New Vegas Fans Pay Tribute to Matthew Perry Following Death

Fallout: New Vegas fans are reflecting on Matthew Perry's role as Benny in the 2010 RPG following the actor's death. Matthew Perry had a pretty legendary acting career as he was in one of the most-watched and beloved television shows of all-time, Friends. The series catapulted a lot of its starts into fame and gave them the opportunity to continue working on a sizable scale after the show had concluded. The series has also had incredibly long legs, partially thanks to streamers like Netflix allowing it to stay relevant with younger audiences who may not have been old enough to watch the sitcom back when it first aired in the 90s and early 2000s.

After Friends, Matthew Perry would go on to act in a bunch of films and later, be one of the primary antagonists in Fallout: New Vegas. As the story goes, the actor was such a big fan of Fallout 3, that he injured his hands from excessively playing it. He went on Ellen DeGeneres show and gave her a signed copy of the game with an Xbox 360, despite having no affiliation with it besides being a hardcore fan. Sometime after that, he was cast as Benny in Fallout: New Vegas. Benny is portrayed as a well-dressed, smooth-talking, power-hungry man who ends up shooting the protagonist at the start of the game and setting the events of the story in motion. You can encounter him a number of times later in the game, but how you choose to deal with him is ultimately up to you.

Unfortunately, Matthew Perry died this weekend at age 54 from a reported drowning. Fans of his quickly took to social media after the news broke to pay tribute to the late actor. While there were a ton of posts about Friends, there was also a sizable outpouring of love for Matthew Perry's role as Benny in Fallout: New Vegas. As more people have shared memories of this role, other people have been surprised to learn Perry was the one voicing the silver-tongued backstabber.

A Legendary Performance

RIP

I'll always remember Matthew Perry for his legendary voice acting as Benny in Fallout: New Vegas.

— Kala 🦕 (@kalasaurus) October 29, 2023

The Best Dressed Fallout Villain

Fuck. Heard about the Matthew Perry news. Mostly knew him from New Vegas (and friends of course). So RIP to Benny, the best well-dressed villain of Fallout

— Tribe.exe (@Tribeking18) October 29, 2023

No Better Voice

Rest In Peace Matthew Perry

He ACED his role as Benny in Fallout New Vegas was. I know it's not his most famous role, but it should be mentioned that he fit the character PERFECTLY. There is literally no better voice for Benny.

— CopperHeadTheGroyper (@CopperHeadGroyp) October 29, 2023

Voiced Benny to Perfection

As a major Fallout fan, Matthew Perry was always known for me as the voice of Benny from Fallout New Vegas... he absolutely nailed that part. The lines he used were perfection... he voiced Benny to perfection... Rest in peace...

— PapaDeejay (@ThePapaDeejay) October 29, 2023

An Ellen Interview Gave Us One of Gaming's Greatest Characters

I still think about how Matthew Perry was such a big fan of Fallout 3 that he talked about it on TV so they gave him one of the best roles in New Vegas

— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) October 29, 2023