Erik Fleming (director)
Erik Fleming | |
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| Citizenship | United States |
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Criminal charge |
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Penalty | 2 years in prison |
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Location | Los Angeles |
Erik Fleming is an American film and television director and producer. He is a graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts and known for creating the 1992 experimental short film, The Silver Surfer, which portrayed the Marvel Comics character through CGI.[1][2] He also has served as a drug counselor. After pleading for his role in actor Matthew Perry's death, Fleming was required to report to a federal prison by noon on June 29, 2026.[3]
Matthew Perry death case
In August 2024, Fleming was charged in connection to actor Matthew Perry's ketamine-related drowning in October 2023. On August 8, 2024, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death. He could have faced up to 25 years in prison.[4][5] Fleming was initially scheduled to be sentenced on November 12, 2025.[5][6] However, The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California later confirmed he was at this point in time scheduled to be sentenced on January 7, 2026.[7][8] Fleming admitted to obtaining ketamine for Perry to use from the supplier (Jasveen Sangha) and then giving it to Perry's assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, the person who would then inject Perry with the drug.[9] All the five defendants in the case involving Perry's death would make guilty pleas on separate occasions.[5][10] Sangha would supply Fleming with 71 vials of ketamine for Perry to use.[11] On May 13, 2026, Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett sentenced Fleming to two years in prison.[12]
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1992 | The Silver Surfer | Yes | No | Short film | [4] |
| 1995 | Cyber Bandits | Yes | No | ||
| 1999 | My Brother the Pig | Yes | No | [4] | |
| 2003 | The Surreal Life | No | Yes | Season one only | [4] |
External links
- Erik Fleming at IMDb
References
- ↑ "Erik Fleming interview". Comics2Film. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Beau Yarbrough (March 15, 2000). "Saga of the Silver Surfer (Film): Making of "The Silver Surfer". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ Romero, Dennis; Nious, Kevin (May 13, 2026). "Drug counselor who distributed ketamine that killed Matthew Perry sentenced to 2 years". NBC News. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Baum, Gary (August 15, 2024). "Matthew Perry's Drug Dealer Was Once Scarlett Johansson's Director and Surreal Life Producer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "North Hollywood Woman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Charges, Including Selling Ketamine that Killed Actor Matthew Perry". U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ↑ Deliso, Meredith (June 16, 2025). "Doctor in Matthew Perry ketamine overdose case agrees to plead guilty: DOJ". ABC News. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
Fleming is scheduled to be sentenced in November.
- ↑ U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California (December 3, 2025). "Former Physician Who Ran Calabasas Clinic Sentenced to 2 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Ketamine to Actor Matthew Perry". U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
- ↑ "2nd doctor in Matthew Perry's ketamine death sentenced to 8 months of home confinement". ABC 7 Los Angeles. December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
- ↑ Samra, Christine (August 30, 2024). "Doctor charged in Matthew Perry's death agrees to plead guilty". KLTA. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ Dalton, Andrew (August 18, 2025). "'Ketamine Queen' accused of selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry agrees to plead guilty". Associated Press. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
- ↑ U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California (August 18, 2025). "North Hollywood Woman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Charges, Including Selling Ketamine that Killed Actor Matthew Perry". U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ↑ Anguiano, Dani (May 13, 2026). "Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 16, 2026.