I wish for his sake that he could have been, for just a little while, unfamous — a random face in the crowd again.
this year. He had come to question that ambition, because, he said, “fame does not do what you think it’s going to do.”
Perry spoke from experience. At 25, he became one of the most famous men in the United States, instantly recognizable to.” The show was one of the last mass experiences of the network television age, anchor of NBC’s “Must See TV” branding that drew audiences around the turn of the centurywere facilitated by his bottomless bank account and a star’s galaxy of enablers.
This early passing will likely provoke a lot of grim conversation. I hope it will also send people back to Perry’s work, especially on “Friends,” which is among the great ensemble sitcoms of television history. Built around the lives — but mostly the banter — of six young adults in New York trying to get themselves launched, the show was like a jam session of brilliant dialogue, with the actors stepping into and out of the spotlight to bring down the house in front of a live studio audience.
Perry’s Chandler was a carefully tuned mixture of swagger masking insecurity, neither as smart as his scientist friend Ross Geller nor as hot as his dumb actor friend Joey Tribbiani . Yet, as the seasons went by, it was Chandler who arguably matured fastest, settling happily into a boring grown-up job and asang in the show’s catchy theme song. “It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear.
I’m not sure, but this might be the only discussion of “Friends” ever written that mentions Jennifer Aniston last among the cast members. Her portrayal of preppy Rachel Green launched a career in screwball comedy and tabloid celebrity. If anyone could give advice on surviving fame, she would be the one, and indeed sheand members of Congress. Young people count the likes on their phones to decide how they feel about being alive.
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