Matthew Perry, 54, was found dead in his hot tub today, according to Variety.
Perry was best known for Friends, but he was so much better than that show. He was a comedic genius and was smarter than the scripts that were given him.
But like his character on Growing Pains, he was plagued by the bottle and drugs. He struggled with it for years, and it took its toll on him. I hope he is finding the peace in heaven he didn’t get here on Earth.
And tonight, I won’t cry over his death. I will remember the good times I had watching him in Boys Will Be Boys, Fools Rush In, The Whole Nine Yards and its sequel, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, 17 Again, Mr. Sunshine, and The Odd Couple, to name a few.
Although, I will be blubbering if I watch that Growing Pains episode.
So, I will focus on his funnier works because I want to remember him with a smile. He would make me laugh. I wish people could have seen how funny he was as I did at press events. He had a way about him that we didn’t get to see him as when he had a script in his hand.
Let’s remember him with laughs. This way, he could know that we knew he was funny.
