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<\/p>\nActor Matthew Perry, famously known for the role of Chandler Bing in the iconic show Friends, was found dead Saturday in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home, law enforcement has reported.<\/p>\n
Spokesperson of the LA Fire Department reported that first responders arrived at Perry\u2019s home at about 4 p.m. regarding a \u201cwater emergency\u201d of an unknown type, but did not name the actor. Sadly, upon arrival, they discovered Perry\u2019s unresponsive body. According to them, there were no drugs of any type at the scene. At the time being, no foul play is suspected.<\/p>\n
A representative of the actor hasn\u2019t issued any comments regarding the tragic incident.<\/p>\n
The investigation over Perry\u2019s passing is still ongoing and the cause of death remains unknown. It will be determined by the Los Angeles County coroner\u2019s office at a later date.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are devastated by the passing of our dear friend Matthew Perry,\u201d Warner Bros. Television Group, which produced \u201cFriends,\u201d said in a statement to The Times. \u201cMatthew was an incredibly gifted actor and an indelible part of the Warner Bros. Television Group family. The impact of his comedic genius was felt around the world, and his legacy will live on in the hearts of so many. This is a heartbreaking day, and we send our love to his family, his loved ones, and all of his devoted fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Perry\u2019s stepfather, Canadian broadcaster Keith Morrison, crosses under the police tape near Perry\u2019s house in Los Angeles Saturday night.
\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are incredibly saddened by the too soon passing of Matthew Perry,\u201d NBC, which aired the series for all 10 seasons, said in its own statement to The Times. \u201cHe brought so much joy to hundreds of millions of people around the world with his pitch perfect comedic timing and wry wit. His legacy will live on through countless generations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saturday evening yellow-and-black LAPD crime scene tape blocked off the entrance to Blue Sail Drive, a tony street just off the Pacific Coast Highway at the crest of a hill with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n
Shortly after 7 p.m., as multiple helicopters whirred overhead, Perry\u2019s mother, Suzanne, and her husband, broadcaster Keith Morrison, joined the journalists and LAPD officers on the scene. Morrison declined to comment. An LAPD officer at the scene said he had no information and that he did not know when any would be forthcoming.<\/p>\n
Peter, a neighbor of Perry\u2019s on Bluesail Drive who declined to give his last name Saturday evening, said he only spoke to the actor once, for five minutes, and that he was \u201cvery pleasant\u201d and a \u201cnice guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s shocking,\u201d Peter said as he waited for the LAPD, who had barred journalists from passing the police tape, to approve him for entry. \u201cHe\u2019s been redoing this house forever and he seemed fine. It\u2019s very sad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leo, another neighbor who declined to give his full name, said he was home when an ambulance arrived at Perry\u2019s house Saturday afternoon. He declined to say whether paramedics tried to revive Perry or if a body was removed from the premises.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was shocked,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was very disturbing and sad after all these years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perry was one of his favorite actors, Leo said, and the funniest member of the \u201cFriends\u201d cast.<\/p>\n
\u201cI encountered him once and he was very, very friendly. More so than I thought,\u201d Leo said. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely a tragedy, especially at such a young age,\u201d he added. \u201cI was very heartbroken to see what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perry, the son of actor John Bennett Perry and Suzanne Marie Langford, onetime press secretary of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, was born in 1969 and grew up between Montreal and Los Angeles after his parents separated when Perry was 1.<\/p>\n
He got his start as a child actor, landing guest spots on \u201cCharles in Charge\u201d and \u201cBeverly Hills 90210\u201d and playing opposite River Phoenix in the film \u201cA Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon\u201d in the 1980s and early 1990s.<\/p>\n
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The cast of \u201cFriends,\u201d clockwise from bottom left: Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing and Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green.
