Mathew Perry, the Star of the hit TV sitcom Friends, has died from drowning after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Law enforcement officers found the actor dead in his jacuzzi after responding to a call for cardiac arrest.
Media reported Perry drowned, but no further details have been released.
Perry is best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the popular 90s sitcom Friends.
🚨Breaking 🚨 Mathew Perry dead from apparent drowning. pic.twitter.com/zdJKhrDIlh
— Ryan F Samuels (@RyanFSamuels) October 29, 2023
Dateline’s Keith Morrison, Matthew Perry’s stepfather) greets and comforts Matthew’s parents hours after his passing#mathewperry pic.twitter.com/NEPuPESVsq
— 🌈 Tess T. Eccles-Brown, PhD (@TTEcclesBrown) October 29, 2023
TMZ reported:
Law enforcement sources tell us the actor was found Saturday at an L.A.-area home … where we’re told he appears to have drowned.
Our sources say first-responders rushed over on a call made by Mathew Perry for cardiac arrest. It’s unclear where exactly on the grounds this happened.
Our sources say he was found in a jacuzzi at the home … and we’re told there were no drugs found at the scene. We’re also told there is no foul play involved.
Perry is most famous for his role as Chandler Bing on the hit ’90s sitcom, which ran for 10 seasons … and with him in all 234 episodes.
His character was a fan fave, as was performance — mannerisms and lines of which have gone on to be recreated and spoofed by fans all over the world.
One comes to mind, in particular … “Could (blank) BE more ..”
One of my favourite Chandler Bing scenes.
— Alastair McKenzie🏴 (@mckenzieas93V2) October 29, 2023
RIP Mathew Perry. pic.twitter.com/QxSliUzdSk
Maggie Wheeler, who played Chandler’s on-again-off-again girlfriend Janice Litman-Goralnik, was among those paying tributes.
Posting on social media, she wrote:
“I feel so very blessed by every creative moment we shared.”
Actor and author Selma Blair also posted a tribute, with the caption:
“My oldest friend.”
The star, who appeared in 1999 drama Cruel Intentions and film Legally Blonde, wrote that she was “broken-hearted” and loved Perry “unconditionally.”
Actor Octavia Spencer and presenter Piers Morgan also paid tribute to Perry, with Spencer writing:
“His gift to the world will be remembered forever.”
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