Friends star Matthew Perry honored by co-stars and show's creators

Sadly, the world loss a friend on Saturday when it was annouced that Matthew Perry died at his home of an apparent drowning at the age of 54.

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Tributes have been pouring in from all over the world, including some from Perry's Friends co-stars including Maggie Wheeler, Paget Brewster, Morgan Fairchild and Selma Blair. Friends co-creators and executive producers Marta Kauffman and David Crane as well as executive producer and director Kevin Bright shared their statement on Sunday. "We are shocked and deeply, deeply saddened by our beloved friend Matthew's passing. It still seems impossible. All we can say is that we feel blessed to have had him as part of our lives.He was a brilliant talent. It's a cliche to say that an actor makes a role their own, but in Matthew's case, there are no truer words. From the day we first heard him embody the role of Chandler Bing, there was no one else for us. We will always cherish the joy, the light, the blinding intelligence he brought to every moment – not just to his work, but in life as well. He was always the funniest person in the room. More than that, he was the sweetest, with a giving and selfless heart.We send all of our love to his family and friends. This truly is The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken"

Perry started on the hit NBC show Friends for 10 years from 1994 - 2004 with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow. Perry went on to star in several other popular series and numerous films. He most recently published a memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing which was released in October 2022 and quickly became a bestseller on both Amazon and The New York Times charts.