\n(NBC \/ NBCUniversal via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
But his big break came when he was cast in \u201cFriends\u201d \u2014 originally titled \u201cFriends Like Us\u201d \u2014 a sitcom about six single New Yorkers navigating adulthood that premiered on NBC in 1994.<\/p>\n
The series soon became a juggernaut, the anchor of the network\u2019s vaunted Thursday-night \u201cMust-See TV\u201d lineup, and turned Perry and his castmates Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer into mega-stars almost overnight. At its high-water mark \u2014 for a 1996 Super Bowl episode and the 2004 series finale \u2014 the series could notch more than 50 million live viewers; by its end, cast members were earning more than $1 million an episode.<\/p>\n
As Chandler Bing, the handsome, wisecracking roommate of LeBlanc\u2019s Joey Tribbiani and, later, love interest of Cox\u2019s fastidious Monica Geller, Perry distinguished himself in a crackling ensemble cast. With his dry delivery he created a catchphrase with a mere turn of inflection, based on banter he\u2019d shared with childhood friends: Could he be any more Chandler?<\/p>\n
Soon, he was attached to major stars like Julia Roberts and appearing in prominent films such as 1997 rom-com \u201cFools Rush In,\u201d opposite Salma Hayek, and 2000 ensemble mob comedy \u201cThe Whole Nine Yards\u201d with Bruce Willis.<\/p>\n
There was a dark side to the life of one of television\u2019s most beloved funnymen, however. In his 2022 memoir, \u201cFriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,\u201d Perry recounted his lifelong struggle with addiction to alcohol and opioids. He wrote that he had his first drink at 14, but didn\u2019t recognize the signs of alcoholism until 21. Since then, he estimated, he\u2019d spent more than $7 million on efforts to get sober, including multiple stints in rehab. His substance abuse also led to a number of serious health issues, including a five-month hospitalization in 2018 following a colon rupture that left him, he wrote, with a 2% chance to live through the night.<\/p>\n
And it was fueled, he acknowledged during a \u201cFriends\u201d reunion special in 2021, by the pressure to land the joke in front of a live studio audience night after night.<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody wanted to be famous more than me,\u201d Perry told The Times in April, discussing \u201cFriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing\u201d at the Festival of Books. \u201cI was convinced it was the answer. I was 25, it was the second year of \u2018Friends,\u2019 and eight months into it, I realized the American dream is not making me happy, not filling the holes in my life. I couldn\u2019t get enough attention. \u2026 Fame does not do what you think it\u2019s going to do. It was all a trick.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perry was remembered on Saturday by friends and collaborators such as Selma Blair, Paget Brewster, Morgan Fairchild and Mira Sorvino as a singular comic talent and kind soul.<\/p>\n
Perry\u2019s \u201cFriends\u201d co-star Maggie Wheeler, who played his on-again, off-again girlfriend Janice on the hit show, shared a sweet tribute on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a loss. The world will miss you Mathew Perry,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe joy you brought to so many in your too short lifetime will live on. I feel so very blessed by every creative moment we shared.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was also memorialized by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Pierre\u2019s son and one of Perry\u2019s childhood friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cMatthew Perry\u2019s passing is shocking and saddening,\u201d Trudeau wrote on X. \u201cI\u2019ll never forget the schoolyard games we used to play, and I know people around the world are never going to forget the joy he brought them. Thanks for all the laughs, Matthew. You were loved \u2014 and you will be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though Perry estimated he had relapsed \u201c60 or 70 times\u201d since first getting sober in 2001, he maintained a steady presence on American television, playing key parts in backstage dramedy \u201cStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip\u201d and therapy sitcom \u201cGo On,\u201d and making a steady stream of guest appearances on acclaimed shows such as \u201cThe West Wing\u201d and \u201cThe Good Wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since his near-death experience in 2018, Perry had found solace in friends, frequent games of pickleball and, especially, writing. Though producing \u201cFriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing\u201d had forced him to relive his darkest moments, it also connected him to \u201call the sufferers out there\u201d: \u201cI had a story to tell, a story that could really help people,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAnd helping others had become the answer for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Indeed, for all his success as an actor and, more recently, as a bestselling memoirist, Perry told The Times in April that his work was not the center of what he hoped would be his legacy.<\/p>\n
Pressed to name how he\u2019d like to be remembered, he said: \u201cAs a guy who lived life, loved well, lived well and helped people. That running into me was a good thing, and not something bad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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