Matthew Perry had over $1.5 million in his personal bank account when he died last October. Court documents obtained on Tuesday, July 2, reveal that Perry’s account had a balance of $1,596,914.47.
This detail was included in an inventory and appraisal document filed by Lisa Ferguson, one of the executors of Perry’s estate.
The complete picture of Perry’s finances is not fully known. At the height of Friends, the cast was making $1 million per episode, and Perry’s net worth at the time of his death was reported to be $120 million.
Perry had, however, placed most of his assets into a trust called the Alvy Singer Living Trust, as specified in a will he created in 2009.
The will named Perry’s parents, Suzanne Morrison and John Perry, as well as his half-siblings from his parents’ subsequent marriages, as beneficiaries of the trust.
According to the court document obtained in March, “All my personal and household effects, including, but not limited to, jewelry, furniture and furnishings, works of art and automobiles, together with any insurance on such property, shall pass as part of my residuary estate.”
Perry’s mother has four children with her second husband, Keith Morrison: Emily Morrison, Madeline Morrison, William Morrison, and Caitlin Morrison. Perry’s father and his second wife, Debbie Boyle, also have a daughter named Maria Perry-Bowick.
Perry died at the age of 54 on October 28, 2023, due to the “acute effects of ketamine,” as reported by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.
He was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in Pacific Palisades. There were no indications of foul play at the scene.
A toxicology report released in December also listed drowning, coronary artery disease, and the effects of buprenorphine—used to treat opioid addiction—as contributing factors. The cause of the actor’s death was ruled an accident.
In May, it was reported that the authorities are investigating the source of the ketamine involved in Perry’s death.
The Los Angeles Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration have been examining the situation for several months, according to the outlet.
