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How Matthew Perry Saved NBC’s 1996 Upfront Presentation, as Told by Former Network Boss Warren Littlefield

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Warren Littlefield Matthew Perry will most often be remembered for his wit and charm, but there was so much more to him. The pilot script of “Friends” had a lot of heat at the agencies and young actors both familiar and fresh were vying for the roles.

There was interest and momentum for Craig Bierko to play the role of Chandler Bing, and until Craig said he wasn’t interested, Matthew stayed in the background because he didn’t want to compete with his friend.

Who says show business has to be cut throat? Once we saw and heard Matthew’s audition we knew that our prayers had been answered.

The role we had struggled mightily with throughout the casting process was now cast. Or was it? We couldn’t have Matthew in first position because he’d made a sci-fi pilot for Fox called “LAX 2194” about baggage handlers in the future.

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