The Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham was a close friend of Matthew Perry, and said he was really happy and satisfied before his untimely death.
30.10.2023 - 21:30 / perezhilton.com
We still can’t believe Matthew Perry is dead.
Obviously one of the first things everyone thinks about is Friends. The megahit sitcom is where we all spent the bulk of our time with the hilarious actor. 10 seasons of watching the guy be a comic genius, even in a cast of comic geniuses, it was brilliant.
But it turns out the man himself hoped he wouldn’t be remembered primarily for the show that made him a household name. There was something he found much more important later in life.
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Speaking to podcaster Tom Power just last year, Matthew explained:
Yes, the actor famously struggled with addiction for years, something he was open about in his book Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing. It’s the titular big terrible thing. Perry spent $9 million trying to get sober, and after all that effort he at least had something to show for it. He felt like he understood how to help people like himself. He continued:
Obviously Matthew knew a lot of the focus would be on his beloved sitcom — it just wasn’t as meaningful to him in the end. He said:
Wow. So meaningful to get this wish straight from the man himself…
We’ll leave you with one more thing. In that same interview Matthew revealed the song that would be the soundtrack to his life, and it is heartbreaking. He said Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush‘s moving Don’t Give Up. What a way to remember a man who never did.
You can see the full interview on Q with Tom Power for yourself (below):
[Image via Q with Tom Power/TBS/YouTube.]
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The Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham was a close friend of Matthew Perry, and said he was really happy and satisfied before his untimely death.
Friends co-star Matthew Perry, praising him for his “impeccable comic timing” and big “heart”.The actor, who portrayed Ross Geller opposite Perry’s Chandler Bing in the US sitcom, shared a photo of the pair dressed in ’80s suits from an episode alongside his note on Instagram today (November 15).Schwimmer wrote: “Thank you for ten incredible years of laughter and creativity.“I will never forget your impeccable comic timing and delivery. You could take a straight line of dialogue and bend it to your will, resulting in something so entirely original and unexpectedly funny it still astonishes.“And you had heart.
Friends co-star Matthew Perry, saying it was an “honour” to share the stage with him.After the cast of Friends released a joint statement shortly after Perry’s death on October 28, LeBlanc, who played Joey in the sitcom, has now posted his own tribute on Instagram (November 14).“Matthew. It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye,” LeBlanc wrote in the post, alongside some stills from Friends. “The times we had together are honestly among the favourite times of my life.“It was an honour to share the stage with you and to call you my friend.
Friends star Matt LeBlanc has paid an emotional tribute to his co-star Matthew Perry after his tragic death on Saturday, 28 October. Matt played Joey Tribbiani in the American sitcom Friends alongside Matthew Perry, who was known for the fun and loveable character Chandler Bing.Taking to Instagram Matt said: "It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye.The times we had together are honestly among the favorite times of my life. "It was an honor to share the stage with you and to call you my friend.
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Entertainment Tonight during the annual “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson’s” gala, a benefit hosted by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.“He was a hockey player, a good hockey player, and we played hockey together,” the “Back to the Future” star added. According to Fox, Perry once gave his foundation, which began in 2000 and specializes in research into Parkinson’s disease, a gracious donation.
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A year before his death, Matthew Perry revealed that he asked “Friends” co-creator Marta Kauffman to give him the final line of the series. “No one else will care about this except me,” Perry wrote in his memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.”“So may I please have the last line?” he asked the producer. Perry’s wish, of course, was granted, as the Season 10 finale ended with Chandler and Monica (played by Perry and Courteney Cox) saying goodbye to their empty apartment alongside Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and Ross (David Schwimmer).At one point, Rachel suggests they all go grab a final cup of coffee before Chandler and Monica leave New York City and go to live in the suburbs with their children.
didn't get enough mileage out of “we were on a break,” apparently there was talk of Chandler cheating on Monica until Matthew Perry pointed out that it was a terrible idea.In the aftermath of the , co-workers and friends have been their experiences with including Lisa Cash, who appeared briefly in the Friends season 5 episode “The One In Vegas, Part 1.” Cash has a line as the flight attendant who talks to Ross and Rachel, but, she told , the episode almost went in a very different direction.“I came in as a guest star and I was super excited,” Cash said. “The scene was Chandler and Monica were arguing in Vegas about having lunch with Richard.
TMZ, Cash, 54, said she was cast as an extra in the Season 5 episode “The One in Vegas: Part 1.” In the storyline, her character was initially going to sleep with Chandler after delivering room service. “The scene was Chandler and Monica [Courteney Cox] were arguing In Vegas about Monica having lunch with [ex-boyfriend] Richard [Tom Selleck],” Cash said. “And in our script, Chandler goes up to the hotel room and orders room service and I bring it up as a hotel worker.
Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing in Friends, was remembered with a touching song at his funeral. The actor, who sadly passed away last week, had his memorial service end with the powerful 1980s ballad 'Don't Give Up' by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush.The lyrics of the song tell the story of a man struggling with unemployment and its impact on his relationship, reflecting themes of isolation and despair. However, the choruses, sung from his partner's perspective, offer words of care, hope, and encouragement.
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A private funeral took place for Friends star Matthew Perry who was laid to rest at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles on Friday. The actor, most famous for portraying Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom Friends, tragically passed away on 28 October at his home in LA at the age of 54.
A funeral service for Matthew Perry took place on Friday in Los Angeles, with the late actor's friends and family gathering to lay him to rest.The Friends star, famed for portraying Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom, tragically passed away on 28 October at his home in LA at the age of 54. His five Friends co-stars - Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Matt Le Blanc, Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer - were all in attendance, along with his parents, Suzanne Perry and John Bennett Perry. Matthew's stepfather Keith Morrison was also among the 20 mourners at the service, as reported by TMZ.
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Matthew Perry wanted to make a movie about his life!
Friends.In a joint interview on CBS’s Today show, Marta Kauffman and David Crane discussed their shock at the news of Perry’s passing at the age of 54 on Saturday (28 October).“He was happy and chipper,” Kauffman said of Perry, who played Chandler Bing for 10 seasons of the hit sitcom. “He didn’t seem weighed down by anything. He was in a really good place, which is why this seems so unfair.”Kauffman said she was in “utter shock” after hearing the news last weekend.