“How You Doin’,” a quirky one-liner that would go on to cement Friends as well as Matt LeBlanc as pop culture refiners. The actor who got the breakthrough of a lifetime as Joey on the NBC sitcom paid it all back with his effortless acting. Rather, he was such a brilliant cast that he was the only one to star in his own spin-off after the show ended. Furthermore, LeBlanc also has the distinction of being one of the most beloved cast members.

Thus, in his reciprocation of the same, there is one particular one of the six main members that the actor considers himself the closest to.

Matt LeBlanc considers this actor to be his closest friend from Friends

Throughout the ten-year run of Friends, Joey has shared varied moments with every member of the main cast. Additionally, he was such a good sport that his co-star and Rachel Green actress, Jennifer Aniston, once called him “the best big brother.” However, the crown jewel of the actor’s heart, as well as his closest aide on the show, was his on-screen best friend and long-time roommate, Matthew Perry.

The duo share a long history of togetherness both on and off the screens. In a Summer TCA Press Tour in 2016, LeBlanc shared his love for Perry. “I can not see him for five years and then get in a room together and still have that shorthand with each other,” he summed up. In return, the Chandler Bing actor also relayed the same. In the same year, Perry stated that he and his mate could go on talking without any note of time if they ever bumped into each other’s ways.

As heart-warming as it is, there also was a brief discord when rumors stemmed of a feud between the two.

Did Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc share a discord between themselves?

The famed duo’s characters stand as the strongest examples of what it truly means to be a ‘best friend’. The duo’s character arc on the show is an emotional roller-coaster of what it actually means to be ‘friends’. However, for a brief while, this hallowed brotherhood also went through testing times. Reports of a feud born out of jealousy and spite soon surrounded the two.

About the time that Friends was on its final leg, Matt LeBlanc was confirmed to get a spinoff, Joey. Talks went around that Perry apparently felt ‘betrayed’ by it and had a spat with his wingman. However, both actors denied the rumors. Even so, Perry brushed all of it aside in his memoir. Thus, the sanctity of their venerated friendship stands unblemished.

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