Outside the church where the 54-year-old was buried on Friday, co-stars of Matthew Perry’s Friends were seen consoling one another.
Four people Ready to bid Perry a final farewell, Jennifer Aniston, 54; Lisa Kudrow, 60; Courteney Cox, 59; and David Schwimmer, 57, arrived at Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles. They were all dressed in black suits, all quite solemn.
Matt LeBlanc, 56, joined them outside the church following the brief, one-hour ceremony, when they were seen mingling with other well-wishers and getting pictures.
Along with his father John Perry, 82, his weeping mother Suzanne Morrison, 84, and stepfather Keith, a writer for Dateline, were present at the private celebration. One person carrying the coffin was Keith Morrison.
“Ms. Aniston was among the first to arrive,” an onlooker remarked. She remained solitary. This is a well-known meeting.
Across from Warner Bros Studios, where ten seasons of Friends were filmed, lies a cemetery that is the final resting place of a galaxy of Hollywood stars, including Bette Davis, Carrie Fisher, Buster Keaton, Michael Hutchence of INXS, Anne Heche, and Stan Laurel.
At Matthew Perry’s funeral on Friday, Jennifer Aniston (left), Courteney Cox (second left), David Schwimmer (middle), Lisa Kudrow (second right), and Matt LeBlanc (far right) are pictured
Jennifer Aniston (far back), Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer (center), and Lisa Kudrow (front) visited Forest Lawn Church of the Hills in Los Angeles on Friday.
On Friday, the three Friends ladies and David Schwimmer are seen leaving the church to go to Matthew Perry’s funeral.
Keith Morrison, Perry’s stepfather, who has gray hair, carried the coffin.
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As the service came to a finish, Peter Gabriel’s song “Don’t Give Up” was played. It goes, “No fight left or so it seems, I am a man whose dreams have all deserted, I’ve changed my face, I’ve changed my name, But no one wants you when you lose.”
A passerby said, “There was not a dry eye in there.” There were lots of tears and laughs. Only close friends and family members spoke.
After the service, Perry was buried in a black wooden casket in a private ceremony attended only by his family.
Large crowds of black-clad mourners congregated outside the church after the service.
A few were observed giving each other comfort and an embrace. In order to protect their eyes from the intense Californian sun, many wore dark shades.
Other celebrities buried in gorgeous parkland include INXS guitarist Michael Hutchinson, Buster Keaton, Brittany Murphy, Paul Walker, and actress Anne Heche, who passed away unexpectedly in a vehicle accident last year.
On Friday, the hearse with Matthew Perry’s remains was seen pulling up to the grave.
A picture from Friday shows Perry’s coffin being carried inside the church.
Families and friends of Matthew Perry were spotted showing up for the funeral on Friday.
Keith Morrison, the 54-year-old’s stepson, was one of the seven persons who carried the coffin.
There is a lengthy lineup of cars parked outside the Los Angeles cemetery.
A long line of cars are seen parked outside the cemetery in Los Angeles