newsstands on November 1.
Perry — best know for his portrayal as Chandler Bing in the NBC hit show “Friends” — revealed that at the age of 49 he almost died due to a gastrointestinal perforation and spent month months in the hospital, reports People.
According to the doctors, the “Friends” star had a slim chance of living.
“The doctors told my family that I had a 2 percent chance to live,” said Perry.
“I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. And that’s called a Hail Mary. No one survives that.”
Perry was cast in the NBC sitcom at the age of 24, around the time his alcohol addiction started to manifest. About 10 years later, Perry said he was “entrenched in a lot of trouble.
