What is wrong with Chandler from Friends?

While Perry was busy being the perfect boyfriend to Monica Geller and a perfect friend to the remaining four, his personal life was in shambles. He was diagnosed with pancreatitis that was considered potentially deadly.
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Did Chandler from Friends have a stroke?

No, as far as we know, Matthew Perry has not had a stroke. However, the actor has suffered from health conditions before. In August 2018, a rep for Matthew confirmed he underwent surgery to repair a gastrointestinal perforation. The actor later confirmed this by tweeting that he had spent three months in the hospital.
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What's wrong with Chandler's face?

It was reportedly due to an emergency dental procedure not a drugs relapse, a source claimed. A source has told The Sun he had not had a substance addiction relapse despite speculation. “Matthew turned up to the reunion and members of his team said that he had an emergency tooth procedure that day,” the source said.
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Why did Chandler have slurred speech?

After the full-length trailer of the reunion was released last week, viewers noticed that Matthew Perry—who played Chandler Bing in the hit show—appeared to have slurred speech. Apparently, Matthew had emergency surgery before filming, which caused the slurred speech.
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Does Chandler from Friends have health issues?

As fans know, Perry has been open with his past health issues and drug addiction. In 1997, he completed a 28-day program for Vicodin addiction. He entered rehab a second time in 2001 for addiction to Vicodin, methadone, amphetamines and alcohol.
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What is Matthew Perry illness?

Matthew's alcohol addiction has caused him many health issues throughout the years, including pancreatitis and gastrointestinal perforation. The 17 Again star recently sparked controversy when his Raya celebrity dating profile was discovered.
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What accident did Matthew Perry have?

Perry has long been open about his battle with drug abuse, which began after the actor was prescribed Vicodin for injuries sustained in a 1997 jet ski accident. Throughout his private struggles, the star maintained his acting career, appearing in "Fools Rush In" and, of course, "Friends."
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What happened to Chandler's mouth?

Apparently, the dental surgery left the actor "in pain," which caused the slurred speech. "Obviously no one wants to film after a procedure, but it happened.
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What is wrong with Matthew from Friends?

He was diagnosed with pancreatitis that was considered potentially deadly. However, that was not enough to shake him out of his daze, and he continued along his path, refusing to quit drinking. While his paycheck kept increasing due to the show's growing popularity, Perry began to lose himself.
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Why did Chandlers weight fluctuate?

"Friends" fans will remember Matthew Perry's weight fluctuations during his years as the lovably sarcastic Chandler Bing on the hit NBC sitcom. They were the physical manifestations of his addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs, the 43-year-old actor told ABC News in a new interview.
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Why is Chandlers face so red?

As Chandler Bing in Friends, Matthew Perry had a fresh-faced, healthy glow to his complexion. But he didn't appear quite so robust yesterday as he stepped out in Hollywood looking like a satsuma.
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Why does Chandler look so different in Season 7?

In May 2000, the 17 Again star was hospitalized for two weeks for alcohol-related pancreatitis. By fall of that year, he was detoxing on the Friends set. His appearance drastically changed during the hiatus between seasons 6 and 7.
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What seasons of Friends was Chandler on drugs?

I was a little out of it at the time. Somewhere between seasons three and six.” Perry, now an outspoken addiction recovery advocate, famously struggled with addictions to alcohol and several prescription drugs while filming the beloved sitcom.
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Is Chandler missing a finger?

Although it's never mentioned in the series, actor Matthew Perry, who played the role of the funny and sarcastic Chandler Bing on the show, is actually missing the tip of his middle finger.
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Did any of the Friends cast not get along?

They worked together nearly every single day for an entire decade while shooting Friends. And while some actors can't stand their closest coworkers, this sextet always seemed to get along. Their real-life relationships hardly imitate their on-screen relationships.
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Why is Chandler so skinny in Friends?

In the year 1997, he had a jet-ski accident that left him addicted to the painkiller Vicodin. During this time, he went for a 28-day program to get rid of the addiction. He lost a lot of weight while he was signed up for the program. He dropped down to 145 pounds (66 kg).
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Did Chandlers teeth change in Friends?

While someone else said: "Matthew Perry's teeth in this Friends Reunion show reminds me of that episode where Ross had brilliant white teeth that glowed in the dark." It was recently confirmed that Matthew had undergone dental work that affected his speech after fans were concerned he sounded slurred.
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What drugs was Chandler on?

In 1997, a jet ski accident introduced Perry to pain killers. Just three years into filming Friends, Perry found himself depending on Vicodin (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) even after his accident-related injuries healed. “It wasn't my intention to have a problem with it,” he told People in 2002.
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Why did Monica's voice change?

This goes hand in hand with the entry above - and while there is nothing wrong with a woman having a loud voice, Monica's voice went from fairly normal to shrieking, for no real reason. It was all part of the desire to exaggerate her high-strung nature, and make her seem even more intense...
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Why did they end Friends?

Largely because the Friends cast was growing up

Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman told Entertainment Weekly, “Everybody was growing up. This is part of why the show had to end. This was no longer that time in your life when your friends are your family. You're starting your own family.”
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Why does Chandler start wearing glasses?

As without him having glasses it doesn't really work.” She added: “And Matthew Perry started wearing glasses in his daily life, so the directors wanted to incorporate that into his character to make him more funny and make more opportunities for other episodes.”
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Who is richest among Friends cast?

  1. 1 Jennifer Aniston. Net worth: $320 million.
  2. 2 Courteney Cox. Net worth: $150 million. ...
  3. 3 Matthew Perry. Net worth: $120 million. ...
  4. 4 David Schwimmer. Net worth: $100 million. ...
  5. 5 Lisa Kudrow. Net worth: $90 million. ...
  6. 6 Matt LeBlanc. Net worth: $80 Million. Not bad for the lowest earner on the list. ...
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