Artists including the 1975 and Charlie Puth played the Friends theme song at recent concerts. Max has placed a tribute card before the first episode of each season of the show streaming on its platform. And mourners have convened outside of the West Village apartment building used for exterior shots of the sitcom’s apartment building, bearing flowers and cards. “We are shocked and deeply, deeply saddened by our beloved friend Matthew’s passing. It still seems impossible.
The trio went on to call Perry “a brilliant talent,” adding, “It’s a cliché 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.