‘Finally free’: Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox pay tribute to Matthew Perry

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Matthew Perry‘s Friends co-stars have shared personal tributes to the late comedian.On Tuesday, both Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox shared memories to Instagram of their time working with Perry on the hit U.S. sitcom.LeBlanc, whose character Joey Tribbiani was best friends and roommates with Perry’s Chandler Bing, shared a selection of photos from the set of Friends, including two pictures of them embracing.“Matthew. It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye,” his post begins.A post shared by Matt LeBlanc (@mleblanc)“The times we had together are honestly among the favorite times of my life.

It was an honor to share the stage with you and to call you my friend.“I will always smile when I think of you and I’ll never forget you. Never. Spread your wings and fly brother you’re finally free.“Much love.

And I guess you’re keeping the 20 bucks you owe me.”Cox, whose character Monica Geller married Chandler Bing, shared an extended clip of the familiar scene where their characters try to hide their one-night stand from their friends.“I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day,” she began her post.“When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I wish I could share. For now here’s one of my favorites.“To give a little backstory, Chandler and Monica were supposed to have a one night fling in London. But because of the audience’s reaction, it became the beginning of their love story.“In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say.