RIP Matthew Perry (Chandler from Friends), aged 54

[editor]

Bit of a shock this one, although he's battled with addiction for years.

Friends star Matthew Perry dies at 54

The American actor was best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit '90s TV sitcom Friends.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[izz]

Rest in peace, you troubled soul.

 

[xenon]

They said earlier no drugs found, no suspected fowel play (which is always a funnny way to talk about murder.) Possibly a heart attack

I wasn't a big fan of Friends TBH but didn't have anything against any of the actors. RIP fella.

 

[cesare]

RIP

 

[Steel Icarus]

I know it gets slated, Friends, but I was a huge fan and this is very sad. I read Perry's autobiography recently and he came across as a bit of a tool, but it's a terribly young age to go and I'm sad about it nevertheless.

 

[Riklet]

RIP. great actor and I hoped he had managed to get through addiction and his troubled past.

Im also a big fan on Friends and it's very sad that this is 100% the end of an era with that. No future followups for sure.

 

[ElizabethofYork]

Really sad about this. He spoke very honestly and movingly about his alcohol and drug addiction and I had a lot of respect for him.

 

[skyscraper101]

Terribly sad news. He was great in Friends but I found a whole other level of respect for him when he took on Peter Hitchens on Newsnight a few years ago on the subject of addiction and drug courts.

 

[savoloysam]

Not a fan of Friends but I'm watching it now and it's pretty funny tbf.

Very sad to hear about anybody who's struggled with addiction . Rich or poor. RIP.

 

[scifisam]

Loved him as Chandler, but more importantly he was an overall good man who left his mark by helping others.

 

[moomoo]

Very sad

 

[starfish]

Loved Friends back in the day. Such sad news. 54 is too soon.
RIP.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Sad when anyone goes young- he had it all but he had nothing by the look of things

Spend it all, take sickies , fuck the career and travel as much as you can

 

[quimcunx]

Friends was a absolute phenomenon. And the reason was because it was consistently funny and endearing.

I've not paid too much attention to their lives outside friends. From interviews i remember thinking he was genuinely funny IRL. I had thought his addiction woes started with prescribed painkillers. Well done to him for helping others with their addiction. Its more than most bother to do.

RIP Matthew Perry. 54 is too young.

 

[krtek a houby]

He was great in The Good Wife and excellent comic timing in the otherwise dreadful Friends. Way too young. RIP.

 

[Looby]

He was great in The Good Wife and excellent comic timing in the otherwise dreadful Friends. Way too young. RIP.

Oh yeah, I forgot he was in that.

 

[Looby]

Loved him as Chandler, but more importantly he was a man overall good man who left his mark by helping others.

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Thanks, I didn’t know that.

 

[editor]

Terribly sad news. He was great in Friends but I found a whole other level of respect for him when he took on Peter Hitchens on Newsnight a few years ago on the subject of addiction and drug courts.

What a loathsome piece of shit Hitchins is.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Terribly sad news. He was great in Friends but I found a whole other level of respect for him when he took on Peter Hitchens on Newsnight a few years ago on the subject of addiction and drug courts.

“You’re just a person who’s talking, who’s wrong” - one of my favourite lines ever. RIP.

 

[Petcha]

the guardian's posted up some of his best moments. he was actually quite funny. ive not watched friends in 25 years or something.

 

[seeformiles]

Mrs SFM was a Friends fan so I kind of watched it by unintentional osmosis but he was easily my favourite character as he was an antidote to the anodyne Ross who was such an annoying piece of shit. RIP for giving something twee a bit of edge. I’ve lost several friends at this sort of age to suicide so wonder if it’s some kind of crisis point? Probably best something for another thread though.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

He was great with Miriam Margolyes & Graham Norton

 

[Johnny Vodka]

What a loathsome piece of shit Hitchins is.

He is indeed. I was never a fan of Friends but Matthew deserves a place in heaven just for this.

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Terribly sad news. He was great in Friends but I found a whole other level of respect for him when he took on Peter Hitchens on Newsnight a few years ago on the subject of addiction and drug courts.

Not sure i need another reason to hate Hitchens, but here goes...

 

[BigMoaner]

Friends was exceptional really, so witty, consistent. The whole nation seemed to watch it. I have read he was a big part of the writing of it. He was easily my fav character and very sad to see him go. Rest in peace.

 

[Sapphireblue]

If you haven't seen Studio 60 on the sunset Strip that is the best thing he was in. Brilliant show not renewed.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

So sad. Such a young age…I suspect his heart just gave out after decades of drug addiction…

 

[marty21]

Loved Friends and he was my favourite character in it - and his style of delivery influenced millions - and probably still does given the popularity of the re-runs. Sad news that he has died so young (54 is still young) . RIP.

 

[DotCommunist]

'From where you're kneeling it must seem like an 18 carate run of bad luck. But truth is...the game was rigged from the start' one of the most iconic lines in computer games for me, RIP Benny.

 

[skyscraper101]

Friends was exceptional really, so witty, consistent. The whole nation seemed to watch it. I have read he was a big part of the writing of it. He was easily my fav character and very sad to see him go. Rest in peace.

Apparently he was the only cast member who was on the writing team. I didn't know this until I was listening to radio 4 earlier, where David Baddiel was explaining why Perry's comedic timing was so brilliant - turning the emphasis on words into a comedy artform. It was something that largely went over my head but when he breaks it down through the lens of the standup comedian he really makes you understand why Matthew Perry was so good at acting.