Yellowstone’s Kelly Reilly starred opposite late Friends actor Matthew Perry, in rediscovered pictures more than two decades on.
Yellowstone star Kelly Reilly and Friends’ Matthew Perry worked closely together 21 years ago with pictures resurfacing of the famous pair.
The Western Paramount Network drama launched Reilly’s TV career into the stratosphere as she has embodied the iconic and feisty Beth Dutton for the past four years.
Decades prior to Yellowstone making its debut, Reilly did a lot of work in the theatre and in 2003, the then-25-year-old featured in David Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago at the Comedy Theatre.
The play focused on four characters who were all looking for love with their sex lives and attitudes towards romance and commitment played out in front of a live audience.
But what made this play even more memorable was the all-star cast who made up the cast with Reilly.
As well as the Yellowstone actress, Sexual Perversity in Chicago featured none other than the late Friends actor Matthew Perry.
They were also joined by Along Came Polly and former Friends guest star Hank Azaria and Good Will Hunting actress Minnie Driver.
Rediscovered pictures show all four of them on stage, telling the story of two “regular guys” Danny (played by Matthew Perry) and Bernie (Hank Azaria) who meet Deborah (Kelly Reilly) and Joan (Minnie Driver).
While Bernie and Deborah embark on an affair, their friends Danny and Joan cynically watch on from the sidelines.
Perry, who was behind the unforgettable Chandler Bing in the sitcom Friends, died aged 54 on October 28 after he was found face down in a hot tub.
A Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s report stated that he died after taking a large dose of ketamine and drowned.
Other factors which led to his death included coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine.
Reilly hasn’t spoken out on her former co-star’s death but actress Driver paid tribute to him last year with an obituary in The Guardian.
Driver, 53, wrote: “He had been in a good place when we were doing the play, but the thing about him was he was like a light.
“He was one of those people who just made other people feel good.
“Somehow, they don’t suck you down into their sadness, or their pain, and I know now that his pain was great.
“He was the most self-deprecating person and really kind.”
Yellowstone is available to watch on Paramount Network and Friends on Comedy Central.