Matthew Perry’s fans are still there for him — they’ve been streaming the “Friends” theme song “I’ll Be There for You” non-stop since the actor’s shocking death Saturday.
Singer Charlie Puth, 31, even performed the song at his concert in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday before transitioning into his 2015 hit “See You Again,” which was written for the film “Furious 7” as a tribute to Paul Walker.
And the hardcover edition of Perry’s 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” occupies the top spot on Amazon’s Best Sellers in Memoirs list, while the paperback version sits at No. 3, as of Monday evening.
Perry played funnyman Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom “Friends,” which aired from 1994 to 2004.
“Friends” aired on NBC from 1994 to 2004. NBC
The cast of “Friends” and the band The Rembrandts perform “I’ll be There for You” at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC in May 1995. WireImageThe “Fools Rush In” star is believed to have drowned at his Los Angeles home Saturday afternoon. He was 54.
Perry’s “Friends” co-stars, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer, mourned Perry in a joint statement Monday.
Fans pay tribute to Perry outside the “Friends” apartment in NYC. G.N.Miller/NYPost“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,” read the cast’s statement. “There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss.”
“In time we will say more, as and when we are able,” the statement continued. “For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.”
