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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry’s “Friends” co-stars are sharing more remembrances of the star in their first personal social media posts since the actor’s death last month. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer posted heartfelt notes about Perry, who died Oct. 28, on Instagram. The stars, including Lisa Kudrow, issued a joint statement a few days after Perry's death, saying they were "all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. Cox shared a video clip of a “Friends” scene where her and Perry's characters are in bed, trying not to have their relationship discovered. “In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say,” Cox posted.

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☆ Jennifer Aniston and Other ‘Friends’ Actors Reminisce After Matthew Perry’s Death
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Christine Hauser | More About Christine Hauser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Cast members of “Friends,” who shared coffee and apartments in their roles on the long-running series, reminisced in Instagram posts this week about the scenes they shared with Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing on the show. Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles on Oct. 28. His cause of death has not been released. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the actors shared their favorite moments on Instagram, touching on the warmth and chemistry that made the show an enduring global hit. Matt LeBlancLeBlanc had the role of Joey Tribbiani, Chandler’s roommate.

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☆ Matthew Perry was an imperfect person, which made him the perfect Chandler Bing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Analysis Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Something to sip on…"Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing," Matthew Perry's memoir, published in 2022. It feels incomprehensible to imagine Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer without Perry. HIs romantic, sweet, yet sarcastic portrayal of Chandler made Perry feel like the heart and soul of the show. But Perry still managed to pour the best of himself into Chandler, bringing laughter to audiences around the world for multiple generations. In his imperfection as a human being, Perry was able to give us a brashness mixed with vulnerability on the small screen.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Less than a week after his death, a foundation has been established in the name of Matthew Perry to help people dealing with addiction. “In the spirit of Matthew Perry’s enduring commitment to helping others struggling with the disease of addiction, we embark on a journey to honor his legacy by establishing the Matthew Perry Foundation, guided by his own words and experiences, and driven by his passion for making a difference in as many lives as possible,” said an inaugural statement establishing the Matthew Perry Foundation on Friday. The Emmy-nominated “Friends” star often spoke publicly about his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction. Perry was declared dead at age 54 after paramedics found him unresponsive at his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28. Political Cartoons View All 1233 ImagesHe starred along with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer for 10 seasons on NBC's “Friends.”

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Ryan and Duchovny did not really know each other before “What Happens Later," but you’d never know it to watch them on screen or hear their off-camera rapport. AP: You have such lived-in banter and chemistry, it’s surprising that you two didn’t really know each other before this. DUCHOVNY: I’m thankful to Meg for giving me the opportunity to work in a movie like this. RYAN: That’s exactly what it is. I’m going to google that to make sure I’m right.

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☆ Matthew Perry Was an Ambassador of Gen X Snark for Today’s Young ‘Friends’ Fans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( John Jurgensen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As a voice of his generation, Matthew Perry’s was the one with the sarcasm. “I’m Chandler. I make jokes when I’m uncomfortable,” says his signature character, Chandler Bing, in one episode of “Friends,” meeting an awkward moment with a self-deprecating grin and a quip that sums up Perry’s crucial role in the comedy.

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☆ Molly Hurwitz: Matthew Perry’s ex-fiancée, pays tribute to ‘complicated’ actor
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Lisa France | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Matthew Perry’s former fiancée has paid tribute to the late actor, remembering a man who had a “profound impact” on her life. Molly Hurwitz, who was in a relationship with Perry from 2018 to 2021, posted a tribute to the “Friends” star Monday on Instagram. According to Hurwitz, Perry’s response to his past performances as Chandler Bing on the show was “F**k, I was so good!! “No one in my adult life has had a more profound impact on me than Matthew Langford Perry. “I wish Molly the best.”The cause of Perry’s death is under investigation by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner.

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☆ Opinion | Matthew Perry and the Loneliness of Addiction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Patti Davis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I had committed myself to quitting cocaine, which was my second addiction, the first being years of amphetamines. It would be a nice, clean story if I said I never did drugs again. But addiction is never nice and clean. I want to tell you something about addiction: no matter who it is or what substance that person is hooked on, loneliness is at its root. “Nobody wanted to be famous more than me,” Mr. Perry said at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in April.

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☆ The First of Our Friends to Go
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( James Poniewozik | More About James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Instead, “Friends” became a show about the first decade of adult life. This may be part of the reason it found a perpetually renewing audience among Millennials, who found it in syndication, and Gen Z, who found it streaming. Your job might be a joke, you might be broke, your love life D.O.A., but it would get better. You and your friends would make it better. The “Friends” finale, in 2004, left the characters at the end of the beginning, getting married, having kids, moving away.

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☆ Matthew Perry’s life full of joy and pain
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Matthew Perry achieved global fame and career success, bringing joy to audiences around the world. Perry wrote of the loneliness he experienced during his cycles of substance abuse and recovery and worked hard to help others doing the same. In his book, Perry wrote that Roberts agreed to appear in the series only if she could be in a storyline with Chandler Bing. Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer. That’s what I want.”“When I die, I don’t want ‘Friends’ to be the first thing that’s mentioned,” he added.

