{"id":222440,"date":"2026-01-01T23:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/222440\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T23:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:10:08","slug":"matthew-perrys-grave-gets-perfect-friends-tribute-update-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/222440\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Perry\u2019s Grave Gets Perfect \u2018Friends\u2019 Tribute Update (PHOTO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two years after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/matthew-perry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matthew Perry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Matthew Perry<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1159259\/friends-jennifer-aniston-matthew-perry-death\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:death;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">death<\/a>, the actor\u2019s new grave plaque update features a sweet nod to his most iconic role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1109919\/matthew-perry-dead-friends-chandler-drowned\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:died;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">died<\/a> of the acute effects of ketamine use at the age of 54 in October 2023, after which he was buried at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles. A new photo of his grave plaque, shared via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DS3PkfKkuXF\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> on Monday, December 29, reveals that a reference to his role as Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/friends\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Friends;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Friends<\/a> has been added to his grave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Underneath Perry\u2019s name and birthday is an epitaph that describes him as a \u201cMuch Loved Friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans were quick to catch the Friends reference. \u201cAn absolute perfect Epitaph,\u201d one Instagram user commented underneath the post, while another added, \u201cMy heart aches for him like I lost a true friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong I love all of the characters and cast of Friends but Matthew Perry\/Chandler was and will always be my favourite Friend<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\u2764\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f023a2acc97d2a791048c9ad25fd1644.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2764<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\ufffd\ufffd\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9a74ad7407e0daa40ca32db4aa5b82a0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\ufffd\ufffd\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1acdf9509384272ee77713b959cb5e7d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,\u201d someone else gushed. Another person posted, \u201cAbout time! Took them long enough<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\ufffd\ufffd\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1acdf9509384272ee77713b959cb5e7d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">matty deserve to have a plaque asap.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\u2764\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f023a2acc97d2a791048c9ad25fd1644.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2764<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\u2764\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f023a2acc97d2a791048c9ad25fd1644.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2764<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\u2764\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f023a2acc97d2a791048c9ad25fd1644.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2764<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Miss him so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Others flooded the post\u2019s comments with kind words for Perry and his beloved TV character. \u201cHis passing was the first of a celebrity\u2019s that deeply upset me when the news broke. I still get quite sad when I remember him :\/ I hope he\u2019s at peace<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\u2764\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f023a2acc97d2a791048c9ad25fd1644.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2764<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,\u201d one person shared. A different user wrote, \u201cWhen I watch Friends, I still cannot believe he has passed. His character was one of my favorites! RIP, Matthew.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\ufffd\ufffd\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9a74ad7407e0daa40ca32db4aa5b82a0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe One With The Grave Marker. Still missed by all<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\u2764\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f023a2acc97d2a791048c9ad25fd1644.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2764<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,\u201d a user wrote. Referencing his Friends role, someone else commented, \u201cRIP Chandler Muriel Bing, thank you for the light and endless laughter you gave, priceless one of a kind<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\u2764\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f023a2acc97d2a791048c9ad25fd1644.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2764<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the photo, Perry\u2019s grave was adorned with several flowers. A fan also left a copy of Perry\u2019s 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1067785\/matthew-perry-memoir-revelations-friends-lovers-big-terrible-thing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:memoir;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">memoir<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Friends-Lovers-Big-Terrible-Thing\/dp\/1250866448?tag=tvinsider00-20\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing;elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing<\/a>, with a note which read, \u201cTAKE ME! Read it and pass it on!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last month, Perry\u2019s former doctors, Salvador Plasencia and Mark Chavez, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/matthew-perry-doctor-sentenced-30-221632186.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:sentenced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sentenced<\/a> to 30 months in federal prison and 8 months of home detention and 3 years of supervised release, respectively, after being found guilty of distributing ketamine to Perry before his death. Three other individuals charged in connection to Perry\u2019s death are set to be sentenced in the coming months, per <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/1st-person-set-sentenced-connection-matthew-perrys-fatal\/story?id=128051617\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ABC News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry\u2019s Friends costar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/jennifer-aniston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jennifer Aniston;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jennifer Aniston<\/a> opened up about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1227655\/friends-jennifer-aniston-blunt-confession-matthew-perry-death-2-years-later-not-surprised\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:her reaction;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">her reaction<\/a> to his death in a November interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/movies-tv\/a69225705\/jennifer-aniston-elle-women-in-hollywood-interview-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Elle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Elle<\/a>. \u201cIt was so alarming and shocking, yet not shocking,\u201d she revealed. \u201c[The Friends cast and I] always said, \u2018I hope I never get that phone call.\u2019 We miss him. He\u2019s missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, \u201cHe was a brilliant human being and an extraordinary talent, loved deeply, and wanted happiness more than anything. It makes me sad that he never really achieved that, because he deserved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you or someone you know has addiction issues, contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration<\/a>\u2018s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). 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