 Perry wrote for the "ThunderCats" and "Silverhawks" television shows in the 1980s, as well as the comic book series "Timespirits" and "ThunderCats", among others.In 2008 Perry was diagnosed with bladder cancer which was operated on, but reemerged in the midst of financial troubles which prompted the help of The Hero Initiative.His profile on Facebook reads, "I discovered, a year ago, I had cancer when I walked into an Emergency Room with no insurance or no doctor.