(Los Angeles) Actor Matthew Perry, who played the character Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom Friends, was found dead in his home at the age of 54, US media reported on Saturday.
Published at 9:08 p.m. Updated at 9:21 p.m.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the actor was found dead in his bathtub at his Los Angeles home.
No signs were found to suggest foul play, according to anonymous sources cited by the same newspaper and TMZ, which first reported the death.
Matthew Perry is best known for his humorous role as Chandler Bing on the extremely popular NBC series Friends, which aired for ten seasons from 1994 to 2004.
PHOTO JON RAGEL, NBC ARCHIVE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
The actors, from left: Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston from the series Friends
The Canadian-American actor had struggled with his addiction to painkillers and alcohol for years and had been to rehab clinics several times.
During a recent television appearance, Perry surprised audiences by admitting he suffered from severe anxiety “every night” while filming Friends.
According to TMZ, no drugs were found at the actor’s crime scene on Saturday.
Matthew Perry was born as the son of Canadian journalist Suzanne Perry, who was Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s press secretary, and grew up partly in Ottawa.
He even attended Justin Trudeau’s elementary school, whom he allegedly once punched. “I was a stupid kid!” the actor said on the set of Jimmy Kimmel in 2017.
That same year, the prime minister challenged his former classmate. “What do you think of another fight, Matthew Perry?” wrote Justin Trudeau on the X platform on the occasion of April 1st.
In addition to “Friends,” Perry also appeared in films such as “Fools Rush In” and “The Whole Nine Yards.”