Matthew Perry was buried in a star-studded cemetery that is the final resting place of some of Hollywood’s most famous celebrities.
The “Friends” star was laid to rest at a private memorial service at Forest Lawn Church of the Hills in Los Angeles on Friday.
Located across from Warner Bros Studios, where Friends was filmed for 10 seasons, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery is the final resting place of a galaxy of Hollywood stars – including Carrie Fisher, Bette Davis, Stan Laurel, Buster Keaton and INXS frontman Michael Hutchence and Anne Heche.
Other big celebrities include western star Lee Van Cleef, fitness guru Jack LaLane and Paul Walker from the “Fast and Furious” films.
Pictured: Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the TV sitcom Friends
Pictured: Carrie Fisher, known for her role as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy
In the picture Michael Hutchence, lead singer and frontman of the rock band INXS
Pictured: Stan Laurel, known as part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy
The Forest Lawn Memorial Parks were founded by Hubert Eaton and the design was copied throughout America
Pictured: Paul Walker, known for his roles in “The Fast and the Furious” alongside Vin Diesel
There are five Forest Lawns in the LA area. The first was founded by Hubert Eaton and its flat, open floor plan has been copied countless times by other cemeteries across the United States.
The one in Glendale is the first and oldest, with classic stars like Jimmy Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor and Humphrey Bogart buried there.
The Hollywood Hills branch is the hip rest stop for the modern celebrity crowd.
On Friday, during Matthew Perry’s funeral, his co-stars Jennifer Aniston, 54; Lisa Kudrow, 60; Courteney Cox, 59; and David Schwimmer, 57, traveled as a quartet.
They all wore black suits and were somber as they prepared to say goodbye to Perry at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
After the simple hour-long ceremony, Matt LeBlanc, 56, joined them outside the church and was pictured chatting with other well-wishers.
Paul Walker’s grave in Memorial Park. He tragically died in a car accident at the age of 40
Pictured is the memorial statue of Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Renolds at Forest Lawn Cemetery
The grave of actor Stan Laurel and his wife Ida K. Laurel, where they were buried in the George Washington Section
Another picture of Stan Laurel’s grave in Memorial Park. He was a megastar during the silent film era
Pictured is the grave of Michael Kelland and John Hutchence in Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Throughout his life, Perry had spoken openly about his problems with drugs and alcohol
Forest Lawn Memorial Park was once called the Disneyland of cemeteries, even though it was built long before the original theme park
There are five other Forest Lawns in the Los Angeles area that use the same model
The service ended with a rendition of Peter Gabriel’s song “Don’t Give Up,” which includes the lyrics: “No fight left or so it seems, I’m a man whose dreams are all deserted, I’ve changed my face.” , me.” “I changed my name, but no one wants you if you lose.”
One viewer told : “There wasn’t a dry eye in the room.” There were lots of tears and laughter. Only close friends and family spoke.’
After the service, Perry was buried in a dark wooden coffin in a family-only ceremony.
After the ceremony, crowds of mourners dressed in black lined the front of the church.
Some were seen hugging and comforting each other. Many wore dark sunglasses to protect their eyes from the bright California sun.
The Los Angeles church has been the site of a long list of celebrity funerals, from Stan Laurel to Carrie Fisher. It is unclear whether Perry has expressed his final wishes
A van is seen arriving at the cemetery before Perry’s funeral
Perry’s gray-haired stepfather, Keith Morrison, served as a pallbearer
Jennifer Aniston (left), Courteney Cox (second from left), David Schwimmer (center), Lisa Kudrow (second from right) and Matt LeBlanc (far right) are seen at Matthew Perry’s funeral on Friday
Perry’s cause of death remains unconfirmed, but initial toxicology reports revealed that there was no meth or fentanyl in his system at the time of his drowning.
Throughout his life, Perry had spoken openly about his problems with drugs and alcohol.
According to a TMZ report, common narcotics were not found in Perry’s body during initial testing. But more in-depth tests are underway and would reveal whether the beloved actor had any prescription drugs in his system.
When investigators responded to Perry’s home, they did not find illegal drugs, but rather a prescription medication that was properly labeled and stored in storage bottles.
In his 2022 memoir “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” Perry wrote that after his colon exploded in 2018, he was prescribed opiates that he felt were not enough to relieve his pain, leading him to prompted him to turn to street dealers to possibly supply him with opiates OxyContin containing fentanyl.