Highlights
- Matthew Perry's brilliance as an actor on Friends was evident in his ability to put his own twists on his character, Chandler, and his willingness to go off-script.
- During the Friends reunion, fans noticed that Perry sounded different and were worried about his condition. However, it was revealed that he had recently undergone emergency dental surgery, which affected his speech.
- Jennifer Aniston acknowledged that she didn't fully understand the extent of Perry's struggles with addiction and the pressure he put on himself to get laughs from the audience during their time on Friends. His journey towards sobriety was aided by Aniston.
His brilliance as an actor was exemplified on Friends. Matthew Perry wasn't just reading a script on the iconic sitcom, he always put his own twists on things related to Chandler, and he wasn't afraid of going off the script either. Without a doubt, fans will continue to admire the actor's work on the show for years to come. Without Matthew Perry, Friends would not have been the same.
What fans couldn't help but notice was how different Matthew Perry sounded during the Friends reunion. The actor seemed very off, and fans were worried about his condition at the time. There was a valid reason for his behavior, and we're going to reveal what that was.
In addition, we're going to take a closer look at his emotional comments made during the reunion, and one thing Jennifer Aniston learned about her co-star during the HBO special.
Matthew Perry Was Emotional During The Friends Reunion, But The Actor's Speech Was Noticeably Slurred
During the Friends reunion, Matthew Perry was very emotional looking back at the special bond between himself and his fellow castmates. Perry revealed the chemistry fans saw on-screen was exactly the same behind the scenes. Perry reflected on the unbreakable bond with his Friends costars.
He revealed during the reunion, "The best way that I can describe it is after the show was over, at a party or any kind of social gathering, if one of us bumped into each other, that was it. That was the end of the night. You just sat with the person all night long and that was it."
Perry continued, "You apologized to the people you were with, but they had to understand you had met somebody special to you and you were going to talk to that person for the rest of the night. And that’s the way it worked."
Perry was very emotional throughout the reunion, but fans couldn't help but notice his speech throughout the special. Perry revealed the reason for his flawed speech during several interviews, including his time with Diane Sawyer and Stephen Colbert.
Matthew Perry Revealed He Had Emergency Dental Surgery Just Prior To Friends Reunion
During an interview with ABC News, Matthew Perry revealed the real reason his speech seemed off during the Friends reunion. The actor told Diane Sawyer, "A couple days before that, I had emergency dental surgery, which did all sorts of things," Perry said.
"The dental surgery just made my mouth feel like fire and it sounded like my voice was off. And I couldn’t not show up. So what I chose to do was go and just do the best that I could."
That's right, the Friends star almost missed the reunion show. In a separate interview with Stephen Colbert, the actor revealed he was actually thankful for the paparazzi catching him walking into the dentist office just prior to the reunion.
He tells Colbert, "I had two days prior to death dental surgery. I had three bone spurs in my mouth that had to be removed right away. In this one cast I thank the paparazzi because they caught picture of me going into the dentist office."
He continues, "I knew something was off with me because my mouth was on fire and I also knew that I had to show up at this reunion. There's so many people, I can't move it, I can't change it. So I basically went and did the best that I could but I was basically on six cylinders instead of eight."
Looking back, fans of Friends are truly grateful that Matthew Perry was still able to appear on the reunion despite what he had faced just days prior. Without a doubt, fans will continue to rewatch that reunion over and over again in the upcoming weeks as an homage to the late Matthew Perry.
Jennifer Aniston Spoke Out About A Specific Comment Made By Matthew Perry During The Friends Reunion
During his darkest times, Jennifer Aniston was a big aid in helping Matthew Perry during his journey towards sobriety. During their time on Friends, Aniston was the one star that noticed Perry's behavior being off during his battle with addiction.
What Aniston didn't understand was how much Matthew Perry was struggling on-set if he didn't get a laugh from the live audience. Aniston revealed she never knew the amount of torture that the actor was putting on himself during that time.
Aniston revealed, "I didn't understand the level of anxiety and self-torture (that) was put on Matthew Perry if he didn't get that laugh, and the devastation that he felt. Which makes a lot of sense."
Perry had many documented struggles and spent millions on sobering up. The late star was on the right path to recovery prior to his tragic passing. He will be remembered by millions.
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