Matthew Perry Remembered By TV Parent Kathleen Turner; Max Adds Tribute To Start Of Each ‘Friends’ Season
deadline.comTributes continue to pour in for Matthew Perry. Kathleen Turner, who portrayed Helena Handbasket, the transgender parent of Perry’s Chandler Bing on Friends, is remembering the actor, saying she is “very sad for Matthew” following his sudden death Saturday.
In a statement to People, Turner said she last saw Perry at least 10 years ago at event. “I liked him,” she said in a statement to People. “He had a good sense of humor and a good heart.
He liked other people, which, to me, is terribly important, especially for an actor.” “It’s extremely sad when you think about how young [he was] and a pity he couldn’t get more control.” Referring to the Friends cast, she adds,“I can’t imagine the pressure those guys lived under being a worldwide phenomenon.
It must have been overwhelming.” Turner first appeared on Friends in 2001 as Helena, a transgender woman, who was referred to by Chandler’s friends as his “dad”.
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