Matthew Perry was honored with a heartbreaking musical tribute at the 2024 Emmys
"Friends" star Matthew Perry received a special tribute at the Emmys on Monday night.
The sitcom star was found dead at his Los Angeles home at age 54 in October.
Singer Charlie Puth led an acoustic rendition of "Friends" theme song "I'll Be There for You."
Monday's Emmy Awards paid tribute to one of television's biggest stars, "Friends" actor Matthew Perry, with an emotional musical tribute.
During Monday's telecast, pop star Charlie Puth teamed up with husband-and-wife country duo The War and Treaty to perform an acoustic rendition of "I'll Be There for You," the theme tune to the beloved sitcom.
They showed Matthew Perry last in the tribute @ #TheEmmys 😭 pic.twitter.com/y3JC2eOI2v
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The tribute to Perry closed out the in-memoriam segment of Monday's Emmys.
Other stars honored during the segment include the late "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actor Andre Braugher, "One Day at a Time" creator Norman Lear, Barbara Walters, Bob Barker, Kirstie Alley, Suzanne Somers, and more.
Puth performed his hit song "See You Again" before segueing into "I'll Be There for You," originally by The Rembrandts. The stars of "Friends," Perry included, appear in the music video to the song.
Perry was found dead in his Los Angeles home at the age of 54 last October. His cause of death was ruled an accident in December, caused by the "acute effects of ketamine," the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said.
"Friends" superfan Puth previously performed the show's theme song at a Melbourne, Australia, concert just a day after Perry's death.
In October 2019, Puth was surprised by "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston in an interview on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Aniston said at the time the sitcom's stars weren't planning to reboot the show, but the cast was interested in doing a reunion.
The "Friends" cast later reunited for a Max special in 2021 and reflected on some of the show's most famous moments.
Shortly after Perry died in October, Aniston and the cast wrote touching tributes to their late costar.
"The Morning Show" actor took to Instagram, writing: "Oh boy this one has cut deep... Having to say goodbye to our Matty has been an insane wave of emotions that I've never experienced before."
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