Matthew Perry has been vocal a lot in recent months about his battle with addiction, including how did this affect your time at Friends . in his memories Friends, lovers and the awful big thingchandler bing actor spoke about being in front of her co-stars be able to track your addiction through weight fluctuations Yup almost dying . One aspect of the story we hadn’t heard of until now was Maggie Wheeler, who played Chandler’s on-and-off-again girlfriend, Janice.
Maggie Wheeler may not have been one of the six lead actors, but with Janice appears in 19 episodes over the course of 10 years, and at least once a season, Wheeler has definitely achieved a No. 1 spot. 1 for what Matthew Perry was going through. He said he knew he was in trouble and told her hollywood life :
There have been times when we’ve sat down and talked about it. But Matthew is a consummate professional and showed 100% in the work of him. Even when he was at his worst, he showed up, he was on time, he knew his lines.
It seems Maggie Wheeler has nothing but positive lessons to learn from her work with Matthew Perry. She told the trade that she lost a brother to drugs, so she was no stranger to addiction. However, she said it was “amazing” that Perry could “show up” like that, as she said her issues never impacted her ability to do her job. She continued:
There was never a moment sitting on stage with him where his struggles were evident at work. She is brilliant, truly brilliant. . . . His humor was always present. He has always been responsible for it. He has always known how to do his job. He’s a phenomenal actor and he’s so funny.
The actress has such kind words for her former stage partner, and it’s things like that that make some people think. Chandler and Janice should have been final . (She at least he deserves his own Funko Pop Am I right?) Janice has appeared in previous seasons as Chandler’s girlfriend who didn’t seem to flinch, even when it meant pretending to move to Yemen to get away from her. In later seasons, after Chandler meets and eventually marries Monica (Courteney Cox), Janice’s nasal cries of “Oh my God!” She kept showing up at the most unexpected times.
Matthew Perry said when he released his memoir that it was unlikely his Friends the co-stars would read the book , since everyone has experienced it, but Maggie Wheeler has definitely read it. She said she was very proud of him for “sharing so candidly” about her addiction to him and she believes she has made all the difference in the world for others struggling with similar issues.
Clearly, Maggie Wheeler still has a lot of love for Matthew Perry, just like her character always has for Chandler. If you want to see them together on screen, you can stream all 10 seasons of Friendsincluding those of 2021 friends: meetings, with a Maximum HBO subscription .
Source: Cinemablend
