American-Canadian actor Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom “Friends,” died at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday. He was 54 years old.
Perry was found unconscious in a hot tub at his home and could not be revived. Law enforcement said there were no signs of foul play.
Perry was best known for his portrayal of the sarcastic and witty Chandler Bing on “Friends,” which ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004. The show was a massive success, and Perry and his co-stars became some of the most popular celebrities in the world.
Perry starred in the sitcom alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer.
Perry cited that he had a long history of battling addiction to painkillers and alcohol. He attended rehabilitation clinics on multiple occasions, and in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” he described his struggles going through detox 65 times and spending $9 million in attempts to get sober.
Perry also experienced health problems due to his drug usage, including a burst colon in 2018. He dedicated his memoir to “all of the sufferers out there,” and wrote in the prologue: “I should be dead.”