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Watch Matthew Perry’s most iconic Friends scenes
Tributes are pouring in from around the world for the actor Matthew Perry, who has died at the age of 54.
The American-Canadian star, best known for his portrayal of sarcastic joker Chandler Bing in Friends, was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Saturday 28 October.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, who was friends with Perry at school, wrote on Twitter/X: “Matthew Perry’s passing is shocking and saddening. I’ll never forget the schoolyard games we used to play, and I know people around the world are never going to forget the joy he brought them.
“Thanks for all the laughs, Matthew. You were loved – and you will be missed.”
Actors Selma Blair, Paget Brewster, Octavia Spencer, Maggie Wheeler and Yvette Nicole Brown are among the celebrities who have also shared condolence messages.
During her show in Las Vegas this weekend, Adele shared a tribute to Perry on stage, saying: “He was so open with his struggles with addiction and sobriety, which I think is incredibly, incredibly brave. I just wanna say how much I love what he did for all of us.”
Police were called to Perry’s home at 4pm on Saturday and found him unresponsive, law enforcement sources said.
He died in an apparent drowning in his hot tub, his representative told NBC News.
Matthew Perry, the comic genius who wore his big, bruised heart on his sleeve
The ‘Friends’ star’s performances were a masterclass in comic timing. And in his life outside of Chandler Bing, he was disarmingly honest about his frailties and his struggles with addiction.
Read Fiona Sturges’s moving tribute:
Roisin O’Connor29 October 2023 14:12
Perry said he didn’t just play Chandler, he ‘was Chandler’
On being cast as the insecure, anxious, wise-cracking Chandler Bing in Friends, Perry once said: “It was as if someone had followed me around for a year, stealing my jokes, copying my mannerisms, photocopying my world-weary yet witty view of life…
“It wasn’t that I thought I could play Chandler; I was Chandler.”
Ellie Harrison29 October 2023 13:30
Canadian PM and old school friend of Perry’s, Justin Trudeau, shares warm words
“Matthew Perry’s passing is shocking and saddening,” he wrote on Twitter/X. “I’ll never forget the schoolyard games we used to play, and I know people around the world are never going to forget the joy he brought them. Thanks for all the laughs, Matthew. You were loved – and you will be missed.”
Ellie Harrison29 October 2023 13:26
What we learnt from Perry’s memoir
Perry released his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, almost exactly one year ago on 1 November 2022.
From his relationship with Julia Roberts to his addiction struggles during Friends, here’s what we learnt…
Ellie Harrison29 October 2023 13:13
Watch Perry say the final line of Friends in 2004
Perry asked the co-creator and executive producer of Friends, Marta Kauffman, if he could say the last ever line in the stratospherically successful sitcom.
Watch the iconic moment below…
Matthew Perry’s final line of Friends resurfaces as actor dies aged 54
Ellie Harrison29 October 2023 12:39
Watch Perry’s most iconic Friends scenes
Perry played king of sarcasm Chandler Bing in all 10 seasons of Friends. Here are some of his finest moments in the show, from enjoying reclining chairs with Joey to being exasperated with on-off girlfriend Janice…
Watch Matthew Perry’s most iconic Friends scenes
Ellie Harrison29 October 2023 12:12
Journalist and author Jon Ronson calls Perry ‘extremely thoughtful and generous’
Ronson, who directed Perry in an episode of Playhouse Presents, shared a moving tribute.
He wrote on Twitter/X: “I worked with Matthew Perry nine years ago and got to know him a little. He was extremely thoughtful and generous, even letting us stay in his home, for no reason other than kindness. Anyway, when someone is that kind, you should let people know, hence this tweet.”
Ellie Harrison29 October 2023 11:59
Hannah Waddingham calls Perry ‘total magic’
The Sex Education and Ted Lasso star called Perry “magic” on Instagram, writing: “I can’t stop looking at photos of this beautiful man. I’m so so sad that such a cruel, unyielding disease always tried to define him. It will never define him for me. His untouchable gift for comedy, his total honesty on and off screen and his beautiful, handsome face will.”
Ellie Harrison29 October 2023 11:50
Perry’s struggles with addiction
At one point during his time on Friends, Perry was taking up to 55 Vicodin painkillers a day and was down to just 128lb (just over 9st) in weight. He said in a 2016 interview that he did not remember filming three seasons of the show because he was a “little out of it at the time”.
Read everything he’s said about his addiction issues here…
Ellie Harrison29 October 2023 11:37
The time Matthew Perry went on Newsnight
The star was open about his issues with addiction over the years, and outside of Friends, one of his most memorable TV appearances was in 2013, when he debated the topic on the BBC’s current affairs programme Newsnight.
He appeared on the programme with Baroness Meacher, an advocate for drug policy reform, and controversial author and broadcaster Peter Hitchens.
Let’s just say, Perry and Hitchens did not see eye to eye. Read all about their encounter here…
Ellie Harrison29 October 2023 11:00
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