While fans continue to mourn his death, many are waiting to see how Friends will handle the death of Matthew Perry. The actor, who died on October 28, 2023, aged 54, starred in the beloved sitcom for 10 years alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer. Since news of his death first broke, tributes to the actor have poured in on social media. Friends co-creators Martha Kauffman and David Crane, along with director Kevin Bright, released a heartfelt joint statement about Perry’s unexpected death. “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved friend Matthew,” the three wrote. “It still seems impossible. “We can only say that we are blessed to have him in our lives.”
“He was a great talent. It’s a cliché to say that an actor plays his part, but there’s no better way to say it about Matthew. From the moment we first heard he was playing Chandler Bing, it was no one else but us.” Their praise continued. “We will always be grateful for the joy, light and incredible intelligence he brought not only to his work, but to our lives. He was always the funniest person in the room. Plus, he had the most loving and selfless heart.”
The three ended their statement with a sad nod to the episode’s title. “We send all our love to his family and friends. “It really broke our hearts.”
News of Perry’s death broke on Saturday, October 28, 2023, after the Fools Rush In actor was found unconscious in a hot tub at his California home. The county coroner confirmed the actor’s death the next day, saying the investigation into his death is now “open” and an autopsy has been scheduled to determine how Matthew Perry died. There were no signs of foul play, according to an initial report by the Los Angeles Times.
How did your friends react to Matthew Perry’s death? While the “Friends” cast has yet to publicly announce Perry’s death, an industry source told Page Six that Perry’s former co-stars have “caught wind” of her passing and are preparing to pay their respects together. friend
“The actors are losing their little brother because Matty is the youngest,” the source said. “It’s just devastating.”
The source added that they all support each other. “The whole cast is close. They’re very stressed because they’ve been through the good times and the bad together,” the insider said. “And they protected him and took care of Matty when he was sick.” So much for that. .”
Perry appeared on Friends alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer. The series ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004 and captured the attention of audiences for six of those seasons. But beyond the fame, the group developed relationships that went beyond their on-screen friendship. Perry, who has been public about her struggle with drug and alcohol addiction for years, has always had the support of her co-stars on her journey to sobriety.
She wrote in the 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers, and Something Big Awful: A Memoir that her classmates were “understanding and patient”. “He looks like a penguin. When a penguin in the wild gets sick or seriously injured, other penguins surround it and help it. They walk until the penguin can walk on its own. These actors have done a lot for me.
“Friends, Lovers and Scary Things” by Matthew Perry.
I’m heartbroken about the untimely death of my “son”, Matthew Perry. The loss of such a brilliant young actor is a shock. I’m sending love & condolences to his friends & family, especially his dad, John Bennett Perry, who I worked with on Flamingo Road & Falcon Crest. #RIPMatthew pic.twitter.com/QWMsBVJEAr
— Morgan Fairchild (@morgfair) October 29, 2023
Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel Green on the series, became especially close to Perry after the series ended. “He was the one who addressed us the most. You know, I’m very grateful.” Perry told Diana Sawyer in 2022: In her memoir, Perry said she was the first person to call Aniston out on Friends when it was clear she had been drinking. “I know you drink,” Perry wrote, recalling the day Aniston met her in her trailer. “how did you know?” I said. I have never worked drunk. “I tried to hide it.” But Aniston said it was clear to the entire cast. “It smells like us,” Perry said awkwardly but lovingly, adding in the plural, “I hit myself like a hammer.”
Since then, other Friends stars have paid tribute to Perry, including Maggie Wheeler, who plays Janice, the girlfriend of Perry’s character Chandler Bing. “What a huge loss,” the actress wrote on Instagram. “The world will miss him, Matthew Perry. The joy you brought to so many in your too short life continues. I feel blessed for every creative moment we share.”
Morgan Fairchild, who made a cameo appearance as Chandler’s mother on the show, expressed her condolences via X (formerly Twitter). “I am heartbroken by the sudden death of my ‘son’, Matthew Perry. “The death of such an outstanding young actor is shocking,” he wrote. “My love and condolences go out to his friends and family, especially his father, John Bennett Perry, with whom he worked on Flamingo Road and Falcon Crest.”
Friends, Lovers, and Something Scary, Matthew Perry
