Matthew Perry, one of the stars of the remembered television comedy “Friends,” was found dead in his residence this Saturday. He was 54 years old.
This has been confirmed exclusively by the media TMZwho claims that the Los Angeles (California) police found him drowned in his jacuzzi after 4:10 p.m.
As they have leaked TMZ y Page Six, Perry played sports in the morning, returned to his home—in the Pacific Palisades area, near the beaches of Malibu—and sent his assistant on an errand. It was she who found him when she returned a couple of hours later and who notified the emergency services.
“There were no signs of any criminal act”adds the newspaper Los Angeles Times. The media also states that the Los Angeles Police Department in charge of “robberies and homicides” is investigating the death of the Emmy-nominated actor.
No drugs were found at the scene of Matthew Perry’s death, sources said. Additionally, no foul play is suspected, according to law enforcement sources.
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 29, 2023
“Friends” gave him fame
It was becoming the funny, ironic, amorous and sometimes irascible Chandler Bing during the 234 episodes that aired of Friends – between 1994 and 2004 – that gave Perry global fame at just 24 years old, thanks to his peers. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc.
He had already been in the world of acting for almost a decade, but it was thanks to the series that he achieved a level of fame that, in fact, continued to pursue him until the end of his days. Since he finished the fiction, Perry participated in some minor projects or in individual chapters of The good wife o Cougar Town.
Perry’s 10 seasons on “Friends” made him one of the most recognized actors in Hollywood. As Chandler, he played a sarcastic but insecure and neurotic roommate to Joey and Ross, played by LeBlanc and Schwimmer respectively. At the end of the series, Chandler is married to Monica, played by Cox, and they have a family.
The series was one of television’s biggest hits and has gained new life and surprising popularity in recent years on streaming services. streaming. The series aired from 1994 to 2004 and had a reunion special in 2021.
“Friends” star Matthew Perry was found dead Saturday in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home, law enforcement sources said. Authorities responded about 4 p.m. to his home, where he was discovered unresponsive. pic.twitter.com/hFVa09xmWq
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 29, 2023
