Thousands of 'Friends' fans bring flowers and letters to the iconic building where Chandler lived in New York

The death of actor Matthew Perry has left his thousands of fans around the world speechless.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
29 October 2023 Sunday 17:07
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Thousands of 'Friends' fans bring flowers and letters to the iconic building where Chandler lived in New York

The death of actor Matthew Perry has left his thousands of fans around the world speechless. Although the actor had spoken on multiple occasions about his addiction problems, he was not currently known to have any type of serious pathology that could endanger his life, which is why the news of his death has caused a great social commotion. Furthermore, it should be noted that the investigation is still open and that the Police have not found any type of drug or narcotic at his home.

Almost 30 years ago, Perry participated alongside Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow in one of the most famous fictions of all time: Friends. The American sitcom caused a sensation throughout the planet and its characters and protagonists became part of global pop culture.

The series created and produced by Marta Kauffman and David Crane broke all records achieved for a comedy at that time, so they tried to make it as long as possible. After 10 seasons in 10 years and 236 episodes, the project ended to the misfortune of millions of followers.

For many, this fiction marked a before and after on the international small screen and in the way of making television, since it dealt with topics that were invisible at the time and covered everyday realities with which millions of people empathized.

Countless people have received the news of the actor's death as the loss of a family member or a good friend. And, within the eccentric group of colleagues who presented Friends, Chandler was the most loved by the general public. His comedy, naturalness and grace still continue to penetrate the public like an arrow straight to the heart.

As the singer Adele said in one of her last performances at her show in Las Vegas, Chandler "is probably the best comic character of all time", so a massive social response to the actor's death is not surprising. .

To demonstrate that they form one of the strongest fandoms in terms of series, thousands of followers have traveled to the location where Chandler's house was filmed in New York to bring flowers, letters and gifts as a tribute and farewell.

''Thank you for being our friend'', ''Thank you for the endless laughter'' or ''All of us lost a friend'' are some of the messages that can be read next to the emblematic building.