Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox pen tributes for Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry's 'Friends' co-stars Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox pay tribute to the late actor.

Nikka Avegail Sabio

<div><span style="color:black;background:white"><em>Friends</em> co-stars Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox posted heartwarming messages and tributes for their late friend, actor Matthew Perry.</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">Matt first posted a series of their photos together from the hit sitcom.</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">The 56-year-old actor penned a message, “Matthew, it is with a heavy heart I say goodbye. The times we had together are honestly among the favorite times of my life.”</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">He continued, “It was an honor to share the stage with you and to call you my friend. I will always smile when I think of you and I’ll never forget you. Never. Spread your wings and fly brother you’re finally free. Much love.”</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">He ended his message with a joke, a typical interaction between Joey, his character and Matthew’s Chandler. “And I guess you’re keeping the 20 bucks you owe me.”</span></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzohLcIRk3Y/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=485&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A4739427.599999998%2C%22ls%22%3A320112%2C%22le%22%3A320556.59999999776%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="611" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">The heartwarming message has touched fans around the world garnering more than 7.5 million likes as of this writing.</span></div><p><span style="color:black;background:white">Their co-star, actress Courteney Cox also shared a tribute for their friend as she posted a video from the episode, &quot;</span>The One with Ross’s Wedding: Part 2.&quot;</p><div><span style="color:black;background:white">Courteney wrote, “I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day.”</span></div><p><span style="color:black;background:white">“When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I wish I could share. For now, here&#x27;s one of my favorites.” she referred to the clip from the popular episode</span>.</p><div><span style="color:black;background:white">“To give a little backstory, Chandler and Monica were supposed to have a one night fling in London. But because of the audience’s reaction, it became the beginning of their love story,” the 59-year-old actress shared.</span><span style="color:black;background:white"></span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">“In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say. He often did things like that. He was funny and he was kind. </span><span style="color:black;background:white">🤍🕊</span><span style="color:black;background:white">️”</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white"></span></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Czo5_9PSZJ2/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=485&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A4805806.300000001%2C%22ls%22%3A320112%2C%22le%22%3A320556.59999999776%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">Courteney played the iconic Monica Geller, Chandler’s friend who eventually became his wife.</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">The first part of the clip shows Ross, played by David Schwimmer, come into his best friend’s room as he celebrated the day of his wedding in London. </span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">As soon as he closes the door, his sister comes out from beneath the blanket, revealing that the two friends spent the night together, making the Chandler and Monica story line happen.</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">The second part of the clip showed a behind-the-scenes video of the episode where Courteney said a funny impromptu line, “Okay, your turn,” where she then shouted, “He told me to say it and I did!”</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">The actors and their live viewers and staff were heard laughing over the hilarious adlib.</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">On October 29 (US time), the 54-year-old Matthew Perry was found dead in a hot tub in his Los Angeles home.</span><span style="color:black;background:white"></span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white"></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/10/29/-friends-star-matthew-perry-passes-away-at-54-1005" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry passes away at 54 </strong></a><span style="color:black;background:white"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/10/29/-friends-star-matthew-perry-passes-away-at-54-1005" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a></span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">His co-stars, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox released a joint statement following the passing of their good friend.</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">&quot;We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,&quot; the actors said. </span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">&quot;There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this </span><span style="color:black;background:white">unfathomable loss.&quot; </span><span style="color:black;background:white"></span><span style="color:black;background:white"></span><span style="color:black;background:white"></span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white"></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/10/31/-friends-stars-mourn-passing-of-matthew-perry-we-are-all-so-utterly-devastated-1114" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: ‘Friends’ stars mourn passing of Matthew Perry: ‘We are all so utterly devastated’</strong></a></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">The popular sitcom&#x27;s co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane alongside executive producer Kevin Bright also released a joint statement.</span></div><div><span style="color:black;background:white">&quot;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,&quot; they said. </span><span></span></div><div><span>Last November 3, entertainment website PEOPLE reported that a private service for the actor’s funeral was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles near Warner Bros. Studios, where his <em>Friends</em> co-stars were in attendance.<em></em></span></div>

<p><b>Matthew Perry's 'Friends' co-stars Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox pay tribute to the late actor.</b></p>

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Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox pen tributes for Matthew Perry

Nikka Sabio

Published Nov 15, 2023 08:04 PM PHT

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