The cast of Friends warmed the hearts of fans around the world with their emotional tributes to Matthew Perry after his death.
The Chandler-Bing actor was found dead in his home in LA on October 28th last year, at the age of 54.
He was buried in November at a private funeralas his beloved fellow players gathered to say a final goodbye.
After a sincere joint statement was issued shortly after the news broke, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc And David Schwimmer took turns reflecting on the time they spent with their late co-star.
This is what they said:
Courteney Cox Will 'Miss Matthew Perry Every Day'
Cox, who played the role of his on-screen wife, Monica Geller, took fans on a walk down memory lane as she reminisced about when their characters first came together in season four, and Perry's “kind” efforts when the cameras weren't rolling.
“I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day,” she wrote alongside footage of the scene.
“When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I'd like to share. For now, here's one of my favorites.
'To give a little background, Chandler and Monica were supposed to have a one-night stand in London. But because of the public's reaction, it became the beginning of their love story.
“In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say. He did that a lot. He was funny and nice.”
Lisa Kudrow thanks Matthew Perry for his 'completely brilliant' performance
Phoebe Buffay actress Kudrow made a point of it thank the hollywood icon for his most hilarious moments, but even in his less good times he continues to 'take care'.
Alongside an old-fashioned Polaroid, she wrote, “The pilot episode of Friends Like Us was picked up immediately and we were immediately at the NBC Upfronts.
'Then… You suggested we play poker AND made it so much fun as we bonded in the beginning. Thank you for that.
“Thank you for making me laugh so hard at something you said, that my muscles ached and tears streamed down my face EVERY DAY. Thank you for being open-hearted in a six-way relationship that required compromise. And a lot of “talking.”
“Thank you for showing up to work when you were sick and being absolutely brilliant. Thank you for the best 10 years a person can have. Thank you for trusting me. Thank you for all I have learned about GRACE and LOVE from knowing you.
“Thank you for the time I spent with you, Matthew.”
Jennifer Aniston Shares Poignant Text With Matthew Perry
Aniston gave a long message of compassion, uploading a snippet of a text conversation they shared, in which Perry told her, “Making you laugh made my day. It made my day.”
“Oh man, this hits me hard… Having to say goodbye to our Matty was an insane wave of emotions like I’ve never experienced before,” the Rachel Green star began.
'We all experience loss in our lives. Loss of life or loss of love. If you can truly SIT in that grief, you can feel the moments of joy and gratitude that you loved someone so deeply.
“And we loved him very much. He was such a part of our DNA. There were always six of us. This was a chosen family that forever changed the course of who we were and what our path would be.
“For Matty, he knew he loved to make people laugh. As he said himself, if he didn't hear the 'laugh,' he thought he was going to die. His life literally depended on it. And boy, did he succeed. He made us all laugh. And laugh hard.”
“The last few weeks I've been going through our text messages to each other. Laughing and crying and then laughing again. I'll keep them forever. I found a text he sent me one day out of the blue. It says it all. (See the second slide…),” she continued.
'Matty, I love you so much and I know you are completely at peace now and no longer in pain. I talk to you every day… sometimes I can almost hear you say “Can you get any crazier?”
'Rest easy, little brother. You always made my day…'
Matt LeBlanc vows to 'never forget' Matthew Perry
LeBlanc, who worked closely with Perry as Chandler's best friend, Joey Tribbiani, was the first of the core cast to pay tribute and discussed their bond on Instagram.
Alongside a carousel of their scenes together, he said: 'Matthew, it is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye. The times we had together are honestly some of the favourite times of my life.
“It was an honor to share the stage with you and call you my friend. I will always smile when I think of you and I will never forget you. Never.
“Spread your wings and fly bro, you're finally free. Lots of love. And I think you can keep the 20 bucks you owe me.”
David Schwimmer Remembers Chandler Bing's Beloved Catchphrase
Schwimmer, who played the role of Ross Geller, mourned Perry with iconic throwback of the couple on set, dressed in their finest 80s college style.
“Matty, thank you for ten incredible years of laughter and creativity. I will never forget your impeccable comedic timing and delivery,” he recalled.
'You could take a straight line of dialogue and tweak it to your liking and come up with something so utterly original and unexpectedly funny that it's still astonishing.
'And you had heart. Which you were generous with, and shared with us, so that we could build a family out of six strangers.
'This photo is from one of my favorite moments with you. Now it makes me laugh and grieve at the same time.
'I imagine you're up there, somewhere, in that same white suit, with your hands in your pockets, looking around – “Could there BE any more clouds?”'
This story was first published on November 15, 2023.
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