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☆ ‘Utterly Devastated’: ‘Friends’ Cast Reacts to Matthew Perry’s Death
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Claire Moses | More About Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Matthew Perry’s fellow “Friends” cast members expressed their grief and sadness about his death in a joint statement to People magazine on Monday. “We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,” Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer said in the statement. “There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss.”“In time we will say more, as and when we are able,” the statement said.

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☆ Could Matthew Perry’s Chandler-Speak Be Any More Memorable?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jennifer Vineyard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

2194,” Perry initially settled for coaching other actor friends on how to play Chandler for their auditions. But even with Perry’s assistance, Chandler’s delivery did not land the same. But much of the character’s personality, like his discomfort with silence and need to fill it with quips, came directly from Perry. “If I had to put the emphasis in the wrong place one more time, I thought I’d explode,” he wrote. But it was too late: Chandler-speak had permeated the culture in America and beyond.

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☆ Reaction to Matthew Perry’s Death Shows Enduring Popularity of ‘Friends’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( John Koblin | More About John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But like other classic sitcoms, including “Seinfeld” and “The Big Bang Theory,” it continues to dazzle television executives with its enduring popularity, even among younger viewers. The next day, “Friends” was the most-watched series or movie on the Max streaming service, according to a spokesman for the company. “Friends” airs on more than 100 local television stations and provides a backbone to both the TBS and the Nickelodeon cable networks. On Monday, for instance, “Friends” aired 12 times on TBS, for a total of six hours. For context: There were 236 episodes of “Friends” in total.

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If he drowned, it would be important to know why, she said. Test results can take weeks because of a lack of qualified toxicologists, funding and equipment, Dr. Melinek said. If the water was hot but not scalding, she said, it could lead to heat exhaustion and dehydration, which can cause a person to drown. “It’s appropriate for it to take long,” Dr. Melinek said in an interview on Monday. Those tests, he said, can take weeks to complete.

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Matthew Perry was found dead at his home, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesIn the first five minutes of the pilot episode of “Friends,” Ross is destroyed because his wife has moved out and has turned out to be a lesbian, Rachel has run out on her wedding, and Matthew Perry’s Chandler Bing has unpacked a dream: He’s back in high school, he’s in the cafeteria, he’s naked, and he has a phone down…there. “All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring,” he says in the 1994 episode. “And it turns out, it’s my mother, which is very, very weird because…she never calls me.”

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☆ Matthew Perry's family 'heartbroken' by 'Friends' star's death
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Actor Matthew Perry waits to announce the nominations for the Golden Globe Awards during a news conference in Beverly Hills, California, December 14, 2006. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 29 (Reuters) - Matthew Perry's family, friends and fellow celebrities on Sunday mourned the passing of the wise-cracking co-star of 1990s sitcom "Friends" who died at his Los Angeles home in an apparent drowning this weekend. "Matthew brought so much joy to the world, both as an actor and a friend," Perry's family told People magazine on Sunday in a statement. The official "Friends" webpage on Instagram said: "We are devastated to learn of Matthew Perry’s passing. "I'll remember that character for the rest of my life," she said as the audience cheered, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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☆ Movies starring Matthew Perry include ‘Fools Rush in’, ‘The Whole Nine Yards,’ and ‘Almost Heroes’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Like many stars best known for a major hit, Matthew Perry’s association with “Friends” and the “Could he BE any funnier?” role of Chandler Bing loomed over the rest of his career. That included the movies that came his way during the series as well as various encores in TV after the Must-See TV sitcom signed off in 2004, among them “Mr. Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek in the 1997 romantic comedy "Fools Rush In." Columbia Pictures/Getty ImagesFools Rush In: All the “Friends” stars had movie opportunities, and relatively few of those measured up to the expectations raised by the show. If only the show had consistently remained as strong as its extremely good pilot.

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☆ Watch Matthew Perry’s Best Performances
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Jeremy Egner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The show looms so large and Perry’s performance as Chandler Bing was so indelible that it can be difficult to think of him in any other context. But Perry had a long and varied career that included films, many other series and the occasional play. Here are some of his most memorable performances and how to watch them. As Chandler, Perry was the sharpest, funniest Friend. Perry’s well-known struggles with addiction are unavoidably linked to his time on the show — for instance, he said he went to rehab right after filming Monica and Chandler’s wedding.

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Matthew Perry, the beloved actor who starred as Chandler Bing on “Friends,” has died. “We are devastated by the passing of our dear friend Matthew Perry. Matthew Perry at the 2022 GQ Men Of The Year Party on November 17, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (l-r) Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry (second row) Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston. Reisig & Taylor/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty ImagesOn “Friends,” Perry starred alongside Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow in the comedy about a tight knit group of friends living in New York City.

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