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Matthew Perry’s Gravesite Finally Marked With Plaque Nodding to Friends

The new marker replaces an unmarked space kept for privacy at Forest Lawn, reflecting a site that has drawn steady fan tributes.

Overview

  • Entertainment Weekly documented the newly installed bronze plaque on New Year’s Day at Forest Lawn Memorial Park — Hollywood Hills, in the Sanctuary of Treasured Love mausoleum.
  • The plaque reads “Matthew Langford Perry,” lists his dates as “August 19, 1969 - October 28, 2023,” and bears the epitaph “Much Loved — Friend —.”
  • The mausoleum wall was unmarked as recently as Nov. 25, 2025, a delay reported as a privacy measure for the family.
  • Visitors have continued to leave flowers and mementos at the site, including a Batman-themed keychain acknowledging Perry’s longtime fandom.
  • Perry’s death was attributed to the acute effects of ketamine; in December, former doctor Salvador Plasencia received a 30‑month federal sentence and Mark Chavez was ordered to eight months of home detention, with three other defendants — Kenneth Iwamasa, Jasveen Sangha, and Erik Fleming — awaiting sentencing after guilty pleas.