Fairchild’s friend and “Dallas” co-star Cicely Tyson even discouraged her from taking the role. “You’re too young to play that guy’s mother!” Fairchild remembered Tyson telling her. “I said, ‘You know, you gotta make that transition at some point. I think the show has potential.’ ”

Matthew Perry was “sweet,” “silly” and “giggling between takes” while filming the “Friends” reunion, according to a source who worked on the TV special. Speaking with The Post ahead of the one-year anniversary of Perry’s death, the insider recalled how funny and kind Perry was behind the scenes of the 2021 reunion.

Courteney Cox has paid tribute to her Friends co-star Matthew Perry, one year after his death. On Instagram, Cox shared a photo of her and Perry looking and each other and smiling, alongside another of the entire Friends cast and wrote: "Missing you today and always," along with a heart emoji.