Matthew Perry’s gravesite has been updated with a plaque featuring a reference to his iconic role as Chandler Bing on the hit TV show “Friends”. The update comes more than two years after the actor’s tragic death at the age of 54.
More than two years after Matthew Perry‘s tragic death at 54, the actor’s gravesite finally has a plaque bearing his name with a special tribute to his most beloved role, as Chandler Bing on Friends.
Key Points
Friends star Matthew Perry died of an overdose on Oct. 28, 2023, at age 54.
His Los Angeles gravesite went unmarked for more than two years.
A plaque now honors the actor with a loving reference to his best-known role.
“Matthew Langford Perry,” the first line of the plaque reads, with his birth and death dates listed next as “August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023,” followed by the epitaph “Much Loved — Friend —” an obvious nod to his role on the megahit NBC sitcom, which he starred on for 10 seasons, from 1994 to 2004.
During Entertainment Weekly‘s New Year’s Day visit, numerous flowers adorned Perry’s portion of the mausoleum space. One festive bouquet of red and white flowers and frosted pinecones contained an unsigned card that read, “Thank you for the memories. You are far from forgotten.”
Connection to Other Celebrities
The five-time Emmy nominee’s remains are at a private, outdoor mausoleum section of the cemetery, named Sanctuary of Treasured Love. The remains of Green Mile star Michael Clarke Duncan, who died in 2012 at 54, are just steps away from Perry’s, while the dual gravesite of Carrie Fisher and mother Debbie Reynolds is just around the corner.
Most notably for Friends fans, about a 15-minute walk from Perry’s site lies the grave of Days of Our Lives star John Aniston, father of Perry’s costar and close friend Jennifer Aniston.
Legacy and Impact
Decades after the Friends finale, the show has endured as one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. Perry joined his former costars in 2021 to celebrate the series’ legacy for HBO Max’s unscripted special Friends: The Reunion, in which they returned to their old set at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank to share laughs and tears while reminiscing.
Perry’s death was caused by “acute effects of ketamine.” He was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home and pronounced dead at the scene.
In a profile for Vanity Fair this past August, Aniston reflected further on her late costar’s battle with substance abuse. “We did everything we could when we could,” Aniston told the outlet of her and her costars’ attempts to help Perry over the years.
Before his death, Perry became an outspoken substance abuse treatment advocate and had even turned his former Malibu home into a sober living facility called the Perry House.
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