Matthew Perry’s Sister Reveals What ‘Friends’ Cast Did at His Funeral in New Netflix Documentary
Matthew Perry‘s sister is sharing an emotional reminiscence of the Friends solid saying goodbye to her brother.
Mia Perry Bowick opens up concerning the late actor’s personal funeral within the new three-part Netflix documentary The One About Matthew Perry, which premiered Tuesday (October 27).
The documentary arrives at some point earlier than the third anniversary of Matthew‘s demise on October 28, 2023, on the age of 54.
In the documentary, Mia remembers how Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer all arrived collectively for the funeral, which happened at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles in November 2023.
“I hadn’t seen them in simply 20 years,” she mentioned, through People.
Mia revealed that Jennifer was the primary solid member to strategy her, giving her a hug earlier than the others adopted.
“And then, all 5 of them walked as much as the casket holding arms and stood round him, crying,” she recalled.
The funeral was a small gathering of Matthew‘s household and closest buddies, held six days after his demise.
Mia additionally shared an surprising second of laughter throughout the emotional ceremony.
She recalled feeling her brother’s presence behind her shoulder and imagining him making a joke concerning the scenario, inflicting her to burst into laughter.
“He confirmed up proper behind my proper shoulder,” she mentioned, earlier than recalling his acquainted humorousness, saying he “leaned over my shoulder and goes, ‘How f—– up is that this?’”
“I began laughing so exhausting. I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, there he’s making me snort on the most horrible second,’ and likewise extremely inappropriate for me to begin laughing whereas they’re placing him into this factor. But I simply began cracking up, and I used to be like, ‘Yeah man, that is fairly f—– up.’”
The 5 surviving Friends stars previously released a joint statement following Matthew‘s demise, saying they had been devastated by the lack of somebody they thought of household.
Although the solid members seem in archival footage within the new documentary, none participated in new interviews for the mission.
Director Mary Robertson defined to Netflix’s Tudum that the actors had been approached however finally declined, including that everybody grieves in another way.
The One About Matthew Perry is now streaming on Netflix. The documentary explores his life, profession, struggles with dependancy and the recollections shared by those that knew him greatest.
Find out extra concerning the documentary, including who appears and how to watch
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