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Matthew Perry's stepfather Keith Morrison says Friends star was 'happy' before his death aged 54 - and laments actor not getting chance to have 'third act' after lifelong battle with addiction


Matthew Perry's stepfather Keith Morrison has said the Friends star was 'happy' before his shock death aged 54.

Suzanne Perry, his mom, a former pageant queen and journalist who went on to become the press secretary for the Canadian Prime Minister, was fiercely focused on her career, which meant Matthew was often left desperately longing for her 'attention.' Perry was found face-down in the hot tub which adjoins the swimming pool at his Los Angeles home at 4.17pm on October 28, stunning the world of showbiz and breaking the hearts of fans worldwide. 'At the high levels of ketamine found in his postmortem blood specimens, the main lethal effects would be from both cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression,' the medical examiner, Raffi Djabourian, concluded.

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