Charlie Puth honours Matthew Perry at Melbourne show with tear-jerking tribute

Charlie Puth closed his Melbourne concert on Sunday night with a heart-wrenching tribute to Matthew Perry, as a tear-jerking video shows a crowd of thousands joining in.

Charlie Puth closed his Melbourne show with an emotional tribute to Matthew Perry on Sunday night.

The US singer, 31, honoured the late actor, who died Sunday aged 54, with a tear-jerking piano rendition of Friends theme song, I’ll Be There For You, for the first of his back-to-back concerts at Margaret Court Arena.

“I want to dedicate this song, to another song, and if it makes you think of a person, that’s who it’s dedicated to. Does this mean anything to you?”, Put said, before playing the first chords of the instantly recognisable Friends track, which was met with cheers from the audience.

In a stirring clip from the show, Puth – a longtime fan of the legendary NBC sitcom – is joined by a crowd of 10,000 belting out the song, before the star transitions into his own song, See You Again, which was commissioned for the soundtrack of Furious 7 as a tribute to late actor Paul Walker.

Charlie Puth paid tribute to Matthew Perry at his Melbourne show.

The US singer sang Friends theme song, I’ll Be There For You.

Perry died October 28 at his Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles home, from an apparent drowning.

It’s understood he left his home that morning for a two-hour game of pickleball, later returning to his house before sending his assistant out on an errand.

The assistant returned to the property two hours later to find Perry unresponsive, before calling 911.

Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Brian Humphrey said first responders attended the home at 4.07pm about a “water emergency”.

TMZ reports Perry was found in his hot tub, from which he had posted a photo to social media just five days before his death.

Matthew Perry died on Sunday at his LA home aged 54. Picture: Mitchell Haaseth/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images

Foul play is not suspected. An official cause of death has yet to be released.

Reports have since emerged prescription drugs were discovered at Perry’s home,

Members of Perry’s family, including his father, mother and stepdad, began to arrive at the star’s home shortly after his death.

The family issued a statement on Sunday morning.

“We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of our beloved son and brother,” a spokesperson for Perry’s family told People.

“Matthew brought so much joy to the world, both as an actor and a friend.”

Perry with his Friends co-stars, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc. Picture: Lee Celano/AFP

They added: “You all meant so much to him and we appreciate the tremendous outpouring of love.”

He has never married and has no children.

Perry, who was born in Massachusetts to an actor father and a journalist mother, is most famous for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, in which he appeared for its entire decade-long run from 1994 until 2004.

The series also starred Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow, who are yet to comment on their co-star’s passing.

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