Friends fans will always be there for Matthew Perry . In fact, viewers of the 2024 Emmy Awards were quick to call out the fact that Perry— who died in October 2023 from the acute effects of ketamine —wasn't included during the In Memoriam segment at the Sept. 15 award show.
"did I miss it or did the Emmy's not show Matthew Perry????" one fan wrote on X , formerly Twitter. Another added , "How in the world did the Emmy's not include Matthew Perry?!?!" However, there was a reason that Perry did not appear: He was already honored at the 2023 Emmys ceremony , which was held in January after being pushed back from its normal September 2023 spot because of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. During that show, the Emmys paid tribute to Perry in a touching way, playing Friends ' iconic theme song "I'll Be There For You" during the In Memoriam segment, which concluded with an image of Perry.
However, Perry's Friends costars— Jennifer Aniston , Courteney Cox , Lisa Kudrow , Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer —were not involved in the segment during the Jan. 15 award show. As Emmys executive producer Jeannae Rouzan-Clay told The Hollywood Reporter at the time, " It's still very fresh for them.
" Fellow executive producer Jesse Collins also noted that the team had discussed bringing the cast together "early on" in the planning process, but that looking at it from their perspective, "they're mourning someone who was still very close to them." "I can't speak for them," Collins added, "but we .