Popular actress Courteney Cox recently gave an interview to CBS Sunday Morning, where she talked about her co-actor Matthew Perry, who played the role of Chandler Bing and was Courteney's onscreen husband in the show. Commemorating the show’s 20th anniversary, Courteney Cox stated that despite Matthew’s demise a few months back, she still feels his presence.
Cox said:
“I’m so thankful I got to work so closely with him for so many years. He visits me a lot if we believe in that. I talk to my mom, my dad, Matthew. I feel like there are a lot of people that, I think, guide us. I do sense — I sense Matthew’s around for sure.”
She added:
"You know, he's just so funny. He is genuinely a huge heart, obviously struggled.”
Matthew Perry, born in 1969, passed away in October 2023, due to acute effects of Ketamine. The popular actor was found dead in his bathtub.
F.R.I.E.N.D.S actors’ statement revisited as Courteney Cox remembers Matthew Perry on the show’s 20th anniversary
F.R.I.E.N.D.S. aired for 10 years and became extremely popular amongst the masses. However, as Matthew Perry passed away unexpectedly a few months back, the stars of the show remember Perry to date, as they all shared a close bond in their personal life too.
When he passed away, the cast of the show released a joined statement, where they said:
“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family. There is so much to say, but right now we're going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss."
Courteney Cox also posted a separate tribute, and stated that Matthew was “funny, and kind.” She said:
"I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day.”
Matthew Perry was found in his bathtub by his assistant, who then informed the authorities about him lying in the tub unresponsive. As the Los Angeles Police Department came to Matthew’s premises, they found him dead and immediately took the body for autopsy.
Perry’s assistant stated that he had just returned from a two-hour pickleball session, and had asked his assistant to run an errand. While the officials could not determine his exact cause of death at the time, they later revealed in December 2023 that the actor had passed away due to “acute effects of ketamine.”
Matthew Perry worked with Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, and Matt Le Blanc in F.R.I.E.N.D.S for 10 years. However, Courtney and Matthew were again seen together in an episode of Cougar Town, as Perry made a cameo in the show.
The pair had an extremely close friendship, as their characters, Monica and Chandler also fell in love and tied the knot in the show. Matthew also mentioned his co-star in his 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing:
“I married Monica and got driven back to the treatment centre — at the height of my highest point in Friends, the highest point in my career, the iconic moment on the iconic show — in a pickup truck helmed by a sober technician.”
Furthermore, the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. actors have often stated that they grew extremely close during the shoot, and often kept visiting each other. However, as Matthew passed away in October 2023, the fans, friends, co-actors, and followers of the actor continue to mourn his death.
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