Matthew Perry divulges reason why he got to say final line in Friends

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Matthew Perry has divulged why he got to say the last ever line in Friends. According to Perry, the reason he got to say the final line was because he asked the show’s co-creator and executive producer Marta Kauffman if he could do so. He wrote in his new memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: “Before that final episode, I’d taken Marta Kauffman to one side.” To help his case, he told Kaufmann that none of his co-stars, including David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox “will care about this except me”. Matthew Perry’s Chandler got to say final line in ‘Friends’ – at his request Reflecting on the closing moment, Perry added: “I love the look on Schwimmer’s face as I deliver that line – it’s the perfect mixture of affection and amusement, exactly what the show Friends had always given to the world.” Perry also recently shared that he “begged” the show’s producers to get rid of a signature Chandler characteristic.