Jennifer Aniston pays tribute to ‘Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry 1 year after his death
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Jennifer Aniston pays tribute to ‘Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry 1 year after his death

She will be there for him.

A year after Matthew Perry’s tragic death at the age of 54, his friend and co-star Jennifer Aniston has paid tribute to him.

On Monday, Oct. 28, Aniston, 55, posted throwback photos of herself with Perry. It’s undated, but their hairstyles indicate it was from the first or second season of “Friends” in the early 1990s.

Next to one image, she wrote, “1 year,” along with a bandage heart emoji and a dove emoji.

Jennifer Aniston's Instagram tribute to Matthew Perry on the one-year anniversary of his passing. Instagram / @jenniferanistonJennifer Aniston's Instagram tribute to Matthew Perry on the one-year anniversary of his passing. Instagram / @jenniferaniston

Jennifer Aniston’s Instagram tribute to Matthew Perry on the one-year anniversary of his passing. Instagram / @jenniferaniston

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Aniston and Perry 1995. Getty Images

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Aniston and Perry. WireImage

Aniston also tagged the Matthew Perry Foundation in her caption.

According to the foundation’s official Instagram bio, it “continues Matthew’s enduring commitment to helping others struggling with the disease of substance abuse.”

The “Friends” alum died on October 28, 2023 at his home in the Pacific Palisades area of ​​Los Angeles. An autopsy performed by the LA County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that he died of a ketamine overdose. The report listed the manner of death as accidental drowning.

But in August five arrests were made in connection with his death in the middle of an investigation.

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Chandler Bing (Perry) and Rachel Green (Aniston) in “Friends”. Instagram / @jenniferaniston

“These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry’s substance abuse problem to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong,” United States Attorney Martin Estrada said at a news conference in Los Angeles announcing the charges.

Shortly after Perry passed away, Aniston paid tribute to him with a long Instagram noteand called him “brother”.

Cast in “Friends”. Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow and his on-screen wife, Courteney Cox, also spoke outand all five attended his private funeral.

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Courteney Cox (from left), Aniston and Perry on “Friends” in 2002. Getty Images

Perry had been open about her lifelong struggle with addiction and sobriety.

The “17 Again” star described in his memoir “Friends, Lovers and the Great Awful Thing” that he attended approximately 6,000 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and went to rehab 15 times in his lifetime. At the height of his struggle, he would also take 55 Vicodin pills a day, and his weight dropped to 128 pounds at one point.

A source recently told The Post that when Perry filmed the 2021 “Friends” reunion for Max, the actor was “cute,” “goofy” and “giggled between takes.”

“He gave a lot of praise to his co-stars — he said the same sweet things they said about him, so you know their love and bond was real,” the insider said.

“Friends” stars Matt LeBlanc (clockwise from left), Cox, Perry, Aniston, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer. Photo from AP

And Perry’s friends were there for him even when the cameras weren’t rolling. According to the source, at one point during filming, Perry “passed out on the couch between takes,” exhausted from emergency dental surgery he had just days before. Seemingly noticing this and wanting to help a friend in need, Schwimmer stood up, sat down next to Perry on the couch, and put his arm around him.

“It was a testament to how sweet and locked in they all were with each other,” the source said.

Perry was survived by his parents and siblings.

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Aniston (from left), Perry and Cox on “Friends” in 1999. Getty Images

On Monday, the one-year anniversary of his death, Perry’s mother, Suzanne, his “Dateline” host stepfather, Keith Morrison, and his sisters, Emily, Caitlin and Madeleine, appeared on “Today” to remember Perry.

“(Lighting up a room is) something you are either born with or not born with. And he was really born with that in spades,” Morrison, 77, said of his stepson.

“But it must be said, I think,” interjected Suzanne, “that he was also very lonely in his soul.”

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Kudrow (from left), Aniston and Perry on “Friends” in 2000. NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Perry’s mother continued: “I’m a very happy woman, but there was a mistake. There was a problem that I couldn’t overcome. I couldn’t help him.”

“You have to stop blaming yourself because it wears you down.”

Morrison, who married Suzanne in 1981, recalled that Perry was “often (a) very sad guy.”

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The cast of “Friends”. NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Perry and Aniston at the Lili Claire Foundation's Fifth Annual Benefit for Helping Kids Fly Higher in 2002. FilmMagicPerry and Aniston at the Lili Claire Foundation's Fifth Annual Benefit for Helping Kids Fly Higher in 2002. FilmMagic

Perry and Aniston at the Lili Claire Foundation’s Fifth Annual Benefit for Helping Kids Fly Higher in 2002. FilmMagic

“It was always a jubilant thing when he would come over,” Perry’s sister Caitlin said. “Even when he struggled in dark times, we were always proud of him. We were always proud of the fact that he continued to fight and that he made it a big focus in his life to help other people.”

The ‘Friends’ star’s sister Emily added: “All he ever wanted was to love and be loved. He fought so hard to feel peace. And I think he got to a place where he did.”

Perry’s mother and stepfather also recalled the moment they received the terrible news.

Aniston at the 76th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024. Kevork Djansezian-USA TODAYAniston at the 76th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024. Kevork Djansezian-USA TODAY

Aniston at the 76th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024. Kevork Djansezian-USA TODAY

“Friends” starred in 1994. NBCUniversal via Getty Images

“Somebody called Suzanne and he just said, ‘Matthew’s dead,'” Morrison recalled, without saying who broke the news.

“‘Matthew is dead,'” his mother recalled hearing. “‘Your son is dead'”

“What he taught the world was that no amount of money is going to cure an addict. Something else is needed. And that’s what we’re trying to do,” Morrison explained, referring to how his family started the Matthew Perry Foundation that Aniston referenced in her Instagram post. tribute.