Matthew Perry will be “honored” at the real Central Perk coffee house.
The former ‘Friends’ star – who was found dead at the age of 54 late last month in a suspected drowning – rose to fame alongside Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer in the NBC sitcom and, like his character Chandler Bing, was often seen frequenting the coffee house with his co-stars, and now the real-life version in Boston, Massachusetts, will pay tribute to him on Tuesday (14.11.23).
In a statement, the coffee house said: “Central Perk Coffeehouse will distribute the Chandler Bing ‘Can I Interest You in a Sarcastic Comment’ sleeve exclusively for the entire day, in honor of Matthew Perry’s life and lasting legacy.”
While the store isn’t trying to replicate the exact set seen on the famous New York-based show, bosses have explained that it’s a reimagining of what the hangout might look like if the series – which ran from 1994 to 2004 – was still in production today.
Glen Coben, founder and principal designer of Glen and Co Architecture, said: “It’s not about creating a copy of it, it’s really about looking at how it would look today. It’s a modern interpretation of how a coffee shop or Central Perk would look like in 2024.”
Matthew had struggled with addiction for a number of years and although there were no signs of drugs at the scene, following his death the Matthew Perry Foundation has been launched to help others struggling.
The funeral took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in LA last week, right across from where Matthew filmed his classic sitcom and was attended by his ‘Friends’ co-stars.
