Kathleen Turner offers a remembrance of her TV son Matthew Perry following the 'Friends' actor's death on Saturday.
as the parent of Perry's Chandler Bing, said in a statement shared with EW, that she"was proud to play his 'Dad.'"
"He came to see one of my Broadway shows, and he came backstage," Turner told the outlet. "When he saw me, he yelled out, 'Hey Dad,' and everyone thought it was pretty cool."The Oscar-nominated actress played Chandler's parent, a transgender woman named Helena. The show often jokingly misgendered the character and referred to her as Chandler's dad, somethingin 2022."Pronouns were not yet something that I understood.
The last time Turner and Perry got together was "at least 10 years at some event," she told PEOPLE. "I liked him. He had a good sense of humor and a good heart. He liked other people, which, to me, is terribly important, especially for an actor." Turner continued: "It's extremely sad when you think about how young and a pity he couldn't get more control."Though she appeared in just a few episodes of the hit show, it left a lasting impact on her life. "I am still constantly recognized by a certain age group as Chandler's dad," she said. "I met somebody last night and she said, 'Aren't you a movie star?' I said, 'Yeah, but before your time.
The actor was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home on Saturday, the victim of an apparent drowning.show's sweetest characterFriends
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