Matthew Perry laid to rest in Los Angeles among Friends cast members and family – latest

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Matthew Perry was laid to rest at a Los Angeles cemetery yesterday in a service attended by relatives and castmates from the hit 1990s television sitcom Friends.

All five Friends co-stars – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer – were present at the Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, reported TMZ.

Page Six said Perry’s father, John Bennett Perry, and his stepfather, Keith Morrison, were also there. About 20 people dressed in black attended and gathered around a burial plot, TMZ said.

On Friday, Perry’s hope of being remembered for “helping people to recover” from addiction realised as a foundation is set up in the late actor’s name.

The Matthew Perry Foundation said it "will honor his legacy and be guided by his own words and experiences and driven by his passion for making a difference in as many lives as possible”.

 Last year, while promoting his book Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, the actor admitted that he hoped he would be remembered for his outreach work, rather than his time on the hit sitcom.

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[1 November 2023 22:00 · Inga Parkel]

Friends lead stars share joint statement on Matthew Perry’s death

Two days after the tragic passing of Perry on Saturday, his leading Friends co-stars, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow, shared an emotional tribute in a joint statement.

“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,” they wrote in a statement to People.

“In time we will say more, as and when we are able. For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.”

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Friends lead stars share joint statement on Matthew Perry’s death: ‘We are all so utterly devastated’

The lead stars of the US sitcom promised to ‘say more in time’, but remembered Perry ‘as family’

[1 November 2023 22:30 · Inga Parkel]

Grieving fans flock to New York apartment to mourn Matthew Perry

Crowds of people have flocked to the corner of Grove Street and Bedford Street to pay their respects to Matthew Perry, whose death on Saturday shocked the world. At the bottom of the intersection’s stop sign, outside the well-known apartment building exterior used as an establishing shot throughout the show’s 10 seasons, lay a beautiful collection of bouquets and several handwritten notes.

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‘Friends kind of saved my life’: Grieving fans flock to New York apartment to mourn Matthew Perry

Following the tragic passing of the ‘Friends’ star, fans from all over the globe have congregated on one New York City street corner to pay their respects

[1 November 2023 23:00 · Inga Parkel]

WATCH: Charlie Puth crowd sings Friends theme in tribute to Matthew Perry

[2 November 2023 00:03 · Tom Murray]

Perry spent more than $9m trying to get sober

In his 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, Perry wrote that he spent over $7m (£5.7m) on 15 rehab stints.

Speaking to The New York Times a few weeks before his book’s release, he disclosed that the figure was actually more like “$9m [£7.4m] or something trying to get sober”.

[2 November 2023 01:02 · Tom Murray]

Meet the people Matthew Perry saved from addiction

In the wake of Matthew Perry’s death, people remember the Friends actor for his advocacy work to destigmatise substance use disorder and help those in recovery. Ariana Baio and Clémence Michallon report

[2 November 2023 02:01 · Tom Murray]

Video: Friends co-creators recall final conversation with Matthew Perry before his death

[2 November 2023 03:00 · Tom Murray]

John Stamos recalls Matthew Perry’s act of kindness during his Friends cameo

Stamos guest starred on Friends as a potential sperm donor for Perry’s Chandler Bing and Courteney Cox’s Monica Geller in 2003.

“Matthew and I had been friendly long before Friends, so when I guest starred as Zach, the prospective sperm donor for Chandler and Monica [Courteney Cox], I hung with him a lot,” the Full House star wrote on Instagram.

Alongside a clip of a scene from the show’s episode titled “The One with the Donor”, in which Monica and Chandler grill Zach about his family’s health history, Stamos recounted Perry’s unforgettable act of kindness.

[2 November 2023 05:01 · Tom Murray]

Matthew Perry’s ex-fiancée pays tribute to Friends star

Molly Hurwitz has paid tribute to the late Friends star, writing that their shared “respect and appreciation of humour” brought them together.

Perry and Hurwitz, who works as a literary manager, began dating in 2018 and got engaged in November 2020. However, they called their engagement off in June 2021.

Following his sudden death on Saturday, Hurwitz, 32, said: “No one in my adult life has had a more profound impact on me.” In her statement on Instagram, she expressed “tremendous gratitude” for their time together and “everything I learned from our relationship”.

[2 November 2023 06:04 · Tom Murray]

Watch: Matthew Perry's advice in last interview before his death: 'People do change'

[2 November 2023 11:56 · Maanya Sachdeva]

Matthew Perry’s dog will not be adopted by Friends co-star Lisa Kudrow, despite reports

Lisa Kudrow is not adopting Matthew Perry’s dog following the Friends actor’s death, despite multiple rumours.

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