LOS ANGELES (AP) — Memorabilia from “Friends”, artwork and other treasures from Matthew Perry’s estate were being auctioned to benefit the nonprofit foundation set up in the actor’s name shortly after his 2023 death.
The sale on June 5, hosted by Heritage Auctions, will benefit the Matthew Perry Foundation, which is dedicated to destigmatising addiction and supporting recovery from substance abuse.
‘Matthew felt addiction should be handled with compassion and science, not stigma and silence,’ said Lisa Kasteler Calio, CEO of the charity, in a statement. “This auction is helping to fund the foundation’s work to expand access to evidence-based care and fight stigma. This is just one more way we ensure no one has to combat this disease alone.”
Part of Matthew Perry’s collection to be auctioned
— A collection of 26 screenplays from significant episodes of Perry’s “Friends“, including “The One With Ross’s Tan”, “The One Where Joey Speaks French” and the two-part series finale.
Scripts from the pilot and part one of the series finale, signed by Perry and co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer, were donated by Warner Bros, who produced the series.
— A Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 1995, which Perry won.
