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'The One Where We Lost A Friend': Fans React To Matthew Perry's Passing
Matthew Perry poses at a photocall for "The End Of Longing", a new play which he wrote and stars in at The Playhouse Theatre, on February 8, 2016 in London, England.
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Actor Matthew Perry, best-known for playing the acerbic Chandler Bing on the hit NBC sitcom Friends, died at the age of 54 on Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief and tributes on social media.
The one where we lost a friend 💔
— Normal Insaan 🚩 (@Op2186251733928) October 29, 2023
Rest well Chandler.
Not matthew Perry#matthewperry #friends pic.twitter.com/skAkMRWUHr
Not Matthew Perry 😭
— Chandler Bing (@blackrebellion3) October 29, 2023
Watching #friends will never be the same again pic.twitter.com/K6sWAkWLS7
Friends, which ran for 10 seasons between 1994 and 2004, was a phenomenal success. Chandler Bing and his friends navigating their young adulthood in New York City became stand-ins for many viewers.
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RIP Matthew Perry. 🖤
— Ben Champniss (@benchampniss) October 29, 2023
Gunther welcomes Chandler to the Central Perk in the sky, with a coffee. #matthewperry pic.twitter.com/B1uYwoiof6
Nearly two decades since Friends went off the air, the show continues to gain legions of new, younger devotees.
Rest in peace Matthew Perry.
— All On The Board (@allontheboard) October 29, 2023
We are devastated by the news of your passing.
Could we be any more heartbroken?
No.
You will be forever loved, always missed and never forgotten. Sending love to you, your family, your friends and your fans.#MatthewPerry #RIPMatthewPerry pic.twitter.com/bRXxhX5Kpu
"Not Matthew Perry" pic.twitter.com/bCAyfMNtvC
— upama saha (@upama) October 29, 2023
Goodbye, Chandler Bing.
Goodbye, Matthew Perry.
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