Matthew Perry Was 'Doing Really Well' & 'Trying To Get People Clean' Before Sudden Death, Reveals Pickleball Coach

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Matthew Perry was focused on fun and sobriety until his very last moments. The Friends alum’s buddy and pickleball coach, Matt Manasse, told People on Sunday afternoon that the 54-year-old loved what he was doing just hours before his death.

According to TMZ‘s initial report, Matthew had been playing pickleball on Saturday for about two hours before returning home to get in the jacuzzi, where it is believed he drowned after a possible cardiac arrest.

That seems to be accurate. And now, reflecting on his pal, Matt explained why pickleball was so important to the Fools Rush In star, sharing: Matthew first started playing the sport with Manasse at the Riviera Country Club, a private members club in the Pacific Palisades near where he lived.

They later brought “in other people” to play with, including another unnamed female coach at the club, whom the actor was with on Saturday. Related: Matthew’s ‘Devastating’ Death Has Left The Friends Cast ‘Reeling’ When news broke of the A-lister’s death, Matt immediately called her, he recalled: Matt, who’s become the “Pickleball Coach to the Stars” thanks to Matthew’s support in the early days, added: It was also an outlet he was hoping to pass on to others looking to get sober since it’s something he used in his own recovery journey after years of struggles with addiction: That’s amazing!