Matthew Perry Rallied ‘Friends’ Audience to Cheer for John Stamos, Who Got ‘So Embarrassed’ After His Surprise Cameo Was Met With Silence

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director John Stamos revealed on Instagram in the wake of Matthew Perry‘s death that the late “Friends” star came to his aid during an embarrassing trip to the set of the NBC sitcom.

Stamos made a surprise cameo on “Friends” in 2003 during the show’s ninth season. He played Zach, Chandler’s co-worker who is courted to be a potential sperm donor for Monica and Chandler.

The couple invite Zach over to their apartment for dinner to assess his physical and emotional attributes. “Matthew and I had been friendly long before ‘Friends,’ so when I guest starred as Zach, the prospective sperm donor for Chandler and Monica, I hung with him a lot,” Stamos remembered about filming the episode. “Standing backstage, ready to make my entrance, Matt whispers, ‘The audience is going go crazy when they see you!

Get ready for some loud screams.’ I walk through the door… silence. I was so embarrassed.” Stamos has talked about this embarrassing “Friends” experience before, but what he hasn’t shared until now is that Perry heroically came to his support by hyping up the crowd in Stamos’ favor. “We finish the scene and as I start to slither back to my dressing room and quit showbiz, Matt walks over to the studio audience,” Stamos continued, revealing that Perry told the crowd: “Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for John Stamos!