Where Matthew Perry’s oldest friends David Pressman and Roger Castillo are now after his death

Roger Castillo and David Pressman knew Friends star Matthew Perry long before he became famous, so where are they now after his tragic death?

Matthew Perry was known around the world as Chandler Bing in Friends, but before the fame, he was just a young actor trying to make it in Hollywood. And he had a close group of friends who knew him long before millions of people did.

Now, Netflix’s new documentary, The One About Matthew Perry, looks back at the actor’s life through interviews with the people who knew him best. That includes two of his oldest friends, Roger Castillo and David Pressman, who stayed close to him for more than 40 years.

So, what are Roger and David up to now, and what have they shared about their friendship with Matthew?

Matthew Perry was friends with Roger Castillo and David Pressman for over 40 years

Roger Castillo met Matthew in Los Angeles in 1987, when Matthew was around 17 and still trying to find his feet as an actor. Roger had moved to the city from Miami and was doing odd jobs at the time. They became part of a close group that also included David Pressman and actor Hank Azaria. They regularly spent time at the Formosa Cafe in Los Angeles, where they would talk, joke around and dream about their futures in the entertainment industry.

Roger and David were also there when Matthew’s career began to take off. Roger drove his friend to the first audition for Friends. And David went to the first live taping of Friends. All three of them had been friends since Matthew was only 17 years old.

Roger Castillo is working in film and photography

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Roger has worked across film and television for decades. His career has included production design, art direction, writing, directing and producing. He worked with PM Entertainment in North Hollywood during the late 1990s, before moving into television development at American Zoetrope, the production company founded by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. He later worked at Nasser Entertainment Group on a documentary linked to the TV film Amber’s Story.

Roger has also worked as a freelance editor since 2005. He has developed screenwriting projects with his longtime friend Charley Cabrera through their company Liquid Films, and continues to pursue photography alongside his entertainment work.

Away from work, Roger is married to Laurie Bolovan and lives in Hollywood, California, with their two daughters, Isla and Soleil. 

David Pressman is still working as an actor

 

 

 

 

 

 

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David has continued to work in film and television, with acting credits dating back to the 1980s. He has worked in TV, including Newhart, The Golden Girls, Quantum Leap, Scrubs, Monk, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He has also worked in films such as Independence Day in 1996, Godzilla in 1998, Zoolander in 2001 and Starsky & Hutch in 2004.

As mentioned in the Netflix documentary, David and Roger both worked with Matthew on the sitcom Mr Sunshine in 2011. David played the show’s mascot. He later appeared in The Odd Couple, another series starring Matthew, in 2016.

More recently, David has taken on voice roles in animated projects, including Green Eggs and Ham, Terminally Unique, The Young and the Restless and NCIS. He appeared in an episode of 9-1-1 alongside Angela Bassett this year as Bernard Morelli.

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