Actor Matthew Perry has released his new memoir, Friends, Lovers, and Big Awful Things, which explores how his life changed after he rose to fame on the sitcom “Friends”. Perry spoke about his brief romantic experience with actress Gwyneth Paltrow the summer before the show aired.
Perry said she knew from the start that ‘Friends’ would be a hit and the cast was all about the money and fame it would bring. He recalled that the show gave them one last summer to enjoy before fame, where he went gambling in Vegas, traveled to Mexico, and had an experience with Paltrow.
In her memoir, Perry also revealed that she loved her co-stars, including Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, and Courteney Cox, and that this made her work experience more difficult. He specifically detailed his crush on Aniston, whom he once asked out and received a resounding denial.
Read on to learn more.
Matthew Perry On How ‘Friends’ Changed His Life
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In Perry’s new memoir, Friends, Lovers, and Big Awful Things, the “Serving Sara” actress writes about how the popular sitcom “Friends” changed her life. Perry played the role of Chandler Bing on the NBC show, which debuted in late 1994.
“Friends” ran for ten seasons and also starred David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc. In his memoirs, Perry wrote that he knew the series would be a success from the first reading of the script during the auditions.
He shared that when the core cast was finally chosen and together, they had their first schedule read, which was a huge success. Perry said per Insider, “all the jokes landed,” and the cast finished the reading to “a standing ovation.” He wrote, “Everyone can smell money. Actors can smell fame. This plan will succeed, and it will change everyone’s lives forever.”
Matthew Perry’s Summer Affair With Gwyneth Paltrow
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Perry also recalled that when the show was in its early advertising stages, the cast would frequently fly to multiple cities, attending events where the show was reviewed by advertisers and network affiliates. Then finally, the cast had to “wait the summer before the show first aired.”
Perry recalled his summer experience, writing, “I filled that summer with three important things — gambling in Vegas at the direction of director Jimmy Burrows; a trip to Mexico itself; and a make-out session in the closet with Gwyneth Paltrow.”
He elaborated on his time with Paltrow, saying that they met in Williamstown, Massachusetts. follow Insider, Perry wrote, “At some big party, we slipped into the broom closet and made out. We were both still unknown until it hit the tabloids, but with that, Jimmy Burrows handed me a reality check.”
‘Friends’ Cast Lines Up To Party In Vegas
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The “17 Again” cast recalled “Friends” director James Edward Burrows sending the cast on a big trip to Vegas, saying their lives would change forever after the show aired. Burrows gave the six stars $100 each and told them to have fun.
Perry shared each Insider“We six new friends got drunk and gambled and wandered around the casino, just six close strangers on a weekend trip, unknown to anyone, no one asking for autographs or pictures, none of us being chased by paparazzi, a million miles from what is to come, which is every moment of our lives documented in public for all to see forever.”
Finally, the “Fools Rush In” star ended her story with, “This is the last summer of my life when I get to make out at a party with a beautiful young woman named Gwyneth and no one, except Gwyneth and me, cares. . “
Matthew Perry Loves His ‘Friends’ Stars
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During a previous interview with Diane Sawyer on “Good Morning America,” Perry revealed that he once had crushes on his co-stars from “Friends,” namely Aniston, Cox, and Kudrow. The actor shared that the likes made his work experience on the sitcom more difficult.
Perry told Sawyer, “How can you not like Jenny, and Courteney, and Lisa? So it’s kind of hard to go to work because I have to pretend that I don’t have this love.” He also wrote about this in his memoirs, detailing his feelings for Aniston, in particular.
Perry explained that he was “immediately taken” by Aniston and really liked her, but unfortunately, it never went anywhere. According to a The Times Excerpt, the actress once asked the “Murder Mystery” star out, but she declined and said she “likes to be friends with me.”
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