{"id":631266,"date":"2026-09-29T17:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/631266\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:06:10","slug":"the-one-about-matthew-perry-will-feature-sister-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/631266\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The One About Matthew Perry\u2019 Will Feature Sister Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A documentary about the life of Friends<\/a> star Matthew Perry could take many forms. Since the actor\u2019s death from an overdose in 2023<\/a>, there have been countless tributes to him, but there\u2019s also been the saga of multiple people (including his former assistant<\/a>) being sentenced for supplying him with ketamine. The upcoming documentary, The One About Matthew Perry, isn\u2019t shying away from the hard parts of his life, but the trailer promises a story that ultimately looks on the positive side of his story. \u201cAll great stories have comedy and tragedy in them,\u201d Perry\u2019s sister Mia Perry Bowick says in the trailer, \u201cand that certainly was Matthew\u2019s story.\u201d In archival footage, even Perry himself seems to agree. \u201cI said, \u2018God, you can do anything you want to me. Just please make me famous,\u2019\u201d he says in a talk-show clip. \u201cI got a phone call and I instantly knew my whole life was gonna change. But God did not forget the other part.\u201d<\/p>\n

The upcoming Netflix documentary series is three parts, and it will use both contemporary interviews and old footage of Perry to explain his life. Directed by Emmy Award winner Mary Robertson, the doc includes the first interview with Perry Bowick since her brother\u2019s death, as well as interviews with his \u201cbuddy\u201d actor David Pressman. Notably not featured in the doc is anybody central to Friends, including his former<\/a> co-stars<\/a> or the show\u2019s creators, Marta Kauffman and David Crane. The series will premiere on October 27. Friends fans should watch with tissues in hand.<\/p>\n

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