Kate Garraway reflects on interviewing Matthew Perry
Sean Penn appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Wednesday night and shared a touching tribute to the late Matthew Perry.
Perry died at the age of 54 on October 28, devastating millions of fans of the hit NBC sitcom Friends.
Oscar-winner Penn appeared in two episodes of the series and remembered the Chandler Bing star as a “talented guy” from his time on set.
He also praised the actor for being “bold” by openly talking about his substance abuse struggles in order to help others.
“What a talented guy. I can’t claim to have known him well, but I liked him very much,” Penn recalled.
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Morgan’s guest confirmed he had spoken with Perry recently and had complimented his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, released last year.
“I saw him somewhat recently, and we were both catching a flight out of Los Angeles airport, and I complimented him on what I knew of his book,” Penn continued.
“I hadn’t read the book, I had seen several of his interviews, and he seemed to be talking about it, had confronted it, and was very intelligent and bold about it and generously offering his experience to people to be helpful.”
Perry was found unresponsive in his hot tub the day he died – an official cause of death is still to be determined, but illegal drugs and alcohol were not involved.
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Penn admitted: “It’s tragic, I can’t say that I was terribly surprised.
“I don’t know what the whole coroner’s report things and everything, but I know he had done a lot of damage to his organs over the years.
“You know, tough situation, and he got to do that, he got to leave that tale behind and he got to give a lot of joy to a lot of people with his talent. So, I wish his family well.”
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Penn appeared in two episodes of Friends during its run, The One With The Halloween Party and The One With The Stain.
He was previously called the “least successful” Friends guest star by director Kevin S Bright.
“Just the style of the production wasn’t what he was used to, doing a show like that, so there was a little deer in the headlight effect,” he told the Metro.
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