This Saturday, October 28, 2023, actor Matthew Perry was found unconscious in his Jacuzzi by his assistant (according to Los Angeles Time). First-aiders were unable to revive the 54-year-old actor, known internationally for his portrayal of Chandler Bing in the series Friends.
For several years, the actor had been known for his addiction to painkillers and alcohol (according to France Bleu), and had also spent several periods in rehabilitation clinics. In his memoir, Friends, loves and the big terrible thing: a memoir, published in November 2022, he claimed to have almost succumbed to his various addictions.
The actor's career took off in 1994, when he began playing the role of Chandler Bing, one of the main characters in the series Friends. He went on to star in a number of comedies, co-starring with Salma Hayek in Andy Tennant's Love at First S ight, Bruce Willis in Jonathan Lynn's My Killer Next Door, and more.
Among the iconic actors of the Friends series - Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller - Matthew Perry is the first to die tragically, aged just 54.
