Matthew Perry: What happens to his million-dollar estate?

After the sudden death of Matthew Perry (1969-2023) last weekend, many questions continue to arise. One of them is: What will happen to the “Friends” star’s multi-million dollar estate? After all, Perry never married and had no children.

Many millions through “Friends” and real estate

Like his five co-stars Jennifer Aniston (54), Lisa Kudrow (60), David Schwimmer (57), Courteney Cox (59) and Matt LeBlanc (56), Matthew Perry also earned around a million dollars for his role in “Friends”. (around 850,000 euros) per episode in the last seasons. After the successful sitcom ended in 1994, the box office continued to ring for the six main actors. Perry is said to have earned around $20 million (around 19 million euros) from royalties for repeats of “Friends” alone. The 90-minute revival in 2021 is said to have earned another $2.5 million (€2.3 million).

At the time of his death on October 28th, Perry had a net worth of $120 million (around €113 million). The actor also had an impressive real estate portfolio and is said to have had additional income from buying and selling houses.

The estate probably goes to Perry’s parents

It is not yet known whether Perry filed a will or a trust. Since the actor was never married or had children, his assets will probably be passed on in equal parts to his parents, unless there is another ruling, writes “Hello!”. He is said to have been very close to his mother Suzanne Perry, his stepfather Keith Morrison and his father John Bennett Perry. As heirs, they would continue to receive the actor’s royalties in the future.

Matthew Perry, who became famous for his “Friends” role of Chandler Bing, was found dead in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles on October 28, according to US reports. The exact cause of death has not yet been clarified.