The absence of the star of the sitcom Friends Matthew Perry was noticed during a tribute to the late man at the BAFTA Awards, the UK's equivalent of the Oscars, on Sunday.
During the awards ceremony, Hannah Waddingham performed a very sober and beautiful version of Cindi Lauper's hit play Time After Time, while portraits of the great people who died last year were shown.
The deaths of Alan Arkin, Jane Birkin, Harry Belafonte, Sir Michael Gambon, Ryan O'Neal, Tina Turner, Tom Wilkinson and Carl Weathers, among others, were highlighted, but many noted that Matthew Perry had been snubbed during those four minutes of tribute .
A BAFTA Awards organizer said, according to the Chron: “We confirm he will be honored at our next BAFTA Television Awards in May, as well as in the commemorative section of our website.”
With Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox in 1996. AFP
A BAFTA Awards organizer said, according to the Chron: “We confirm he will be honored at our next BAFTA Television Awards in May, as well as in the commemorative section of our website.”
The actor, born in 1969, also appeared in the films “The New Neighbor,” which was partly shot in Quebec, and in the sequel with Bruce Willis. The latter now suffers from dementia and Matthew Perry died on October 28, 2023.
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On television, in addition to Friends, we also saw Matthew Perry in the series The Good Wife and its derivative The Good Fight.
Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry reunited on February 17, 2000 at the premiere of the film “The Whole Nine Yards” in Los Angeles. AFP
Matthew Perry died at his home in Los Angeles last October. His assistant found him limp in his hot tub. A coroner concluded he died from the “acute effects of ketamine,” an anesthetic used to treat depression. The autopsy report listed drowning as the secondary cause of death.