Arkivbilder på David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry och Courteney Cox i ”Vänner”. Seriens skapare Martha Kauffman och David Crane. (TT)

Skaparna: Välsignade som fick ha honom i våra liv

Marta Kauffman och David Crane, som skapade komediserien ”Vänner” tillsammans med producenten Kevin Bright, säger i ett gemensamt uttalande att de är ”chockade och djupt bedrövade” efter Matthew Perrys död. Det rapporterar flera medier.

”Allt vi kan säga är att vi var välsignade som fick ha honom i våra liv. Han var en briljant talang [...] Han var alltid den roligaste personen i rummet, men han var också den finaste, med ett generöst och osjälviskt hjärta.”

”Vänner” sändes i tio säsonger mellan 1994 och 2004.

Matthew Perry hittades död i sin jacuzzi i lördags kväll, lokal tid. Han blev 54 år.

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Matthew Perry
Wikipedia (en)
Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023) was an American and Canadian actor. He starred as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends from 1994 to 2004. Perry also appeared on Ally McBeal (2002) and received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles in The West Wing (2003) and The Ron Clark Story (2006). He gained a leading role in the NBC series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip which aired from 2006 to 2007. Perry also became known for his leading film roles in Fools Rush In (1997), Almost Heroes (1998), Three to Tango (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Serving Sara (2002), The Whole Ten Yards (2005), and 17 Again (2009). He voiced Benny in the video game Fallout: New Vegas (2010). Perry was co-creator, co-writer, executive producer, and star of the ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine, which ran from February to April 2011. In August 2012, he starred as sportscaster Ryan King on the NBC sitcom Go On. Perry co-developed and starred in a revival of the CBS sitcom The Odd Couple portraying Oscar Madison from 2015 to 2017. He had recurring roles in the legal dramas The Good Wife (2012-2013), and The Good Fight (2017). He portrayed Ted Kennedy in The Kennedys: After Camelot (2017) and appeared as himself in Friends: The Reunion (2021). Perry suffered from severe addictions to drugs and alcohol. Through his recovery, he became an advocate for rehabilitation and spokesperson for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. In 2013, he received the Champion of Recovery Award from The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. He wrote a memoir entitled, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing in 2022.
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