Friends co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Cranerecalled their final conversation with Matthew Perry, before his death on 28 October,
In an interview with TODAY show host Hoda Kotb, Kauffman said Perry’s death “seems so unfair” because the actor “was in a really good place” when they last spoke.
“It was great,” she said. “He was happy and chipper. He didn’t seem weighed down by anything. He was in a really good place, which is why this seems so unfair.”
Kauffman and Crane’s interview with Kotb will air in full on Wednesday (1 November), just days after Perry’s Friends co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer said they were “utterly devastated” by his death in a joint statement.
Meanwhile, results of Perry’s initial post-mortem report are “inconclusive”, as tributes from the actor’s fans and friends continue to pour in.
The American-Canadian star, best known for his portrayal of sarcastic joker Chandler Bing in Friends, died in an apparent drowning in his hot tub. A 911 call captured a small portion of the police response.