Why Matthew Perry didn’t want to be remembered just for ‘Friends’

Friends are reportedly “planning a special reunion” to honour their late co-star Matthew Perry.Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, was found dead in his hot tub at his Los Angeles home on October 28. He was 54 years old.

Friends, was found dead in his hot tub at his Los Angeles home on October 28. He was 54 years old.

Friends star Lisa Kudrow has thanked Matthew Perry for the 'best 10 years a person gets to have' in a heartbreaking tribute to her co-star. Lisa played Phoebe Buffay in the hit US comedy, which starred Matthew as Chandler Bing, for 10 series from 1994 to 2004.

Lisa Kudrow has paid tribute to her friend and co-star Matthew Perry following the tragic death of the late actor.

Perry before his death.“Shot the pilot, ‘Friends Like Us,’ got picked up then immediately, we were at the NBC Upfronts. Then …You suggested we play poker AND made it so much fun while we initially bonded. Thank you for that,” Kudrow, 60, captioned a photo of the two together Wednesday on Instagram.

David Schwimmer has recalled one of his 'favourite moments' with later friend and co-star Matthew Perry as he penned his own tribute following the actor's tragic death. Perry died aged 54 on October 28.

Friends co-star Matthew Perry.Cox, who released a joint statement with her Friends co-stars shortly after Perry’s death, has now posted her own personal tribute on Instagram (November 14).In the post, the actor shared a clip from the sitcom where Chandler (Perry) and Monica (Cox) hook up for the first time – explaining how Perry encouraged her to add a “funny line” for the live audience.“I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day,” Cox wrote. “When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I wish I could share. For now here’s one of my favourites.“To give a little backstory, Chandler and Monica were supposed to have a one night fling in London.

Friends star Courtney Cox has shared a touching tribute to her on-screen husband in the series, Matthew Perry. The pair starred as Monica and Chandler in the hit 1990s and 2000s comedy series, with the characters marrying in 2001.

is mourning Matthew Perry, who played her husband on the NBC sitcom “Friends,” following his death on Oct. 28 at age 54.“I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day,” she wrote via Instagram on Nov. 14.

Matt LeBlanc has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his late Friends co-star Matthew Perry as he said that some of his "favourite times" were spent with the actor. Best known for playing Chandler Bing in the sitcom, Perry died aged 54 on October 28.

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.

The death certificate of Matthew Perry, the beloved star from Friends, has revealed new details about his passing.The document, which was obtained by The Blast, lists Matthew's step-father, Keith Morrison, a well-known Dateline journalist, as the informant and confirms that Matthew passed away at 4:17 p.m. PST at his LA home on October 28.

Friends star Matthew Perry wanted him to play him in a biopic.News that the actor had named Zac Efron as his first choice to depict him in a biopic arose last week (November 2), when one of his close acquaintances, Athenna Crosby, spoke with Entertainment Tonight.The interview took place after the Friends actor was found dead in his Los Angeles home on October 28. He was aged 54 and the death has been linked to an apparent drowning.“He said that he wanted to make a movie about his life,” Crosby said.

according to TMZ. The “Friends” star died unexpectedly on Oct. 28 at age 54 of an apparent drowning at his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.Perry’s cause of death has been “deferred,” so it’s unknown if he had a relapse after openly talking about his lifelong struggles with addiction, including detailing it in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” However, authorities believe no foul play was involved and no drugs were found at the scene.

Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing in the mega popular sitcom Friends, reportedly stopped a storyline where his character was to cheat on wife Monica Geller.The much-loved actor was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on 28 October at the age of 54.The cause of his death is still unknown, but it's reported that he drowned in his hot tub. A former co-star has now revealed an alternative storyline in Friends that never came to fruition. Lisa Cash, who appeared in the 1999 episode 'The One in Vegas' from season five, shared her experience as an extra and revealed that her role was initially supposed to be different.

Matthew Perry once joked about being seriously in debt to his Friends co-star David Schwimmer, and the resurfaced quote is speaking to the close bond shared between the hit show’s cast.

died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles.The 56-year-old actor was spotted driving at 3:30 p.m. PT Thursday in his black Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon, wearing black sunglasses and a black baseball cap. LeBlanc played Joey Tribbiani, who was roommates and best friends with Perry’s Chandler Bing, for 10 seasons on the hit NBC series, from 1994 to 2004.LeBlanc and his other four “Friends” co-stars — Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer — issued a joint statement to People nearly 48 hours after his death.“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew.

Matthew Perry, the star of Friends had a close bond with his assistant Briana Brancato, who he says "saved his life".The actor, 54, who had struggled with addiction in the past was found unresponsive in a jacuzzi at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, 28 October. It's reported that Matthew had been playing pickleball, a game similar to squash, for over an hour before he went home to relax. When he got home, he asked his assistant to run an errand for him.

died Saturday of an apparent drowning incident at his California home. He was 54.Law enforcement sources told TMZ that investigators ran a less-in-depth test on the actor that revealed he did not have fentanyl or meth in his system at the time of his death.More in-depth tests are currently being conducted as part of the toxicology, which can takes months to establish an official cause of death.Additionally, a cause of death was “deferred.”The Post has contacted the Los Angeles Police Department for comment.Sources told the outlet that prescription medications were found at the property, and will be part of the review, which is common practice.The Post confirmed that officials received a phone call reporting that the late actor was in his hot tub and not breathing.The caller’s identity has not been revealed by authorities, though TMZ reported it was Perry’s assistant, who made the call after returning to the home.LAPD Capt.

Matthew Perry looked so lively just 24 hours before his death… It’s wild how fast things can change.