Matthew Perry has died

[constancespry]

🙁 Matthew Perry, the Friends star who battled addiction for decades before, during, and after he spent ten seasons in the ensemble of one of TV’s most beloved sitcoms, has died after drowning in his hot tub, the L.A. Times reports. He was 54.

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www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/matthew-perry-dies

[cornflakegrl]

I was just coming here to post this. Man, he struggled for so long. RIP Chandler Bing.

[dilligaf]

His last Instagram post 

[eatsleepbeer]

This is just so damn sad.

[angeli]

This makes me feel soooo sad! I LOVED that show! R.I.P., Matthew Perry.

[waterslide]

Just saw this on Twitter and thought it was a joke. Geez.

[Froogy]

Oct 29, 2023 1:46:27 GMT waterslide said:

Just saw this on Twitter and thought it was a joke. Geez.

Same, I thought it was a hoax.   I've never watched an episode of Friends but I've seen him in other things.  Sad, RIP.

[coppercatseye]

Way too young, RIP.

[holly]

I was shocked to read this, but 1 second later, I was like "why should I be surprised?" He looked extremely unwell for a while now.

Even on that "Friends" special he looked & sounded like he was high &/or drunk. I know the next day him or a PR person made up some BS about he had just had some dental work done that day...give me a break. They shouldn't have even said anything if they're just going to lie. But then again, that's the M.O. for an addict..."lie till you die"...unless you decide to get help & put in the work for the rest of your life to not relapse. For an alcoholic, 1 drink is too many & 100 are never enough. And he had problems with with pills too, so adding that to alcohol is a recipe for disaster, & then add being in water under the influence of 1 or more of these things...keep doing it enough times & eventually it won't end well. 

I don't mean to sound like a bitch, but my husband is an addict (alcohol) & I know every day he doesn't drink is a victory for him, but it's hard for me to get excited when he was 12 days from being 6 months sober & he went & got plowed & hasn't stopped drinking since. It's not just the drinking. It's the lying about it when it's blantantly obvious...so many other things that come with the territory. It's almost like the drinking is the least of the issues. It's the stuff that comes along with it that makes it so hard to live with him sometimes.

[o0amber0o]

He certainly had a lot of demons, I hope he is at peace now.

[trixie]

Yet Keanu Reeves still walks among us.

[Manxmouse]

My ex died this same way ... found in a hot tub. He also had substance abuse issues but other resulting health issues too -- high blood pressure etc. Bad news for being in a jacuzzi. So no one knows if it was a stroke or heart event, or he fell asleep/passed out, or straight up was wasted and drowned.
For some reason, I wanted to know even though it doesn't matter. Sad as hell.

[brickhouse]

This one hits hard.

[chalet]

^^ I know.  I haven't commented of late on some celebrity deaths mostly the one's that really hit home, but Chandler? Man. He did so much great work on Friends. His timing and delivery were always perfect. There are some actors and shows that make you laugh out loud when you're alone in a room.

My friend sent me the news via text tonight but I didn't have my glasses on.  I read it as "Matthew Perry died in an airport drowning (it actually said in an apparent drowning), and all I could hear in my head was Could that BE anymore tragic?

Rest in Peace, Chenandeler Bong.

[no1novice]

Just woke up & just saw this. His poor parents.

Friends star Matthew Perry has died aged 54 'after drowning in his jacuzzi at home,' sources have told DailyMail.com.

Law enforcement sources said the actor was found on Saturday at a home in Los Angeles after first responders were called to the scene at around 4pm (PDT) for a cardiac arrest.

Sources said he was found in a jacuzzi but that no drugs were discovered at the scene - and there was no indication of foul play.

He had reportedly played a two-hour game of Pickleball prior to his death, after which he sent his assistant out on an errand. When they returned, the assistant is believed to have found Perry unresponsive and dialed 911.


A longtime friend of Perry's - who was in recovery with him - told DailyMail.com: 'Everyone is in a total state of shock. People are crying on the phone and struggling to accept this news.

'It's no secret that he struggled with drugs and alcohol for years but the last time I spoke to him, which was within the last few weeks, he seemed to be in a good place.

'He was upbeat and sounded sober and positive.

'He'd been to rehab 17 times and nearly died from opioid abuse but he was someone who was sincere about taking his life, and his sobriety, one day at a time.

'It's such tragic news. Everyone is praying he didn't relapse. Matt was a genuinely lovely guy. He was always the first to welcome newcomers to the group and would always volunteer to help and be of service.

'We are all struggling to come to terms with this terrible news.'

Born on August 19, 1969 in Massachusetts, Perry grew up in Ottawa and was raised by his mother, Suzanne Morrison, a Canadian writer and former press aide for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Morrison and Perry's father were married from 1968 to 1970 and she later married Canadian broadcast journalist Keith Morrison, who has been on Dateline for decades, in 1981.

In Canada, Perry was a top-rated tennis player but at 15 moved to Los Angeles to be closer to his father, John Bennett Perry, an actor known for several shows, including Falcon Crest, and later on Old Spice commercials.

In the 1980s and '90s, Perry landed spots on the decades' most popular TV shows like Charles in Charge, Who's The Boss?, Growing Pains and Beverly Hills, 90210.

He also had a role in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, a movie released in 1988 that starred River Phoenix.

The film was 'one of the greatest experiences I've ever had, because I was 16 years old and in Chicago all by myself, no parents around,' Perry told BuzzFeed. 'I knew that I wanted to act.'

He told The New York Times in 2002 that he sought fame. 'There was steam coming out of my ears, I wanted to be famous so badly.