Matthew Perry once fell asleep while shooting a 'Friends' scene, but says he was saved by Matt LeBlanc before anyone noticed

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• Matthew said he fell asleep while shooting a scene.

• The actor said Matt woke him up.

• In his upcoming memoir, "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing," the author shared an anecdote about a love story.

Matthew said he fell asleep in a scene in "Friends" but was saved by Matt.

In his upcoming memoir, "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing," which will be released on November 1st, the writer opens up about his addiction to drugs and alcohol, which took a toll on his body and career. According to Insider, the actor revealed how his struggle nearly ended in death after his colon burst from opiate use.

According to an excerpt from his book, his battle with addiction began decades before and overlaps with his time on "Friends."

During its 10-season run, the NBC sitcom featured the character of Chandler Bing. Despite being determined not to let his addiction affect his work on the show or his castmates, he admitted that he once fell asleep while filming a scene.

He wrote that he fell asleep on the couch when he was in a scene in the coffeehouse. No one noticed, but I knew how close I'd come, even if I hadn't woken up.

The character of Joey Tribbiani was played by LeBlanc.

According to Healthline, at the time, he was taking up to 55 pills a day of Vicodin, the brand name for a painkiller that combines the opiate hydrocodone with the over-the-counter pain relief.

It wouldn't be the last time his castmates supported him in his fight.

In the same excerpt, he said that the actress who played Rachel Green confronted him about his drinking and told him that people could smell it on him.

He said it was devastating to be confronted by the actress.

During an interview with Diane Sawyer for ABC, he spoke about the interaction and said he was "grateful" for Aniston speaking out to him.

He referred to her as "Jenny" in the interview, and said she reached out the most. He said he's grateful for that.

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