Matthew Perry's Will Names His Beneficiaries, Trust Details
Perry's longtime manager, Lisa Ferguson, will act as executor of his will.
It has been five months since Friends star Matthew Perry died, and the late actor's last will and testament has finally been revealed. Created in 2009, Perry's will names Lisa Ferguson and Robin Ruzan as co-executors. Ruzan, who was an executive producer on Celebrity Liar, declined to act as one of Perry's executors. Ferguson — Perry's longtime business manager — has accepted the responsibility.
Perry's will also designates most of Perry's estate to his Alvy Singer Living Trust, seemingly named after Woody Allen's character in the 1977 film Annie Hall. "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," Perry specified in the court documents — obtained by Us Weekly — which Ferguson's lawyer filed in March.
According to the will, Perry had over $1 million in personal property when he passed away. That money is in addition to what his executors had previously added to the trust. A hearing for Perry's will has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, in Los Angeles.
Perry's father, John Perry, and his mother, Suzanne Morrison, are named as two of the trust beneficiaries since the actor had no children. Perry's half-siblings from Morrison and his stepfather Keith Morrison's marriage —Caitlin Morrison, Emily Morrison, Madeline Morrison, and William Morrison — are also named under the trust's beneficiaries, as is his half-sister Maria Perry-Bowick, whom Matthew's father shares with his wife Debbie Boyle.
On Saturday, Oct. 28, first responders discovered Perry's body after receiving a call to his residence. He was 54 years old at the time of his death. According to law enforcement sources who spoke with TMZ, initial tests determined that Perry did not have fentanyl or meth in his system at the time of his death.
Perry's death was revealed to be caused by acute effects of ketamine in an autopsy report obtained by PEOPLE. Contributing factors such as drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects (a medication used to treat opioid use disorder) were also listed. Ultimately, the actor's death was ruled accidental.
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