Matthew Perry’s personal belongings to be auctioned, including signed Friends scripts

From artwork by Banksy to scripts from the smash TV series Friends, dozens of Matthew Perry’s personal belongings are up for auction in the United States.

Perry, who played the neurotic and sarcastic Chandler Bing, died in 2023 at the age of 54 after decades of battling addictions.

The executors of his estate have put around 130 lots up for auction – including his favourite watch and childhood mementos – to raise money for the Matthew Perry Foundation, an organisation dedicated to helping people with addiction.

Roberta Kramer, of Heritage Auctions, said: “It’s a combination of all kinds of things from the actor’s lifetime.

“Things relating to his work on Friends and other television shows and films, but a lot of very personal things too, from all the way from childhood to adulthood.”

Items include Perry’s treasured Memorigin watch with a Batman emblem, as well as artwork he collected during his lifetime – including Girl With Balloon and Nola by street artist Banksy. The two artworks are expected to fetch around US$1 million ($1.7m).

There is also at least one [personal letter sent to Perry from Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston.

Kramer said Perry started the foundation with the aim of using his “celebrity and his experience in life with substance abuse to help other people”.

She added: “We know that he would be happy that all of his things went to help the mission of the foundation.”

Six people have been convicted in connection with Perry’s ketamine overdose death. Five of them have already been sentenced, including a woman dubbed the “Ketamine Queen”, who styled herself as a dealer to the stars. A sixth person is expected to be sentenced next week.

The auction will take place in Dallas and online on June 5 (local time).

– AFP