Actor Matthew Perry, who was famous for his character “Chandler Bing” in the famous American comedy series “Friends” in the nineties, died at the age of 54 at his home in the Los Angeles area.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the actor’s assistant was found dead from apparent drowning at home in a hot tub at his home.
Perry received first aid and attempts to revive his heart, but they did not succeed.
Ironically, Perry’s last Instagram post, which he shared on October 23, was a photo of himself in the pool, to which he captioned, “Does the warm water swirling around you make you feel good?”
The news of his death was confirmed in a statement on the “X” social media platform (formerly Twitter), issued by the NBC television network, which broadcast the “Friends” series for 10 years. NBC said: “We are deeply saddened by the untimely death of Matthew Perry. He brought much joy to hundreds of millions around the world thanks to his exemplary comedic performance and sense of satire. “His impact will remain throughout generations.”
Matthew Perry with the heroes of the series “Friends” (dpa)
Warner Bros. Studios, which produced the famous series, expressed “shock” after receiving news of Perry’s death. “Perry has been a true gift to all of us,” she wrote in a statement. Our condolences to his family, loved ones and all his fans.”
Perry was born in Massachusetts, and grew up in Ottawa with his mother, a Canadian journalist who once worked as a press officer for former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and married a Canadian media personality after her divorce from Perry’s father. Perry moved to Los Angeles at the age of fifteen to work in acting.
Perry recorded his decades-long battle with addiction to alcohol and painkillers, in his memoirs published last year, noting that he underwent 65 rehabilitation sessions to get rid of his addiction, and spent more than $9 million for this purpose.
The late actor underwent many surgeries related to addiction problems, including a colon operation that lasted 7 hours in 2018, and he even went so far as to say: “I was supposed to be dead.”
Matthew Perry (AP)
TMZ reported that no drugs were found at the scene of the actor’s death.
During his most recent appearance on television, Perry surprised the audience by admitting that he suffered from great anxiety “every night” during the filming of the series “Friends,” which aired between 1994 and 2004 for 10 seasons and co-starred Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Lisa Kudrow. .
In addition to “Friends,” Perry starred in films such as “Falls Rush In” and “The Whole Nine Yards.”
The news of Perry’s death shocked his fans around the world, and clips of him in the series “Friends” flooded social networking sites, especially the clip in which he said: “I will die alone,” as users indicated that this had actually happened. Because he died alone in his home.
In the second season, episode three of the Friends series, Chandler said, “I will die alone,” because of his fear of remaining alone for the rest of his life.After 29 years, Chandler is alone in his house RIP Chandler pic.twitter.com/9lvMrhN9ab
— Alphoenix (@Alphoenix0) October 29, 2023
It is noteworthy that Perry has never been married, but he has been linked to several well-known personalities, including stars Julia Roberts and Lizzy Caplan.
