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"The Odd Couple" star Matthew Perry admitted that he has very little recollection of three years of his time on "Friends" playing the iconic character of Chandler Bing.
In the phrasing of Chandler Bing, could fans be any more surprised?
During a recent interview on BBC Radio 2 in Britain, the actor found himself unable to recall his least favorite episode of "Friends"."
The reason? He had a drug addiction during that time.
"I think the answer is I don't remember three years of it," Perry admitted. "So none of those... somewhere between season three and six."
Perry had struggled with years with addictions to both Vicodin and alcohol, as reported by Entertainment Tonight.
The actor spoke to the Hollywood Reporter in early 2015 where he spoke of his sobriety and how the struggle to stay clean never ends.
"I've had a lot of ups and downs in my life and a lot of wonderful accolades," he said candidly to The Hollywood Reporter.
"But the best thing about me is that if an alcoholic comes up to me and says, 'Will you help me stop drinking?' I will say, 'Yes. I know how to do that,' " he exclaimed.
Perry's substance abuse was common knowledge on the set of the long-running NBC hit "Friends," and his co-stars including Courtney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer all worked together to encourage Perry to deal with his issues.
The "Odd Couple" actor revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that in a way, the fact that he didn't have to hide his problem made it easier to face in the long run.
"Everybody knew" of his substance abuse issues, said Perry.
"When I was in big trouble, it was so public because I was on a TV show that 30 million people were watching," says the actor. "The fact that I [am] on TV makes people listen a little bit more, so I take advantage of that from time to time," he quipped.
"The Odd Couple" returns to CBS with all new episodes beginning Thursday, Apr. 7 at 8:30 p.m. EST.
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