Matthew Perry
American and Canadian actor
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| October 2 2024 | Mark Chavez officially pleaded guilty at a court hearing. |
| August 30 2024 | Former doctor Mark Chavez agreed to have his guilty plea accepted during a court hearing, with his medical license to be suspended the following month. |
| August 15 2024 | Indictments and charges were filed against five people, including Perry's personal assistant, two doctors, and two drug dealers, for their alleged involvement in the distribution of ketamine. |
| August 8 2024 | TV director Erik Fleming pleaded guilty to charges related to ketamine distribution. |
| August 7 2024 | Perry's former assistant Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty to charges related to ketamine distribution. |
| May 2024 | Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation into how Perry obtained the high dose of ketamine that caused his death. |
| December 15 2023 | The cause of Perry's death was revealed to be acute effects of ketamine, with contributing factors including buprenorphine, drowning, and coronary artery disease. |
| November 3 2023 | Perry's funeral was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, attended by his parents, stepfather, and five Friends co-stars. The Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song 'Don't Give Up' was played. |
| October 28 2023 | Matthew Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home and pronounced dead at 4:17 pm at the age of 54. |
| October 28 2023 | Died from the acute effects of ketamine use, with five people later charged in connection with helping him acquire lethal doses of the drug. |
| June 2023 | Perry purchased a mid-century modern house in Hollywood Hills. |
| October 2022 | Perry published his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, which became a bestseller on Amazon and The New York Times charts. |
| 2021 | Perry's engagement to Molly Hurwitz ended. He sold his Los Angeles condo to Nick Molnar for $21.6 million. |
| May 2021 | Perry participated in the Friends: The Reunion special episode. |
| November 2020 | Perry became engaged to literary manager Molly Hurwitz. |
| 2018 | Perry spent five months in hospital for a gastrointestinal perforation, nearly dying after his colon burst from opioid abuse, and spent two weeks in a coma. |
| 2017 | Perry purchased a top-floor condo in The Century, Los Angeles for $20 million. |
| 2017 | Portrayed Ted Kennedy in The Kennedys: After Camelot and had a recurring role in The Good Fight. |
| June 5 2017 | Perry appeared in the off-Broadway production of The End of Longing at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. |
| February 11 2016 | Perry premiered his play The End of Longing at the Playhouse Theatre in London. |
| 2015 | Co-developed and began starring in a revival of the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple, portraying Oscar Madison, which continued until 2017. |
| May 1 2014 | Perry made his British TV debut in the comedy program The Dog Thrower on Sky Arts' Playhouse Presents. |
| May 2013 | Perry received a Champion of Recovery award from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy for opening Perry House, a rehabilitation center in his Malibu mansion. |
| August 2012 | Starred as sportscaster Ryan King on the NBC sitcom Go On. |
| July 2011 | Perry lobbied the United States Congress as a spokesperson for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals to support funding for drug courts. |
| April 2011 | Co-created, co-wrote, executive produced, and starred in the ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine. |
| 2010 | Voiced the character Benny in the video game Fallout: New Vegas. |
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