{"id":10778,"date":"2026-10-27T17:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=10778"},"modified":"2026-10-27T17:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:18:20","slug":"the-one-about-matthew-perry-did-friends-star-have-kids-sister-speaks-netflix-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/10\/27\/the-one-about-matthew-perry-did-friends-star-have-kids-sister-speaks-netflix-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Matthew Perry have kids? His sister reveals the heartbreaking truth in new Netflix documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matthew Perry\u2019s sister Mia Perry Bowick is speaking publicly for the first time following her brother\u2019s death in the new Netflix documentary series The One About Matthew Perry<\/a>, including his wish for a family life. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Friends<\/a> star tragically died on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54 from the \u201cacute effects of ketamine\u201d and subsequent drowning. Although it was originally believed to have been an accident, an investigation uncovered criminal activity involving the supply of ketamine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Five people pleaded guilty to various charges in relation to supplying the drug to Perry, including his former personal assistant and a doctor. <\/span><\/p>\n

Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing on the iconic sitcom, was open about his struggles with addiction. But the new Netflix<\/a> documentary gives us a deeper insight into who he was as a person and how his loved ones around him saw him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadly, his father, retired actor John Bennett Perry, couldn\u2019t appear in the docu-series<\/a> due to an illness. But Mia Perry Bowick, one of Perry\u2019s five half-siblings, does give extensive interviews to talk more about who her brother was beyond the cameras.<\/span><\/p>\n

And she\u2019s also talked about the family life he had always wanted. <\/span><\/p>\n

Did Matthew Perry have kids?<\/h2>\n
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Sadly, no. Perry never got married or had children himself. But he had spoken openly about wanting to settle down and start a family, with a clip of this shown in The One About Matthew Perry<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a 2002 interview with Larry King, the host asks if he\u2019s been in love, to which he replies, \u201cYes, of course I\u2019ve been in love. I\u2019ve met some amazing people.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

When asked if he wants to get married, Perry said, \u201cI do. I think in the last maybe six or seven months of my life, I\u2019ve become a person that deserves somebody wonderful and isn\u2019t scared of that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

By this point, Perry had been in recovery for around 18 months, following his decision to seek treatment in February 2001. Prior to this, Perry said, \u201cI had this rather big dark cloud hanging over me for most of my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Perry Bowick also spoke about his desire for a family while reflecting on the moment her brother and Courteney Cox filmed Chandler and Monica\u2019s wedding for Friends season 7. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Credit: Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI remember he was coming back and forth from rehab. Both sides of the family came to the filming to watch them get married,\u201d she explains. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a really big deal because we\u2019re all worried about him. You know, trying to navigate relationships while also battling this crippling addiction is, I mean, I would say near impossible. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think the unspoken truth that we were all sitting with in some way or another was, is this his wedding?\u201d She also said the emotion that was behind his eyes was \u201cso real\u201d, and that there was real platonic love between Perry and Cox. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a separate interview with <\/span>People<\/span><\/a>, Perry Bowick elaborated on the family\u2019s concern about this scene, saying they knew it was what Perry wanted for himself in real life. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe all knew how serious his disorder was, so there was this sense of, \u2018Who knows what\u2019s going to happen?\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cWatching that wedding, we all knew he wanted that in life. He wanted a partner, he wanted kids.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What the Friends star said about wanting marriage and children<\/h2>\n

And Perry himself had spoken about how much he wanted to become a father.<\/span><\/p>\n