Matthew Perry Recreates ‘Friends’ Trip to Las Vegas in Rare Photo


Matthew Perry.
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Could he possibly be more like Chandler? Matthew Perry took a trip to Las Vegas with his friends over the weekend — unintentionally recreating an infamous episode of his hit NBC series.

“Vegas with old friends this weekend,” Perry, 54, captioned a photo via Instagram on Monday, June 27. “This photo was taken minutes before we went downstairs and lost every dime any of us have ever earned.”

The snap, which features Perry posing with a few pals during a recent trip to Sin City, inevitably reminded fans of the actor’s infamous 1999 Friends two-part episode, where Perry’s character Chandler Bing and his girlfriend Monica Gellar (Courtney CoxFly to Vegas and talk about the ceremony.

“You should have taken Monica along,” one user commented, while another joked, “Real life Chandler!”

Chandler in Vegas Matthew Perry Recreates Friends Trip Rare Photo
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The Massachusetts native, who was known for his dry, sardonic humor as Bing, opened up in May 2021 during HBO’s Friends reunion special about how much he struggled while playing everyone’s favorite funny guy.

“I felt like I was going to die if [the audience] didn’t laugh,” the actor explained of his emotional state while filming the comedy.

His onscreen wife, Cox, 57, later expanded on Perry’s comments during a February interview with The Times of London, claiming that there was “was a lot of pressure he put on himself” and that the actor relied on that for his own self-worth.”

“He’s just struggled for a while,” she added. “I think he’s doing great now.”

The17 AgainStar has spoken out about his substance abuse problems in the past. While filming the ‘90s sitcom, Perry entered rehab twice. In 2011, Perry was seven years old. FriendsThe air was cut off,Fools Rush InActor checked himself into treatment again. He later transformed his Malibu home into Perry House, a men’s sober living facility.

The memoir is being written by the comedic actor. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible ThingThe movie is due to be released in November.

“He’ll delve into his addictions, of course, plus clear up rumors about his feelings for the Friends costars,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in February about what’s in store for Perry’s autobiography. “Plus, he’ll discuss what went wrong in a number of his past relationships. It wasn’t always a bed of roses for Matthew on and off the Friends set, and Matt isn’t going to sugarcoat the tougher times that he went through with the cast. He’ll also discuss what it was like at the reunion, both good and bad.”

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