Fans are invited to attend the Profiles in History public sale on December 15 and December 16 at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, where they have a chance to bid on famous props from the popular sitcom in the ‘Icons of Hollywood Auction’.

Among the items for sale is the Central Perk cafe’s orange couch, which Jennifer Aniston and her Friends co-stars congregated on each week from season four.

The couch is expected to fetch $4,000 – $6,000 (£2,552 – £3,828), while the accompanying green chair is estimated at $3,000 – $5,000 (£1,914 – £3,190).

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Actor Matthew Perry, best known for his role on the NBC sitcom “Friends,” told The Daily Caller that people “realize now is not the greatest time to be selling” homes, but “it’s a good time to be buying.” Perry, however, would not comment on the capital gains tax rate which affects his profit on the sale of his own properties.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Perry recently sold one of his real estate and purchased another property in Los Angeles for more than $8 million.  Perry has approximately $22.045 million worth of real estate on the market.

TheDC asked Perry for his opinion on the current capital gains tax rate of 15 percent. The Obama administration has proposed raising it to 20 percent.

“These questions have to be asked of people who know more than me about this,” said Perry.

Before the interview, Perry participated in a forum at the Capitol on Thursday called “Drug Courts: A Proven Budget Solution.”

“In order to fund these drug courts, it costs $68 million to be able to properly fund, to be able to take care of the 1.2 million people who need drug courts — that’s what we’re here for — to ask for that,” Perry told TheDC.

“It’s a great sort of no-brainer, because it’s bipartisan. Everybody likes this idea; nobody’s against it. I think the only people that are against drug courts are private prison owners,” he said. “Those are the only people that would fight this.”

Perry lobbied Congress to fund drug courts at a minimum of $86 million in 2012 to help the program reach a higher percentage of the millions who need its services.

Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) echoed Perry’s words and added that this kind of funding could save the country some serious dough in the long-term.

“We lose about $400 billion a year in the U.S. from loss of productivity in the workforce due to alcohol and drug addiction,” Sullivan said. “It’s an elephant in the room that we need to address.

According to the NADCP, when compared to the $23,000 it costs the traditional criminal justice system to house one prisioner, the average cost drops below $7,000 per drug court participant.

NADCP CEO West Huddleston said that since 2004 the number of veterans diagnosed with mental illness and substance abuse disorders has increased 38 percent.

Perry had a clear message to those who have been most affected by the success of drug court and addiction programs:

“Follow your heart. It takes work to do the right thing but if you get yourself into a drug court and into the programs you have a chance to follow your true destiny.”

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Actor Matthew Perry has bought a newly built custom house in the Sunset Strip area for $8.65 million.

Walls of glass off the main living area and master bedroom open to an outdoor dining room, living room, lawn and swimming pool. Steps lead from the infinity pool down to a theater, which has velvet seating for nine and a 2-inch-thick underwater pool window. The 4,000-square-foot home also has a sleek kitchen centered on a lime green island, plus three bedrooms and four bathrooms. Views run from downtown to the ocean.

Since his days as Chandler Bing on “Friends” (1994-2004), Perry starred in “17, Again” (2009) and the comedy series “Mr. Sunshine” (2011). The property he bought came on the market in April at $9.9 million.

Ben Bacal and Dena Luciano of Keller Williams, Hollywood Hills, were the listing agents. Greg Holcomb of Partners Trust, Beverly Hills, represented Perry, the Multiple Listing Service shows.

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Janney also praised her co-star Matthew Perry, who executive produced the show (Mr Sunshine), and described him as “pretty great to work with”.

“I applaud him,” she said. “He was wearing so many hats. I could see it was exhausting him and yet he really cared about this, and really put his heart into it. I just admire him for it and applaud him. I could never do it in a million years, so I think it’s admirable. He really held it together and did it, writing and rewriting while we were doing it. He did a great job. I’m proud of him.”