Reports have confirmed that the star from the smash hit TV sitcom “Friends”, Matthew Perry has passed away at the age of 54.
US media reported that the actor was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, and it is said that first responders found him unconscious in a hot tub at his house and were unable to revive him, law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Police Department spokesman told AFP saying: “We responded at 4:10 pm… It is a death investigation for a male in his 50s,” without confirming the deceased’s name.
It was not confirmed whether or not Perry had drowned, however, a fire department spokesman confirmed it had responded to a “water emergency,” which could refer to a “pool, spa, bathtub or fountain”.
Perry became more famous for his portrayal of the wise-cracking Chandler Bing on the wildly popular “Friends,” which ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004. The more he rose to fame, Perry struggled with addiction to painkillers and alcohol for years, and attended rehabilitation clinics on multiple occasions. He then experienced health issues like a burst colon in 2018 because of his drug usage, which required multiple surgeries and the use of a colostomy bag for months after.
Perry had a memoir that was published last year titled “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” where he described going through detox dozens of times, and spending millions of dollars in repeated attempts to get sober. The book was dedicated to “all of the sufferers out there,” and he wrote in the prologue: “I should be dead.”
Matthew Perry was never married. During his career, he was nominated for five Emmys, including two for guest appearances on “The West Wing,” but never won the prestigious television award.
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