Matthew Perry should be remembered by 'how he brought joy' says Friends creator Marta Kauffman Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Ashleigh Gray For Dailymail.Com Published: 01:40, 18 August 2024 | Updated: 01:43, 18 August 2024 e-mail View comments Friends creator Marta Kauffman has spoken out about Matthew Perry following the arrest of five people in connection to his accidental overdose death last October.
Perry, who was 54 at the time of his passing, was well-known for portraying the quirky, likable character Chandler Bing on Kauffman's wildly successful series. Speaking with The Times , the 67-year-old TV writer shared what she thinks is the best way to honor the late actor. 'Two things come to mind: one of them is to donate to drug treatment centers — let’s fight the disease,' she began.
Marta then added: 'And the second way is to watch Friends and remember him not as a man who died like that, but as a man who was hilariously funny and brought joy to everybody.' Friends creator Marta Kauffman has spoken out about Matthew Perry following the arrest of five people in connection to his accidental overdose death last October; pictured in 2004 Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his LA home with his cause of death later determined to be 'the acute effects of ketamine'; pictured in November 2022 Kauffman also spoke publicly about Perry with her Friends co-creator David Crane last year. In a joint appearance on the Today show, she shared the final .