Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham is speaking about the sudden loss of her friend and co-star Matthew Perry.
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Actor Matthew Perry, who shot to fame in the 90s when he starred as Chandler Bing in Friends, has passed away at the age of 54, and fans have now revealed his wish for after his death. Matthew, who suffered from drug and alcohol addiction throughout his life, had in recent years turned his former Malibu beach home into a men's sober living facility called Perry House.
He had also advocated for non-violent people suffering from addiction to be given help, rather than facing incarceration. And it was these things that Matthew hoped to be remembered for after his death.
Speaking to podcaster Tom Power in 2022, one year before his tragic death, Matthew said: "I've had a lot of ups and downs in my life but t he best thing about me, bar none, is that if an acoholic or drug addict comes up to me and says, 'will you help me?' I will aways say 'yes, I know how to do that. "'I will do that for you, even if I can't always do it for myself.' So I do that, whenever I can.
In groups, or one on one." Discussing the Perry House, and his play The End of Longing, he continued: "I had something important to say to people like me, and to people who love people like me." Reflecting on his legacy, Matthew then said: "When I die, I know people will talk about Friends, Friends, Friends. And I'm glad of that, happy I've done some solid work as an actor, as well as given people multiple chances to make fun of my struggles on the world wide web...
"But when I die, as far as my so-called accomplishments go, it would be nice if Friends were listed far behind the things I did to try to help other people. I know it won't happen, but it would be nice." Matthew had suffered from alcohol and drug addiction for a number of years, and opened up about these
.Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham is speaking about the sudden loss of her friend and co-star Matthew Perry.
Matthew Perry's cause of death is expected to be explained by an "unknown drug", a former medical examiner has claimed. The Friends star tragically died at the age of 54 on October 28, after he was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in California. His death certificate was released on Tuesday, 14 November, with the actor's cause of death listed as "pending investigation" as the medical examiner's office awaits toxicology and lab results.
Lisa Kudrow has paid tribute to her friend and co-star Matthew Perry following the tragic death of the late actor.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Courteney Cox shared a personal tribute to her late “Friends” co-star Matthew Perry on Instagram alongside one of her “favorite” memories of him: an outtake from an episode of “Friends” in which Perry whispered a line for her to stay when it’s revealed that Monica is sleeping in Chandler’s bed. The clip was first released as part of the “Friends” reunion special on Max. “I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day,” Cox wrote.
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.
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Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer — in his 2022 memoir, and how director Jimmy Burrows encouraged them to bond in Monica Geller’s apartment on set.“Immediately, there was electricity in the air,” Perry wrote in “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” one year before his tragic death. “We talked and joked, about romance, our careers, our loves, our losses. And the bond that Jimmy knew would be critical had begun,” he continued.
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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 prayed “every night” for Bruce Willis leading up to his death amid the “Die Hard” actor’s battle with the neurodegenerative disorder frontotemporal dementia.The “Friends” alum, who died at age 54 on Oct. 28, looked back on his first meeting with Willis, 68, before they starred together in 2000’s “The Whole Nine Yards” in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.”Their working relationship began with an amusing message that Willis left on Perry’s answering machine.” ‘Matthew, this is Bruce Willis. Call me back, or I’ll burn your house down and break both your knees and arms and you’ll be left with just the stubs for hands and feet for the rest of your life.’ Click, dial tone.
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.
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Ellise Shafer “Friends” co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane recalled their last conversations with series star Matthew Perry, who died on Oct. 28 at the age of 54, during an appearance on “Today” Wednesday morning. Kauffman spoke to Perry just two weeks ago, saying: “It was great.
Matthew Perry looked so lively just 24 hours before his death… It’s wild how fast things can change.
wrote. “I share the same sadness with all our film and TV community who shared time with Matthew.”“As you can see, to know him was to adore him,” continued the “Almost Famous” star.
This is so bittersweet.
Molly Hurwitz is remembering her former fiance Matthew Perry.