One of Matthew Perry’s greatest remembered onscreen dad and mom is opening up after his loss of life.
On Monday, Kathleen Turner spoke with People after listening to in regards to the beloved actor’s tragic passing, remembering fondly:
“He came to see one of my Broadway shows and he came backstage. When he saw me, he yelled out, ‘Hey dad’ and everyone thought it was pretty cool. I think it was for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.”
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Fans of Friends will know Kathleen famously performed Chandler Bing’s father — a transgender girl on the present. And whereas they could not have seen one another for “at least 10 years,” Kathleen says she at all times “liked him.” She shared:
“He had a good sense of humor and a good heart. He liked other people, which, to me, is terribly important, especially for an actor. It’s extremely sad when you think about how young [he was] and a pity he couldn’t get more control.”
Speaking of the core Friends forged, the 69-year-old added:
“I can’t imagine the pressure those guys lived under being a worldwide phenomenon. It must have been overwhelming.”
However, the Romancing the Stone actress remembers the six — Matthew, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer all being extremely “tight knit.” She shared:
“I need to emphasize that these kids were a tight group. I was more in and out of [Matthew’s] life. They were a clique, all of them. They were a very tight knit group.”
How candy.
While Kathleen herself could not have been on the present too steadily, she says she’s nonetheless acknowledged due to her iconic function:
“I am still constantly recognized by a certain age group as Chandler’s dad. I met somebody last night and she said, ‘Aren’t you a movie star?’ I said, ‘Yeah, but before your time.’ And she said, ‘Well, where would I know you from?’ and I said, ‘Chandler’s dad.’ She said, ‘Oh, my God!’”
In that manner, she’ll at all times be related to Matthew.
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