Overview
- A bronze plaque now identifies Perry’s private crypt at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, bearing his full name, birth and death dates, and the inscription “Much Loved Friend.”
- The wording is being read as a nod to his role on Friends, following a period when the crypt was intentionally left unmarked for family privacy.
- The update was first widely seen in an Instagram post by Arthur Dark (@hollywoodgraveyard), with fans leaving flowers and a copy of Perry’s 2022 memoir at the site.
- Perry, 54, died in October 2023, with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner attributing the death to the acute effects of ketamine and ruling the manner accidental drowning.
- Recent federal sentencings include 30 months in prison for Dr. Salvador Plasencia and eight months of home detention plus three years’ supervised release for Dr. Mark Chavez, with Jasveen Sangha, Erik Fleming, and Kenneth Iwamasa awaiting sentencing.