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Matthew Perry, the actor best known for playing the lovable and goofy Chandler Bing on the smash hit “Friends” TV show, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity news site TMZ.
Both media outlets citing anonymous sources said that first responders found Perry unconscious in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home. They were unable to revive him.
There was no indication of foul play, the media outlets reported. Perry was 54. The investigation is ongoing and details about his death were not immediately available.
Perry writes book about addiciton
Last year, Perry released his memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir,” about his battle with alcohol and addiction.
He spend more than half his life in rehab and treatment centers, detoxing more than 65 times and paying millions trying to get sober.
He wrote about his near-death experience in 2018, when his colon burst.
Perry’s early life and his big break on ‘Friends’
Born in 1969, Perry grew up between Montreal and Los Angeles after his parents separated when he was a baby. He had a successful run as a junior tennis player but he left the sport to pursue acting.
Perry began acting young and appeared in hits like “Beverly Hills, 90210,” and “A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon” opposite River Phoenix. But his big break came on “Friends” that premiered in 1994.
Perry played the role of Chandler Bing on the TV sitcom that followed the lives of single six New Yorkers.
The last episode of “Friends” aired in 2004 after a blockbuster 10-year run that turned Perry and his cast mates into overnight celebrities. The show remains one of the most popular TV shows to date.
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