NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: ABC’s morning flagship show ‘Good Morning America’ paid tribute to late ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry by sharing clips from his past interview with the network.
The beloved actor, who played Chandler Bing on the show, died at the age of 54 by apparent drowning at his Pacific Palisades home, reported TMZ.
Perry was found in a jacuzzi and no drugs were reportedly found on the scene of the death, a source told TMZ. There was also no foul play involved in Perry’s death, as per the source.
‘GMA’ shared brief clips of Perry’s interview when he was promoting his memoir ‘Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing’. In one of the clips shared on the Instagram handle of the morning show, Perry can be seen talking about his massive crush on co-star Jennifer Anniston and how it affected him.
‘GMA’ shares clip of Matthew Perry talking about his 'Friends' crushes
Perry opened up about his life in his memoir and during a press run for the book, was interviewed by ABC News’ Diane Sawyer where he spoke candidly about everything that affected him.
During the conversation, Sawyer brought up the topic of how Perry had a massive crush on his co-star Jennifer Anniston.
Sawyer mentioned that Perry had earlier asked Anniston out on a date, with the latter asking him to just be friends.
“You had one of your serial crushes if I may say. You really kind of chain crushed,” Sawyer asked Perry in the clip.
Perry being his charming and sarcastic self replied, “Well how can you not have a crush on Jennie?”
He then added that it was not only a crush on Anniston but also on the other two leading leads -- Courtney Cox and Lisa Kudrow as well.
He added, “And Courtney and Lisa. So it kind of made it difficult to go to work because I had to pretend I didn’t have it.”
Sawyer also drew Perry’s attention to his statement in the book. “You wrote in your memoir, “How long can I look at her [Jennifer Anniston].”
Perry replied, “Yes! I thought, 'Is three seconds too long?' And then I write in the gratitude part about her letting me do that.”
‘GMA’ fans express their pain and sorrow at Matthew Perry’s death
‘GMA’ fans were heartbroken on hearing the tragic news of Perry’s death. After the morning show shared a few clips of Perry’s interview, many came forward to express their pain and pay tribute to the actor.
One wrote, “Never did I think I’d watch friends and that one of them would not be here on earth with us. Rest well.”
Another said, “He tried so hard. May he finally rest easy. What a tragic loss.”
“Brought us so many laughs. But he struggled so hard. I hope he is at peace,” said another.
A fan added, “Can he BE any more Legendary!! Such an amazing actor definitely hits the heart.”
“We just never know when or how. Condolences to his loved ones,” another fan said.
