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Who is Rachel Dunn, Matthew Perry’s ex named in his will? The late Friends star called her ‘the ex-girlfriend of his dreams’, met her while clean from drugs, and they had a 14-year age gap

STORYSumnima Kandangwa
Who is Rachel Dunn (right), Matthew Perry’s ex-girlfriend who’s been named in his will? Photo: Getty Images
Who is Rachel Dunn (right), Matthew Perry’s ex-girlfriend who’s been named in his will? Photo: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

  • The actor, who played Chandler Bing on Friends, passed away from ‘acute effects of ketamine’ at 54 last year, and details of his will have recently come to light
  • Dunn and Perry dated for just 2 years, from 2003 to 2005; but she’s known as his ‘one that got away’ and he wrote about her in his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

Several months after his passing, details have been revealed regarding actor Matthew Perry’s will.

The beloved Friends alum passed away from “acute effects of ketamine” at 54 in October last year, according to an autopsy report.
Matthew Perry struggled with substance abuse throughout his life. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Matthew Perry struggled with substance abuse throughout his life. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
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The actor had a net worth of US$120 million at the time of his death, per Hollywood Reporter. His will, which he wrote in 2009, details that he wanted to leave a majority of his assets to his private trust, The Alvy Singer Living Trust, named after the main character played by Woody Allen in his 1977 film Annie Hall, People reported.

Aside from his immediate family, the actor named an ex-girlfriend, Rachel Dunn, as a trust beneficiary despite only having dated her for two years from 2003 to 2005.

Matthew Perry and Rachel Dunn; the pair only dated for two years, but the late actor named her in his will. Photo: Getty Images
Matthew Perry and Rachel Dunn; the pair only dated for two years, but the late actor named her in his will. Photo: Getty Images
The 17 Again actor never married or had kids, but has gone on dates with some big names including Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz – so what made Dunn stand out?

Here’s what we know.

Matthew Perry and Rachel Dunn had a large age gap

Matthew Perry and Rachel Dunn in 2004, in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images
Matthew Perry and Rachel Dunn in 2004, in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images
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