Erik Fleming (director)

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Erik Fleming
CitizenshipUnited States
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
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CountryUnited 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]

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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 pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death. He faces up to 25 years in prison. [3] [4] Fleming is scheduled to be sentenced in November 2025. [5] 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. [6] All the five defendants in the case involving Perry's death would make guilty pleas on separate occasions. [4] [7] Sangha would supply Fleming with 71 vials of ketamine for Perry to use. [8]

Partial filmography

YearTitleDirectorProducerNotesRef.
1992 The Silver Surfer YesNoShort film [3]
1995 Cyber Bandits YesNo
1999 My Brother the Pig YesNo [3]
2003 The Surreal Life NoYesSeason one only [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Erik Fleming interview". Comics2Film. Retrieved July 4, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Samra, Christine (August 30, 2024). "Doctor charged in Matthew Perry's death agrees to plead guilty". KLTA. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
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