Matthew Perry honoured at Emmys as Friends theme song plays during In Memoriam tribute

Friends actor Matthew Perry received an emotional tribute during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards 

The Memoriam segment also included late stars such as Len Goodman, Andre Braugher, Lance Reddick, Paul Reubens, Barbra Walters, and Kirstie Alley, among others.

Pop singer Charlie Puth and singer-songwriter duo The War and Treaty performed during the segment, first starting with a rendition of Puth's 'See You Again' before delivering a stripped-down cover of the Friends theme song ('I'll Be There for You' by The Rembrandts).

The actor passed away on October 29, 2023 due to acute effects of the anaesthetic ketamine at the age of 54. He was reportedly found drowned in a jacuzzi in his home in Los Angeles.

Perry was best known for playing the hilarious, sarcastic Chandler Bing on Friends in the ’90s and early 2000s. He starred in more than 200 episodes of the NBC sitcom across 10 seasons.

Despite his success with Friends, from 1994-2004, Matthew Perry suffered from addiction to Alcohol and Vicodin and was taking treatment for the same from 1997 to 2001.

In his autobiography, Perry addressed his addiction extensively, stating that during his lowest points, he needed to take 55 potent painkillers a day to get through a day of filming.

“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family. There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss,” Perry’s Friends cast members Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer wrote in a statement following the news of his death.