The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards has paid tribute to the late actors and other veterans that the TV industry has lost in the past year, including Matthew Perry and Angus Cloud.
Towards the end of the ceremony, which took place on the early morning of January 16 (January 15 in the U.S), Charlie Puth and singer-songwriter duo The War Treaty performed for the award show’s In Memoriam segment, paying their respects to the deceased.
Puth kicked off the performance with a piano-led arrangement of ‘See You Again’, and was joined in by The War Treaty after its first chorus. At this time, the Emmys’ In Memoriam montage flashed onscreen to honour Angus Cloud, Bob Barker, Barbra Walters, Kirstie Alley, Andre Braugher, Lance Reddick and more.
The #Emmys honored the memory of all the celebrities we lost in a moving In Memoriam set to a somber rendition of "I'll Be There for You."
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— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) January 16, 2024
Halfway through the performance, Puth and The War Treaty performed the chorus of the iconic Friends theme song, ‘I’ll Be There For You’, in honour of Matthew Perry â who was the last deceased actor shown in the memoriam montage.
See a snippet of Puth’s tribute to Matthew Perry below.
Charlie Puth performs the theme song from #Friends during the in memoriam segment at the 75th #Emmys pic.twitter.com/YbfNUZOHYj
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 16, 2024
Friends star Matthew Perry was found dead in his home in Los Angeles on October 28 last year. An initial toxicology report shortly after said his death was not caused by methamphetamine or fentanyl overdose.
In December, an autopsy report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examinerâs Office revealed that Perry died due to âacute effects of ketamineâ in what was deemed an accident.
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