Matthew Perry, who starred as sarcastic-but-sweet Chandler Bing in the hit series \u201cFriends,\u201d has died. He was 54.
The Emmy-nominated actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. Both outlets cited unnamed sources confirming Perry\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His publicists and other representatives did not immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press seeking comment. Asked to confirm police response to what was listed as Perry\u2019s home address, LAPD Officer Drake Madison told AP that officers had gone to that block \u201cfor a death investigation of a male in his 50s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perry\u2019s 10 seasons on \u201cFriends\u201d made him one of Hollywood\u2019s most recognizable actors, starring opposite Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer as a friend group in New York.
As Chandler, he played the quick-witted, insecure and neurotic roommate of LeBlanc\u2019s Joey and a close friend of Schwimmer\u2019s Ross. During the show\u2019s hijinks, he could be counted on to chime in with a line like \u201cCould this BE any more awkward?\u201d or another well-timed quip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the series\u2019 end, Chandler is married to Cox\u2019s Monica and they have a family, reflecting the journey of the core cast from single New Yorkers trying to figure their lives out to several of them married and starting families.
The series was one of television\u2019s biggest hits and has taken on a new life \u2014 and found surprising popularity with younger fans \u2014 in recent years on streaming services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFriends\u201d ran from 1994 until 2004, winning one best comedy series Emmy Award in 2002. The cast notably banded together for later seasons to obtain a salar of $1 million per episode for each.
Unknown at the time was the struggle Perry had with addiction and an intense desire to please audiences.
He recalled in his memoir that Aniston confronted him about being inebriated while filming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An HBO Max reunion special in 2021 was hosted by James Corden and fed into huge interest in seeing the cast together again, although the program consisted of the actors discussing the show and was not a continuation of their characters\u2019 storylines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perry received one Emmy nomination for his \u201cFriends\u201d role and two more for appearances as an associate White House counsel on \u201cThe West Wing.\u201d Perry also had several notable film roles, starring opposite Salma Hayek in the rom-com \u201cFools Rush In\u201d and Bruce Willis in the the crime comedy \u201cThe Whole Nine Yards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He worked consistently after \u201cFriends,\u201d though never in a role that brought him as much attention or acclaim.
In 2015, he played Oscar for a CBS reboot of \u201cThe Odd Couple\u201d that aired for two seasons. He told AP that playing Oscar Madison, the character originally made famous in the 1960s series by Walter Matthau, was a \u201cdream role.\u201d He also said he was surprised how much he enjoyed being filmed again in front of a live audience.
Perry was born Aug. 19, 1969, in Williamstown, Massachusetts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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