Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer issued a joint statement after hearing the news that their ‘Friends’ co-star passed away at the age of 54.

“We are all deeply shocked by Matthew’s passing. We are more than just colleagues. We are family. There is so much we want to say, but for now, we will take the time to grieve and overcome this huge loss,” People quoted the Friends cast’s joint statement.

“In the future, we will share more, when possible. For now, our thoughts and feelings go out to Matty’s family, his friends and all those who love him around the world.” world”, the announcement ends with signatures from Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer.

Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry co-starred in 10 seasons of ‘Friends’ from 1994 to 2004. Photo: NBC

Matthew Perry is famous for his role as Chandler Bing in the comedy sitcom Friends produced by NBC, which ran for 10 years from 1994 to 2004. In 2021, the entire cast reunited for the first time in an HBO Max special. .

A year later, Perry opened up about her special relationship with her co-stars in her memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, and in interviews promoting the book. When talking about his co-stars’ attitudes toward his addiction struggle, Perry said: “They were understanding and patient with me. Just like penguins. In nature, when a penguin is sick or was seriously injured, the other penguins surrounded it, helped it up, and helped it walk until that penguin could walk on its own. And that’s exactly what the cast did for me.”

Young cast of ‘Friends’. Photo: Warner Bros

On October 29, one day after Perry’s death, the sitcom’s co-creators, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, and producer Kevin Bright also spoke out. They wrote: “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend Matthew. We still can’t believe it. All we can say now is that we feel lucky to have “He’s like a part of my life. He’s an outstanding talent,” the executive producers of Friends continued.

In their final words, Marta Kauffman, David Crane and Kevin Bright used the Friends episode titles – starting with “The One”. “We send all our love to his family and friends. This is truly The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken,” the writing team and producers wrote.

Matthew Perry went out to eat with friends on October 22 – the actor’s last public appearance before his death. Photo: TheImageDirect.com

American media reported that Matther Perry was discovered not breathing in the hot tub at his home in Pacific Palisades around 4:00 p.m. on October 28. Soon after, his parents, Suzanne Perry and John Bennett Perry (divorced in 1970), drove to Perry’s house. Suzanne’s husband, Keith Morrison, was also present. By the evening of the same day, the deceased star’s body was taken out of the house.

Matthew Perry has five younger siblings (4 half-brothers and one half-sister). The 54-year-old actor is not married and has no children.