Family of Friends star Matthew Perry launches foundation in his honour [Video]

One day, after struggling with a prolonged episode of addiction, actor Matthew Perry of Friends fame had a revelation for his family: he was going to write a book.

At the time, they were incredulous.

“Going from one meal to another was a struggle for him,” recalled his stepfather, Keith Morrison, in an interview with CBC Radio’s Q. “The idea that he could actually sit down and write a book? It was wild.” 

But he did it. Before Perry died last October at the age of 54, his book sold millions of copies and reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list.

After his death, his sister Caitlin Morrison — with the help of Perry’s agent, manager, childhood friends, and others — started the Matthew Perry Foundation in …