Tributes are pouring in as fans and colleagues mournthe too-soon death of Matthew Perry.
But the mostdevastating statement came from Perry’s “Friends” co-stars.
The five surviving core members released a statement toPeoplesaying in part, “We were more than just castmates.
We are a family.”
Still, Perry managed to get a copy of the script.
For Perry, though, it was an answer to a prayer.
I had never done this before.
… ‘God, you’re able to do whatever you want to me.
Just kindly make me famous.'"
Whether divine intervention or just a good reading, Perry got the role and not a moment too soon.
The actor was in London at the time he got the news of the tryout.
Yet another naysayer was Craig Bierko, a TV and Broadway veteran.
Once again, an actor’s bad choice helped Perry rise to the fame he prayed for.
