Zac Efron sweetly remembered Matthew Perry on Monday while receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Efron, 36, and Perry, who unexpectedly died in October, starred together in 2009’s “17 Again.” It was one of Efron’s first films outside of Disney’s “High School Musical.”
“I want to mention someone that’s not here today, and that’s Matthew Perry, who was so kind and generous with me when we worked on ’17 Again,’” Efron said during his star ceremony.
“Collaborating with him — it was so much fun and it really did propel me and motivate me in so many ways. It really pushed me into the next chapter of my career and for that, thank you so much, Matthew. Thinking about you a lot today,” Efron said, looking up towards the sky.
The Post has contacted reps for Perry for comment.
Efron is 2,767th star to be added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, per an official press release.
Efron previously claimed he was “devastated” by Perry’s passing and also reacted to the “Friends” star’s reported wish to have “The Greatest Showman” star play him in a biopic.
“I was hugely honored,” Efron said of hearing Perry’s wish on the red carpet of his latest film, “The Iron Claw.”
“It would be extraordinary to do,” he said, adding that he was “still devastated by the fact that he is gone.”
“The Iron Claw” director Sean Durkin as well as Efron’s co-stars Miles Teller and Jeremy Allen White, all attended Monday’s ceremony and all gave speeches.
“For our generation, Zac was and is the first true superstar to come out of our class,” Teller, 36, said.
Perry was found dead in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28. His official cause of death is still pending toxicology reports, but it is believed he suffered a cardiac arrest. He was 54.
Also Monday, Jennifer Aniston revealed she texted with Perry on the day of his death.
“I was literally texting with him that morning, funny Matty,” she said tearfully remembering her longtime co-star in an interview with Variety. “He was not in pain. He wasn’t struggling. He was happy.”
“He was happy,” she added. “He was healthy. He had quit smoking. He was getting in shape. He was happy — that’s all I know.”
Aniston concluded, “I want people to know he was really healthy, and getting healthy He was on a pursuit. He worked so hard. He really was dealt a tough one. I miss him dearly. We all do. Boy, he made us laugh really hard.”
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