From finding fame to drug scandals as fans fear for his health: A look back at Matthew Perry s off-camera trials and tribulations as he emotionally reunites with his Friends co-stars in TV special
The actor, 51, was the focus of a series of headlines during much of his time on Friends, stemming largely from his hard-fought battle with drug addiction
Back in 1997, when his NBC sitcom was already flying high, the star was injured in a jet-ski accident – leading to him becoming dependent on painkiller Vicodin
Three rehab stints in rehab followed, including one in 2011, to prevent a relapse
Son of American actor and former model John Bennett Perry and Canadian journalist Suzanne Marie Morrison, Perry spent his formative years in Ottawa