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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tWarner Bros. Television\/Getty Images The late Matthew Perry will always be remembered by the Friends cast. \u201cWe are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,\u201d the show\u2019s stars, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer, told Us Weekly [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIt was so great that it was like, \u2018We should do this more,\u2019\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Alas, the next time the famous friends all got together was in 2021 to record HBO Max\u2019s Friends: The Reunion<\/em><\/a>, in which they revisited their famous characters and story lines.<\/p>\nLittle did the cast \u2014 or fans \u2014 know that would be the last time we\u2019d see all six stars together. Perry died at age 54<\/a> from the acute effects of ketamine<\/a> in October 2023.<\/p>\n\n![\"Lisa](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lisa.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Amy Sussman\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cIt shook us up, I have to say,\u201d Kudrow told Ferguson on Tuesday\u2019s podcast. \u201cHe said it won\u2019t be a surprise, but it will be a shock, and that was exactly right. So smart, that is true \u2014 it wasn\u2019t a surprise, but it was a shock.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a big jolt,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Dax Shepard<\/strong> on his \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d podcast on Monday, December 9, Kudrow said she takes some comfort in the fact that Perry was happy<\/a> at the time of his death.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Everything](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Everything-the-Friends-Cast-Has-Said-About-Matthew-Perrys-Struggles-Through-the-Years.jpg?crop=0px%2C180px%2C1695px%2C956px&resize=400%2C225\")
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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tMatthew Perry openly battled addiction and other health issues while starring on Friends\u00a0and his costars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer were by his side every step of the way, showing their support both in public and in private. The six actors appeared on the NBC sitcom for 10 seasons [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThis will sound odd. I\u2019m more comforted that he was happy the day he died,\u201d she said. \u201cHe got to die happy. And to me, that was a gift.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Kudrow also shared that the bond between the six Friends<\/em> stars<\/a> didn\u2019t just happen overnight.<\/p>\n
Little did the cast \u2014 or fans \u2014 know that would be the last time we\u2019d see all six stars together. Perry died at age 54<\/a> from the acute effects of ketamine<\/a> in October 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cIt shook us up, I have to say,\u201d Kudrow told Ferguson on Tuesday\u2019s podcast. \u201cHe said it won\u2019t be a surprise, but it will be a shock, and that was exactly right. So smart, that is true \u2014 it wasn\u2019t a surprise, but it was a shock.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a big jolt,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Speaking to Dax Shepard<\/strong> on his \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d podcast on Monday, December 9, Kudrow said she takes some comfort in the fact that Perry was happy<\/a> at the time of his death.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMatthew Perry openly battled addiction and other health issues while starring on Friends\u00a0and his costars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer were by his side every step of the way, showing their support both in public and in private. The six actors appeared on the NBC sitcom for 10 seasons [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThis will sound odd. I\u2019m more comforted that he was happy the day he died,\u201d she said. \u201cHe got to die happy. And to me, that was a gift.\u201d<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Kudrow also shared that the bond between the six Friends<\/em> stars<\/a> didn\u2019t just happen overnight.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t
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