Five months have passed since the unexpected death of actor Matthew Perry. The Friends star was found dead in the jacuzzi of his house, where he drowned. Later, it was learned that the interpreter had relapsed into his addictions; and the autopsy revealed the sad truth: his death was due to “acute effects” derived from ketamine consumption.
The 54-year-old actor leaves behind a million-dollar estate, with the details and executors of the will revealed five months after his death, which leave no one indifferent, as it dates back to 2009.
According to documents left behind by the actor and obtained by the NY Post, the actor named two of his friends and colleagues, Lisa Ferguson and Robin Ruzan, to be the executors of his million-dollar estate. His assets are in a trust, which the actor called ‘Alvy Singer Living Trust’, in honor of the character in Woody Allen’s film Annie Hall.
Lisa Ferguson will be in charge of managing Perry’s estate, since Robin Ruzan, who worked with Perry as executive producer when he participated in the television series Celebrity Liar in 2010, opted not to serve as executor on March 4. Ferguson will go to the corresponding Los Angeles Superior Court room on April 10 for the first hearing of her will.
However, it is in terms of the beneficiaries where the surprises come. The actor, who created this will in 2009, named his parents, John Perry and Suzanne Morrison, as beneficiaries; along with his half-sister, Catilin Morrison. Additionally, he added a fourth beneficiary: his ex-girlfriend, Rachel Dunn.
The actor met Rachel Dunn in 2003, a few months after breaking up his relationship with actress Maeve Quinlan (The Bold and the Beautiful). The then fashion student was a breath of fresh air for the protagonist of Friends, who until now had had romances with top stars such as Julia Roberts, Heather Graham or the “baywatch” Yasmine Bleeth.
The couple met after Dunn moved from his native Cambridge (United Kingdom) to the United States, where he wanted to pursue his higher education in Fashion. Her relationship, in addition to attracting attention due to the young woman’s anonymity, also did so due to the age difference, since at that time Perry was 35 years old and the British woman was only 19.
During the two years that their relationship lasted, Perry stayed away from drugs and alcohol, with the performer giving all the credit to his then partner for achieving it and giving “stability” to his life. So much so that they both had plans to start a family.
“With Rachel in my life, I know I can be very committed and not a selfish guy who just wants to hang out with friends,” he explained in an interview with the Evening Standard newspaper. “I want to spend time with my girlfriend and explore what it means to have a much closer relationship than I’ve had before.”
However, the couple broke up their relationship shortly after. They were each taking separate paths in their lives, and Perry promised to “stay focused on his sobriety.” Little has been known about Rachel Dunn since then.
The four of them will be the beneficiaries of Perry’s fortune, who at that time only owned $1,030,000 in personal assets “not limited to jewelry, furniture, belongings, works of art and automobiles.”