Lisa Kudrow has paid tribute to her friend and co-star Matthew Perry following the tragic death of the late actor.
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The co-creators of Friends are speaking out about the sudden death of Matthew Perry.
Marta Kauffman revealed she had spoken to Matthew just two weeks prior to his death, and noted he was sober, had quit smoking, and seemed in an emotionally good place.
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About their conversation two weeks ago, Marta told Hoda Kotb on the Today show, “It was great. He was happy and chipper. He didn’t seem weighed down by anything. He was in a really good place, which is why this seems so unfair.”
Marta added she was in “utter shock” when she heard the tragic news.
She continued, “My first impulse was to text him, honestly. It’s hard to grasp: one minute he’s here and he’s happy, and then poof. And doing good in the world, really doing good in the world.”
Due to his history with drugs and alcohol, Matthew once said people wouldn’t be surprised by the news of his death. Hoda asked David Crane, the show’s other creator, about this statement.
David responded, “I would say that’s probably true given the journey he’d been on, and we were all aware of it. There was a part that was kind of bracing for something like this. It is still hard to believe, because he was such an alive person that it’s hard to believe he’s not here.”
Marta then said about his current state, “He seemed better than I had seen in a while. I was so thrilled to see that. He was emotionally in a good place. He looked good. He quit smoking…He was sober.”
She did say she was concerned about him during the Friends reunion (in 2021), which fans noted he sounded like he was slurring during.
She shared, “knowing he had been through everything he’d been through and every time he had surgery, they’re giving him opioids for pain, and the cycle starts over
Lisa Kudrow has paid tribute to her friend and co-star Matthew Perry following the tragic death of the late actor.
David Schwimmer is the latest Friends star to mourn the loss of Matthew Perry.
who died on Oct. 28 at the age of 54.The “Morning Show” star wrote on Instagram Wednesday in a lengthy and emotional tribute: “Oh boy this one has cut deep… Having to say goodbye to our Matty has been an insane wave of emotions that I’ve never experienced before.”She continued: “We all experience loss at some point in our lives. Loss of life or loss of love.
Friends” co-star Matthew Perry. Hollywood was rocked when Perry’s sudden and shocking death was announced in October. The actor was just 54 years old at the time.
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.
Matt LeBlanc has shared his first personal tribute regarding the death of his co-star of a decade, Matthew Perry. LeBlanc and Perry played Joey and Chandler in “Friends,” one of the most iconic friendships on television, running for 10 seasons. Zac Efron discusses Matthew Perry mentorship and possibly playing him in a biopicJennifer Aniston is ‘struggling’ with Matthew Perry’s passingA post shared by Matt LeBlanc (@mleblanc)The post is made up of multiple photos of the LeBlanc and Perry in character over the years.
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.
Matthew Perry’s return to shoot Chandler Bing and Monica Geller’s wedding on “Friends” wasn’t all smooth sailing — to say the least. The late actor revealed in detail in his 2022 memoir what happened behind the scenes before filming the Season 7 finale.The star, who died at age 54 on Oct. 28, wrote in his book that his dad, John Bennett Perry, saved his life “multiple times” — and even stepped in over a conversation the “Friends” actor had with the show’s co-creators.“After about three weeks, I called Marta Kauffman and David Crane to tell them I was sober and could return to ‘Friends,'” Perry recalled in “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.”“‘When are you coming back?’ They said.
We now know about as much as we’ll know about Matthew Perry‘s death as we will for quite some time.
shocking passing at the age of 54. Perry’s stepdad, “Dateline” journalist Keith Morrison, 76, is listed as the informant who provided details for his death certificate, which was obtained by The Post. The certificate states that Perry died at 4:17 p.m.
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.
Matthew Perry's death certificate has revealed a 'deferred' cause of death, sharing new details about the actor's passing. The Friends star was found unresponsive in his hot tub by his assistant on 28 October, who immediately tried to get his head above water before calling for help. Sadly, despite the best efforts of first responders, Matthew was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Taylor Swift fans are convinced that the singer's recent outfit is a sweet tribute to the popular US sitcom Friends, following the sad news of Matthew Perry's passing.Taylor, 33, is known for her love of Friends, and now fans have noticed a cute similarity between one of the singer's latest outfit and the iconic sitcom.The pop star has never hidden her love for Friends and she even invited Lisa Kudrow on stage during her 1989 tour for a duet of the sitcom's famous song Smelly Cat. "This singer, she's only ever played in coffee houses before.
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.
The Friends creatives are reflecting on their final conversations with Matthew Perry.
Matthew Perry tragically passed away at the age of 54 when he was reportedly found deceased in his hot tub at his home on Saturday (October 28).
Matthew Perry was happy and sober before his death, according to Friends creator Marta Kauffman. The TV executive, who created the beloved sitcom with David Crane, spoke to the actor just two weeks before his death at the weekend at the age of 54, which sparked an outpouring of grief from fans around the world.
Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman has recalled her final conversation with Matthew Perry prior to his death aged 54.The actor, who played Chandler Bing in the sitcom, died on Saturday (October 28) after reportedly being found unresponsive in a hot tub in his Los Angeles home. Results from an initial post-mortem were found to be “inconclusive” pending a toxicology report.Speaking to Today, Kauffman, who co-created Friends with David Crane, said she had spoken to Perry two weeks before his death.“He was happy and chipper,” Kauffman said about Perry during their conversation.
Matthew Perry’s appearance on HBO Max’s “Friends” special in 2021 due to his past struggles.“Yes, I was concerned about him,” she told “Today” show’s Hoda Kotb in a pre-taped interview, which aired on Wednesday. “Knowing that he’d been through everything he’d been through, and every time he had surgery they’re giving him opioids for pain, and the cycle starts over again.”“So, yes, I was concerned about what point in the cycle he was in that moment.”Just days before the highly anticipated gathering — which brought together Perry and his former co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer — Perry had “emergency dental surgery.”“They did all sorts of things,” the actor told Diane Sawyer during a sit-down that aired in October 2022, adding that the procedure “made [his] mouth feel like fire.”Fans noticed Perry’s slurred speech during the two-hour special.“It sounded like my voice was off,” Perry acknowledged Sawyer.