At Age of 54
According to US media, Matthew Perry, one of the actors of the popular TV sitcom “Friends,” was discovered dead at home on Saturday. 54 was his age. According to law enforcement sources who spoke to the Los Angeles Times, first responders discovered Perry unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home and were unable to resuscitate him.
The role that made Perry most famous was that of the witty Chandler Bing on the enormously successful NBC series “Friends,” which aired for ten seasons between 1994 and 2004.
Perry had fought an alcohol and painkiller addiction for years, and he had frequently visited recovery centers.
In his autobiography “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” which was released last year, Perry talked about spending almost $9 million trying to get sober and going through detox 65 times.
Due to his drug use, Perry had health issues in 2018, including a burst colon that required a seven-hour operation and the use of a colostomy bag for several months.
Perry was raised in Canada prior to relocating to Los Angeles. His parents are Canadian and American. He was born in Massachusetts.
In addition to “Friends,” Perry starred in films like “The Whole Nine Yards” and “Fools Rush In.”
“Friends” chronicled the dating, professional, and friendship struggles of six New Yorkers.
By the end of their immensely popular and zeitgeist-setting 10-year run with 236 episodes, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer, Perry and his co-stars had negotiated $1 million per episode.
According to reports, the group received $2.5 million apiece for a reunion episode in 2021, indicating the show’s ongoing popularity.
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