The 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in the television industry, acknowledging their work done past year. During the event held on Monday night, it gave a heartwarming tribute to deceased personalities during the In Memoriam segment. The late honorees included FRIENDS actor, Matthew Perry, Len Goodman, and Andre Braugher among a few others.
The homage segment commenced with Charlie Puth’s song which switched to the FRIENDS theme to honor Perry, who passed away at age 54.
FRIENDS Theme Song Played to Pay Homage to Late Personalities at Emmys 2024
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The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles on Monday night paid homage to personalities we lost since the last Emmys during In Memoriam segment via (The Hollywood Reporter). The segment featured which also included late stars such as Len Goodman, Cindy Williams, Bob Barker, Tommy Smothers, Irene Cara, Andre Braugher, Lance Reddick, Paul Reubens, Barbara Walters, Kirstie Alley, and Harry Belafonte, Alan Arkin. Last but not least, FRIENDS actor, Matthew Perry was also featured at the end before it was concluded with a collage of each personality named in the segment.
Meanwhile, Charlie Puth and The War and Treaty which comprised of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter performed the former’s See You Again track for the segment. The In Memoriam segment concluded with the Friends theme song, I’ll Be There for You (by The Rembrandts) which coincided with Perry’s feature in the video tribute to acknowledge his efforts in the popular sitcom show.
Matthew Perry Passed Away Last Year at the Age of 54
Honoring Perry along with other remarkable personalities at the 75th Emmy Awards has made it the first-ever award show to do. The renowned actor passed away in October of last year after his shocking demise at his Los Angeles home. He was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home according to law enforcement at the age of 54.
There were no signs of foul play or drugs on the scene but the LA County Medical Examiner’s Office later revealed that he died from “the acute effects of ketamine.” His demise entirely shocked the world with many paying homage to him for his incredible work in the entertainment world despite his personal history.
While his best-known character, Chandler Bing remained a hilarious and sarcastic personality, he has gone through extreme medical complications including a three-decade addiction struggle that he faced during his time on FRIENDS.
He spent decades trying to remain sober as he mentioned in his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing which came at a hefty cost including going to rehab 15 times. He even faced a near-death experience back in 2019 due to his colon bursting from opioid overuse. Many such instances are well documented in his memoir which is available on bookstores.
