Famed actor Matthew Perry tragically passed away in October 2023. the star actor appeared in several hit productions such as The Odd Couple reboot, Cougar Town, and The Good Wife. However, he is most known for his role as Chandler Bing on the hit 1990s sitcom, Friends.
It has been over seven months since his passing, but tributes are still pouring in about the late actor. Actress Courteney Cox, who was his Friends co-star, reminisced about the “huge heart,” of the late actor in a recent interview.
Courteney Cox Says Matthew Perry Still “Visits” Her
“I think he’s one of the funniest human beings in the world. He’s just so funny. He’s genuinely [got] a huge heart. [He] obviously struggled,” Cox said of Perry.
the actress also added that Perry still “visits her a lot” posthumously.
“He visits me a lot if we believe in that,” she added. “I talk to my mom, my dad, Matthew. I feel like there are a lot of people that are…I think they guide us.” Cox added that she senses that Perry’s spirit is “around for sure.”
Actor’s Death Linked to Ketamine
Perry’s cause of death was initially thought to be a drowning incident. He was found face down in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home.
But after an autopsy, the L.A. Medical Examiner found that Perry had been heavily sedated by ketamine one source told PEOPLE magazine.
“The Friends actor died due to acute effects of ketamine, according to an autopsy report obtained by PEOPLE. Drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine effects (a medication used to treat opioid use disorder) were also listed as contributing factors in his death, which was ruled accidental,” PEOPLE wrote.
The autopsy also reported that the star had been clean for nearly two years before he took the fatal dosage.
“The autopsy states that Perry — who was ‘reportedly clean for 19 months’— was on ketamine infusion therapy, with his latest treatment taking place just ‘one and a half weeks before’ his death. However, the coroner noted that ‘the ketamine in his system at death could not be from that infusion therapy, since ketamine half-life is 3 to 4 hours, or less,’” PEOPLE added.