'Friends' director James Burrows told the Today show that the cast was 'destroyed' over news that co-star Matthew Perry died over the weekend.
“He was part of a family and he was the first one to not be part of that family anymore,” Burrows said, adding that the cast was “destroyed” upon hearing the news.before the show blew up and all its cast members became superstars. “I took them to dinner at Spago and this is a true story,” he told“and I said to the six of them, ‘Put your seatbelt on because this is your last shot at anonymity.’”Perry died at age 54 of an apparent drowning at his home in Los Angeles on Oct. 28.
His death resulted in an outpour of tributes from film and television stars including Salma Hayek, Gwyneth Paltrow and Adele among many others. His fellow“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,” they said. “There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss.
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