2023-11-01 17:29:57
Two weeks before his death, the actor said he had stopped smoking and was sober.
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After the moving press release reacting to the death of Matthew Perry, Martha Kauffman et David Crane are still in disbelief over the actor’s disappearance. During an appearance on the NBC talk show “Today”, the creators of “Friends” paid him a new tribute, looking back on their long collaboration, but also on his journey and the legacy he would have liked to leave behind him. Marta Kauffman notably recounted the last conversation she had with the actor. “The conversation was great. He was happy and joyful. He didn’t seem burdened by anything. He was doing really well. He was in a good frame of mind, which is why it seems so unfair. » she confided, adding that the news of his death had deeply shocked her. “He was in the best condition I had seen in a while. I was so thrilled to see him like that. (…) He had stopped smoking. » she then related, specifying that he had also confided to her that he was sober.
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Returning to the resounding impact of Matthew Perry’s work on the public, especially through his incarnation of the character of Chandler, David Crane indicated that he was certainly aware of it. “Given the success of the show over the last thirty years, I’m sure he knew that. But I still wonder to what extent he managed to integrate this craze and derive a certain comfort from it. ” did he declare. Later, he praised the brotherly relationship that united the six stars of the sitcom: “In ten years we have gone through a lot. (…) When it came to Matthew, we all knew our priority was to support him. » The bonds between the “Friends” team seem, in fact, to have lasted the distance, despite Matthew Perry’s addiction problems.
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