Matthew Perry reflects on being forced to quit Meryl Streep movie Don't Look Up after heart stopped

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Matthew Perry reflected on giving up a film role opposite Meryl Streep amid the throes of addiction on Tuesday's episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.The 53-year-old actor while promoting his new memoir 'Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing' was asked by Colbert, 58, what happened to him instead of filming opposite Streep, 73, in the 2021 Adam McKay film Don't Look Up.'I got CPR and the guy who saved my life broke eight ribs in the process,' said Perry who looked comfortably chic in a powder blue T-shirt, black suit and glasses.

New memoir: Matthew Perry reflected on giving up a film role opposite Meryl Streep amid the throes of addiction on Tuesday's episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'May I ask why you were getting CPR?,' Colbert asked.'They were doing a procedure because I had pain in my stomach and they gave me propofol ...and my heart stopped for five minutes,' said Perry referencing the anesthetic used for surgery. 'So you were legally dead for five minutes?,' Colbert asked.'Well, no, I didn't flatline, but my heart did stop for five minutes,' Perry said.

Popular film: The 53-year-old actor while promoting his new memoir 'Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing' was asked by Colbert, 58, what he happened to him instead of filming opposite Streep, 73, in the 2021 Adam McKay film Don't Look Up, shown in a still Heart stopped: 'They were doing a procedure because I had pain in my stomach and they gave me propofol ...and my heart stopped for five minutes,' said Perry referencing the anesthetic used for surgery.'What is the difference between that and flatline?,' Colbert asked.'I don't know,' Perry admitted.'They didn't want to tell you because there's no difference between those two,'.