Drew Weisholtz is a reporter for TODAY Digital, focusing on pop culture, nostalgia and trending stories. He has seen every episode of “Saved by the Bell” at least 50 times, longs to perfect the crane kick from “The Karate Kid” and performs stand-up comedy, while also cheering on the New York Yankees and New York Giants.
Legendary sitcom director James Burrows, who helmed more than a dozen episodes of “Friends,” is remembering the brilliance of Matthew Perry, who died last month at age of 54. “He was incredibly inventive. He was inventive with how he did a line,” he told TODAY in an exclusive interview that aired Nov. 2 Burrows, who directed the first four episodes of “Friends,” knew early on that Perry, who portrayed sarcastic Chandler Bing on the classic sitcom, was gifted. “Wow. The reading around the table.
“I took them to dinner at Spago and this is a true story. And I said to the six of them, ‘Put your seatbelt on because this is your last shot at anonymity,’” he recalled. Burrows, who is known for directing legendary shows like 'Cheers,' 'Frasier,' 'Will & Grace' and 'Taxi,' also says Perry mirrored Chandler in a lot of ways. “He was really funny. He was a little awkward, too. Chandler was awkward. And Matthew was awkward. So it was a perfect, perfect meld.
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