{"id":113122,"date":"2024-07-19T19:01:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/19\/anna-faris-wishes-she-had-got-to-know-matthew-perry-when-she-appeared-on-friends\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T19:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:01:32","slug":"anna-faris-wishes-she-had-got-to-know-matthew-perry-when-she-appeared-on-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/19\/anna-faris-wishes-she-had-got-to-know-matthew-perry-when-she-appeared-on-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Faris &#8216;wishes&#8217; she had got to know Matthew Perry when she appeared on Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-07-19\" datetime=\"1721415692\" pubdate=\"\">19 July 2024<\/time>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/anna-faris\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,anna-faris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna Faris<\/a> &#8220;wishes&#8221; she had got the chance to know Matthew Perry better.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Anna Faris guest-starred in four episodes of the final season of Friends 20 years ago<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old actress worked with former &#8216;Friends&#8217; star Matthew &#8211; who died in October 2023 at the age of 54 &#8211; guest starred in the final season of the classic NBC sitcom and while it was &#8220;an honour&#8221; for him to act opposite him, admitted that she regrets only ever having &#8220;brief interactions&#8221; with him on set. <\/p>\n<p>She told People: &#8220;It was an honour, and he was just an incredible person. I wish I knew him better. It feels a little audacious for me to speak too much about somebody that I felt like I had brief interactions with, but they were wonderful and I am honoured to be a part of the show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;My Spy The Eternal City&#8217; actress explained it was her &#8220;understanding&#8221; that Matthew had suggested her for the role of Erica, a pregnant woman who gives birth to twins, whom Matthew&#8217;s character Chandler and his wife Monica (Courteney Cox) adopt after seeing her in &#8216;Lost in Translation&#8217; but to this day still cannot believe her luck. <\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8220;That was my understanding at the time. He told me that he&#8217;d seen me in &#8216;Lost in Translation&#8217; and he thought I was good.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I worked mostly with Courteney and Matthew, and they were unbelievable to me. They were so kind.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I mean, it was such an intimidating idea. I mean, to give birth on &#8216;Friends&#8217;. &#8216;Friends?&#8217; The final season?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nAnna explained that the rest of the cast &#8211; which was also made up of Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow &#8211; were &#8220;emotional&#8221; at the time she was shooting her scenes because they were coming to the end of a decade on air but didn&#8217;t want to get in the way too much. <\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: &#8220;They were also getting pretty emotional because they were wrapping things up. It was really sentimental.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;At the same time, I felt like, &#8216;Okay, I should probably go back to my dressing room during this group hug.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;They don&#8217;t rerun too much of the last season because I think I get a check for nine cents every, you know, four months!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/anna-faris-wishes-got-know-matthew-perry-appeared-friends-1403215.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19 July 2024 Anna Faris &#8220;wishes&#8221; she had got the chance to know Matthew Perry better. 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