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The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has paid tribute to Perry - saying he had given "so much joy and laughter to so many".

The 64-year-old duchess once made a brief cameo in an episode of Friends - bumping into Matt LeBlanc's character Joey as he visited London's tourist hotspots.

In a post to X, formerly Twitter, she wrote: "I remember being thrilled to have met a natural talent, comedian and brilliant actor.

"It is a tragedy to lose you so early in life, rest in peace dear Matthew ... you have given so much joy and laughter to so many."

Hank Azaria, who played David in Friends, posted on Instagram that he and Perry were like "brothers".

"Matthew was the first friend I made in Los Angeles when I moved there. I was 21 he was 16," he said in a video.

"We were there for each other in the early days of our career and he was to me, as funny as he was on Friends and he was and other things too, in person he was just the funniest man ever."

Speaking of his drug and alcohol abuse, he added: "I really loved him. A lot of us who were close to him felt like we lost him to drugs and alcohol a long time ago because as he documented in his autobiography there was so much suffering.

"I had to pick it up and put down the biography like 11 times it was so painful for me to read."

The co-creators of Friends, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, have released a joint statement, along with the series' executive producer Kevin Bright.

It reads: "We are shocked and deeply, deeply saddened by our beloved friend Matthew鈥檚 passing. It still seems impossible. 

"All we can say is that we feel blessed to have had him as part of our lives.

"He was a brilliant talent. It鈥檚 a cliche to say that an actor makes a role their own, but in Matthew鈥檚 case, there are no truer words. 

"From the day we first heard him embody the role of Chandler Bing, there was no one else for us. 

"We will always cherish the joy, the light, the blinding intelligence he brought to every moment - not just to his work, but in life as well. 

"He was always the funniest person in the room. More than that, he was the sweetest, with a giving and selfless heart.

"We send all of our love to his family and friends. This truly is The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken."

Members of Perry's family have spoken to People magazine.

In a statement, they wrote: "We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of our beloved son and brother. 

"Matthew brought so much joy to the world, both as an actor and a friend."

You can read some of the other tributes left for him below.

All On The Board, the social media account that collects and shares pictures of creative London Underground notice boards, has shared a tribute to Matthew Perry.

It opens with a reference to Chandler Bing's iconic intonation: "Could we be any more heartbroken?"

Earlier, we mentioned Matthew Perry's fervent love for the LA Kings ice hockey team.

Perry was a regular sight inside the arena, including when the Kings won their first Stanley Cup in 45 years in 2012.

The actor spoke about his love of the team (and in particular star scorer Anze Kopitar) in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel in 2015.

"I'm friends with Anze Kopitar," he told the talkshow host.

"I text him from time to time and I tried desperately to become friends with him."

Perry remembered Kopitar asking him if he wanted to lift the Stanley Cup over his head.

"I was like oh my God, yes please."

And then immediately Kopitar asked him if he would come to Slovenia for his wedding.

"The wedding was interesting", he quipped. "The wedding lasted about 14 hours and so I was surrounded by drunken Slovenians for 14 hours, very few of which spoke English." 

Journalist and author Jon Ronson worked with Matthew Perry in 2014 when he wrote and directed The Dog Thrower.

Ronson said Perry was "extremely thoughtful and generous".

Paying tribute to him on X, formerly known as Twitter, he said: "He was extremely thoughtful and generous, even letting us stay in his home, for no reason other than kindness.

"Anyway, when someone is that kind, you should let people know, hence this tweet."

While he was commanding $1m per episode playing Chandler Bing during the height of Friends fever, Matthew Perry was also battling a drink and drug addiction.

He has often spoken about his struggles, including remarking in 2022 that he had spent millions "trying to get sober".

Perry said his substance struggles started with drinking as a teenager, before moving on to vodka and painkilling drugs Vicodin and OxyContin, and tranquilliser Xanax.

In his book, he described Jennifer Aniston confronting him over his drinking in his trailer, and being treated in an alcohol addiction centre while he was filming his wedding to Monica, and leaving the studio with his "sober technician" to check back into the facility.

As well as sponsoring three Alcohol Anonymous members, Perry dedicated his book "to all the sufferers out there", adding, "you know who you are".

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Adele paused her Las Vegas show to pay tribute to Matthew Perry after news of his death emerged.

The singer said of Chandler Bing: "He's probably the best comedic character of all time", according to the Los Angeles Times.

Adele, who announced earlier this month that she has quite drinking, also spoke about Perry's well-documented issues with addiction.

鈥淗e was so open with his struggles with addiction and sobriety, which I think is incredibly, incredibly brave."

Later in the show she burst into tears, noting: "It's a very emotional night."

Best known for her role as Josie in Fresh Meat, Kimberley Nixon also appeared alongside Matthew Perry in a one-off episode of Playhouse Presents.

Today she praised him as a "brilliant actor" and "brilliant writer".

She said: "Like everyone else, I grew up with Chandler Bing.

"When I became an actor, I not only got the chance to work with Matthew Perry but discover what a truly lovely guy he was.

"A brilliant actor. A brilliant writer. So open and honest about things he struggled with.

"Nothing but admiration for him. Such a sad loss."