{"id":19375,"date":"2023-10-30T06:12:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T06:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/friends-family-and-fans-remember-matthew-perry-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T06:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T06:12:07","slug":"friends-family-and-fans-remember-matthew-perry-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/friends-family-and-fans-remember-matthew-perry-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends, family and fans remember Matthew Perry | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Family, friends and fellow celebrities on Sunday mourned the loss of Matthew Perry, the wise-cracking co-star of the 1990s hit television sitcom Friends<\/em>,\u00a0a day after the actor was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatthew brought so much joy to the world, both as an actor and a friend,\u201d Perry\u2019s family said in a statement published by People<\/em> magazine. \u201cWe are heartbroken by the tragic loss of our beloved son and brother.\u201d The statement thanked Perry\u2019s fans for their \u201ctremendous outpouring of love.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt still seems impossible,\u201d the show\u2019s principle creative team, Marta Kauffman, David Crane and Kevin Bright, said in a joint statement on Sunday. \u201cAll we can say is that we feel blessed to have had him as part of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Word of Perry\u2019s death emerged late on Saturday in a flurry of news media reports, followed by statements from NBC<\/em>, the broadcast network that aired Friends\u00a0<\/em>for 10 years, and Warner Bros Television Group, which produced the show. No official details were immediately released.\"Friends'<\/p>\n

Asked about the circumstances of Perry\u2019s death, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson, Captain Erik Scott, replied, without referring to Perry by name, that firefighters called an address in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood and found \u201can adult male unconscious in a stand-alone jacuzzi.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA bystander had brought the man\u2019s head above the water and gotten him to the edge, then firefighters removed him from the water upon their arrival,\u201d Scott wrote to Reuters by text, adding that a quick medical assessment at the scene revealed \u201cthe man was deceased\u201d before emergency personnel arrived.<\/p>\n

The cause and manner of death are to be determined by medical examiners, he said. Scott\u2019s account was consistent with several news media reports, citing law enforcement sources, that Perry was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home. No foul play was suspected, according to those reports.\"Friends'<\/p>\n

Perry\u2019s death came one year after the publication of his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing<\/em>,\u00a0which chronicled decades-long bouts with addiction to prescription painkillers and alcohol, a struggle he said came close to ending his life more than once.<\/p>\n

In his introduction to the book, the US-Canadian actor wrote, \u201cHi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.\u201d At the time, Perry said he had been sober for about 18 months.<\/p>\n

Perry gained fame and remains best known for his role as the sardonically wry statistical analyst Chandler Bing on Friends, which ranked among the top 10 prime-time television shows for much of its original network run from 1994 to 2004.<\/p>\n

\u2018Gift to us all\u2019<\/strong>\"Friends<\/p>\n

The series, still popular in syndication, made global stars out of Perry and all five of his lead castmates – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow. The six earned wide critical acclaim for their on-screen chemistry, playing a close-knit group of young singles who shared space in each other\u2019s apartments and hung out together at the \u201cCentral Perk,\u201d a fictional Manhattan coffee house.<\/p>\n

Although Chandler and Cox\u2019s character, Monica, were wed in the show\u2019s seventh season, Perry never married in real life. None of Perry\u2019s Friends<\/em> co-stars had yet to publicly comment on his death as of Sunday afternoon. But the official Friends webpage on Instagram said, \u201cWe are devastated to learn of Matthew Perry\u2019s passing. He was a true gift to us all. Our heart goes out to his family, loved ones, and all of his fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Singer Adele gave a tearful tribute to Perry and his Chandler character during her Las Vegas show on Saturday night. \u201cI\u2019ll remember that character for the rest of my life,\u201d she said as the audience cheered, according to the Los Angeles Times. \u201cHe\u2019s probably the best comedic actor of all time,\u201d she said.\"Matthew<\/p>\n

Many celebrities shared their thoughts on social media over the weekend, such as actor Alyssa Milano, who co-starred with Perry in the 1988 prom night film Dance \u2018Til Dawn<\/em>, described him as “always the funniest person in the room.\u201d \u201cMatty, remember when we used to go play bingo at that church in the valley?\u201d she wrote. \u201cYou made me laugh that painful kind of laugh. A cry laugh. You made me cry-laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n

A tribute even came from Canada\u2019s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, a boyhood friend of the young Perry, who was born in Massachusetts but grew up in Ottawa after his mother, a Canadian journalist divorced Perry\u2019s father, remarried and moved with the boy to Ontario. The mother served for a time as press secretary to Trudeau\u2019s father, Pierre, while he headed the Canadian government decades ago.<\/p>\n

In a New York Times<\/em> interview published in October 2022, Perry said he had been clean for 18 months, “I’ve probably spent $9 million or something trying to get sober.” Perry recounted in his book that he had to be driven back to rehab right after shooting the episode of Chandler and Monica’s wedding.\"Matthew<\/p>\n

Following Friends, Perry went on to star in three more network television ventures that proved short-lived – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Mr. Sunshine <\/em>and Go On<\/em>. He also logged guest appearances or recurring roles in other hit TV shows, including The West Wing, Ally McBeal, Scrubs <\/em>and Beverly Hills, 90210<\/em>. His motion picture credits included Fools Rush In, The Whole Nine Yards, Almost Heroes <\/em>and Three to Tango.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Massachusetts-born actor grew up in Ottawa after his mother, a Canadian journalist who once served as press secretary to former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, divorced Perry’s father and married a Canadian broadcasting personality. Perry was a top-ranking junior tennis player before he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and improvisational comedy.<\/p>\n

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