Friends is one of my favorite shows of all time. I grew up watching it and dreamed of having a tight-knit circle because of Friends. If that group ever existed, I’d be the Chandler. I connected with the character because “I'm hopeless and awkward and desperate for love!" He was always my comfort character. If Chandler could eventually figure it out, I would too. Matthew Perry deserves much of the credit for making Chandler iconic.
Because of Friends, I became a lifelong Matthew Perry fan. Whenever he had a new project, I would watch it. He was just an actor I wanted to succeed and regularly watched to support. Therefore, obviously, like many Friends and Chandler fans, his unexpected death hit me hard. All the various tributes also reminded me how much I love the character of Chandler and Perry’s warm screen persona.
