A new update on Matthew Perry’s will marks an interesting insight into his funds and who his money is going to. The actor received large earnings from his residuals and time on the hit NBC show Friends, and has amassed a large net worth.
Matthew Perry died on October 28, 2023, from an apparent drowning in a hot tub from acute ketamine poisoning in his house in Los Angeles, California. He was 54 years old. A police investigation opened up resulting in Matthew Perry‘s doctors and assistants being arrested and charged with causing his death. More than 8 months after his death, Lisa Ferguson, one of the trustees of Perry’s estate, filed an inventory and appraisal document indicating the actor had $1,596,914.47 in his personal bank account at the time of his death, according to documents pulled by People. He also left the Alvy Singer Living Trust, which is named after Woody Allen’s character in Annie Hall.
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“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,” the Fools Rush In actor wrote on his will. So, who is exactly listed to receive his money?
Read about which family members were included in his estate.
Matthew Perry’s father, actor John Bennett Perry, was named a beneficiary in his will. Just days before his death, Matthew posed with his father in a picture on Instagram. He captioned the post, “Here is me, and my father John, both holding a beverage.”
Suzanne Morrison, Matthew’s mother, was named a beneficiary in his will. Suzanne started her career as a journalist and then became a press secretary for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Perry recalled fighting a young Justin Trudeau in the schoolyard in a Jimmy Kimmel Live! appearance in 2017.
Robin Ruzan was named a trustee for Matthew Perry’s Alvy Singer Trust. She was a friend and executive producer on Celebrity Liar.
Caitlin Morrison, Matthew Perry’s half-sister through his mom Suzanne, was named a beneficiary in his will. In his memoir, he wrote that when his sister was born, he “loved her instantly.”
Lisa Ferguson was named a trustee of Matthew Perry’s Alvy Singer Living Trust. Ferguson was Perry’s business manager.
Rachel Dunn was Matthew Perry’s ex-girlfriend from 2003 to 2005, and she was the only person not in his family named in his beneficiary. “With Rachel in my life, I know that I can be very committed and not some selfish guy who just wants to hang out with friends,” Perry told the Evening Standard in 2004. “I want to spend time with my girlfriend and explore what it means to have a much closer relationship than I’ve previously had time for.”
Maria Perry-Bowick is Matthew Perry’s only half-sister through his father John Perry.
Madeline Morrison, Matthew’s half-sister through his mom Suzanne, was named beneficiary.
Emily Morrison, Matthew Perry’s half-sister through Suzanne. Matthew has expressed that he “loved her immediately.” But with more additions, he talked about how more of his half-siblings caused him to act out sometimes. “However, I was so often on the outside looking in, still that kid up in the clouds on a flight to somewhere else, unaccompanied.”
William Morrison, Matthew Perry’s only half-brother through his mom Suzanne Morrison, is named a beneficiary.
