害羞草研究所淔riends害羞草研究所� star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television害羞草研究所檚 most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54.

The actor was found dead at his Los Angeles home, according to coroner害羞草研究所檚 records. An investigation into how Perry died is ongoing, and it may take weeks before his cause of death is determined.

Perry害羞草研究所檚 body was found in a hot tub at his home, according to unnamed sources cited by the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. LAPD Officer Drake Madison told The Associated Press on Saturday that officers had gone to that block 害羞草研究所渇or a death investigation of a male in his 50s.害羞草研究所�

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Perry害羞草研究所檚 10 seasons on 害羞草研究所淔riends害羞草研究所� made him one of Hollywood害羞草研究所檚 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害羞草研究所檚 Joey and a close friend of Schwimmer害羞草研究所檚 Ross. During the show害羞草研究所檚 hijinks, he could be counted on to chime in with a line like 害羞草研究所淐ould this BE any more awkward?害羞草研究所� or another well-timed quip.

Perry was open about his long and public struggle with addiction, writing at the beginning of his 2022 million-selling memoir: 害羞草研究所淗i, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淔riends害羞草研究所� 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 salary of $1 million per episode for each.

Some of his 害羞草研究所淔riends害羞草研究所� costars paid tribute on social media, posting photos, GIFS and bloopers from their favorite episodes.

害羞草研究所淲hat a loss,害羞草研究所� actress Maggie Wheeler, who played his girlfriend Janice, wrote on Instagram. 害羞草研究所淭he joy you brought to so many in your too short lifetime will live on. I feel very blessed by every creative moment we shared.害羞草研究所�

Actress Morgan Fairchild, who played his mother on the show, said the loss of a 害羞草研究所渂rilliant young actor害羞草研究所� was a shock.

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By the 害羞草研究所淔riends害羞草研究所� finale, Chandler is married to Cox害羞草研究所檚 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.

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Perry described reading the 害羞草研究所淔riends害羞草研究所� script for the first time in his memoir, 害羞草研究所淔riends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚t was as if someone had followed me around for a year, stealing my jokes, copying my mannerisms, photocopying my world-weary yet witty view of life. One character in particular stood out to me: it wasn害羞草研究所檛 that I thought I could 害羞草研究所榩lay害羞草研究所� Chandler. I 害羞草研究所榳as害羞草研究所� Chandler.害羞草研究所�

Unknown at the time was the struggle Perry had with addiction and an intense desire to please audiences.

害羞草研究所満π卟菅芯克鶛Friends害羞草研究所� was huge. I couldn害羞草研究所檛 jeopardize that. I loved the script. I loved my co-actors. I loved the scripts. I loved everything about the show but I was struggling with my addictions which only added to my sense of shame,害羞草研究所� he wrote in his memoir. 害羞草研究所淚 had a secret and no one could know.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚 felt like I was gonna die if the live audience didn害羞草研究所檛 laugh, and that害羞草研究所檚 not healthy for sure. But I could sometimes say a line and the audience wouldn害羞草研究所檛 laugh and I would sweat and sometimes go into convulsions,害羞草研究所� Perry wrote. 害羞草研究所淚f I didn害羞草研究所檛 get the laugh I was supposed to get I would freak out. I felt that every single night. This pressure left me in a bad place. I also knew of the six people making that show, only one of them was sick.害羞草研究所�

He recalled in his memoir that Aniston confronted him about being inebriated while filming.

害羞草研究所淚 know you害羞草研究所檙e drinking,害羞草研究所� he remembered her telling him once. 害羞草研究所淲e can smell it,害羞草研究所� she said, in what Perry called a 害羞草研究所渒ind of weird but loving way, and the plural 害羞草研究所榳e害羞草研究所� hit me like a sledgehammer.害羞草研究所�

In the foreword to Perry害羞草研究所檚 memoir, Lisa Kudrow described him as 害羞草研究所渨hip smart, charming, sweet, sensitive, very reasonable, and rational.害羞草研究所� She added, 害羞草研究所淭hat guy, with everything he was battling, was still there.害羞草研究所�

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害羞草研究所� storylines.

Perry received one Emmy nomination for his 害羞草研究所淔riends害羞草研究所� role and two more for appearances as an associate White House counsel on 害羞草研究所淭he West Wing.害羞草研究所�

Perry also had several notable film roles, starring opposite Salma Hayek in the rom-com 害羞草研究所淔ools Rush In害羞草研究所� and Bruce Willis in the the crime comedy 害羞草研究所淭he Whole Nine Yards.害羞草研究所�

He worked consistently after 害羞草研究所淔riends,害羞草研究所� though never in a role that brought him as much attention or acclaim.

In 2015, he played Oscar for a CBS reboot of 害羞草研究所淭he Odd Couple害羞草研究所� that aired for two seasons. He told the AP that playing Oscar Madison, the character originally made famous in the 1960s series by Walter Matthau, was a 害羞草研究所渄ream role.害羞草研究所� He also said he was surprised how much he enjoyed being filmed again in front of a live audience.

害羞草研究所淚 didn害羞草研究所檛 realize I missed it really until it actually happened, til we actually shot the pilot and there was a studio audience there and I realized, 害羞草研究所榃ow, I really like this. This is nice,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 he said. 害羞草研究所淵ou kind of ham up for the people in the audience. My performance never got better than when there was an audience there.害羞草研究所�

Perry was born Aug. 19, 1969, in Williamstown, Massachusetts. His father is actor John Bennett Perry and his mother, Suzanne, served as press secretary of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and is married to 害羞草研究所淒ateline害羞草研究所� correspondent Keith Morrison.