91裸聊视频淔riends91裸聊视频� star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television91裸聊视频檚 most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54.

The actor was found dead at his Los Angeles home, according to coroner91裸聊视频檚 records. An investigation into how Perry died is ongoing, and it may take weeks before his cause of death is determined.

Perry91裸聊视频檚 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 91裸聊视频渇or a death investigation of a male in his 50s.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淢atthew was an incredibly gifted actor and an indelible part of the Warner Bros. Television Group family,91裸聊视频� the company said in a statement. 91裸聊视频淭he impact of his comedic genius was felt around the world, and his legacy will live on in the hearts of so many. This is a heartbreaking day, and we send our love to his family, his loved ones, and all of his devoted fans.91裸聊视频�

Perry91裸聊视频檚 10 seasons on 91裸聊视频淔riends91裸聊视频� made him one of Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 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 LeBlanc91裸聊视频檚 Joey and a close friend of Schwimmer91裸聊视频檚 Ross. During the show91裸聊视频檚 hijinks, he could be counted on to chime in with a line like 91裸聊视频淐ould this BE any more awkward?91裸聊视频� 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: 91裸聊视频淗i, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淔riends91裸聊视频� 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 91裸聊视频淔riends91裸聊视频� costars paid tribute on social media, posting photos, GIFS and bloopers from their favorite episodes.

91裸聊视频淲hat a loss,91裸聊视频� actress Maggie Wheeler, who played his girlfriend Janice, wrote on Instagram. 91裸聊视频淭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.91裸聊视频�

Actress Morgan Fairchild, who played his mother on the show, said the loss of a 91裸聊视频渂rilliant young actor91裸聊视频� was a shock.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 heartbroken about the untimely death of my 91裸聊视频榮on,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

By the 91裸聊视频淔riends91裸聊视频� finale, Chandler is married to Cox91裸聊视频檚 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.

The series was one of television91裸聊视频檚 biggest hits and has taken on a new life 91裸聊视频� and found surprising popularity with younger fans 91裸聊视频� in recent years on streaming services.

Perry described reading the 91裸聊视频淔riends91裸聊视频� script for the first time in his memoir, 91裸聊视频淔riends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚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 wasn91裸聊视频檛 that I thought I could 91裸聊视频榩lay91裸聊视频� Chandler. I 91裸聊视频榳as91裸聊视频� Chandler.91裸聊视频�

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

91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频橣riends91裸聊视频� was huge. I couldn91裸聊视频檛 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,91裸聊视频� he wrote in his memoir. 91裸聊视频淚 had a secret and no one could know.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 felt like I was gonna die if the live audience didn91裸聊视频檛 laugh, and that91裸聊视频檚 not healthy for sure. But I could sometimes say a line and the audience wouldn91裸聊视频檛 laugh and I would sweat and sometimes go into convulsions,91裸聊视频� Perry wrote. 91裸聊视频淚f I didn91裸聊视频檛 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.91裸聊视频�

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

91裸聊视频淚 know you91裸聊视频檙e drinking,91裸聊视频� he remembered her telling him once. 91裸聊视频淲e can smell it,91裸聊视频� she said, in what Perry called a 91裸聊视频渒ind of weird but loving way, and the plural 91裸聊视频榳e91裸聊视频� hit me like a sledgehammer.91裸聊视频�

In the foreword to Perry91裸聊视频檚 memoir, Lisa Kudrow described him as 91裸聊视频渨hip smart, charming, sweet, sensitive, very reasonable, and rational.91裸聊视频� She added, 91裸聊视频淭hat guy, with everything he was battling, was still there.91裸聊视频�

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 characters91裸聊视频� storylines.

Perry received one Emmy nomination for his 91裸聊视频淔riends91裸聊视频� role and two more for appearances as an associate White House counsel on 91裸聊视频淭he West Wing.91裸聊视频�

Perry also had several notable film roles, starring opposite Salma Hayek in the rom-com 91裸聊视频淔ools Rush In91裸聊视频� and Bruce Willis in the the crime comedy 91裸聊视频淭he Whole Nine Yards.91裸聊视频�

He worked consistently after 91裸聊视频淔riends,91裸聊视频� though never in a role that brought him as much attention or acclaim.

In 2015, he played Oscar for a CBS reboot of 91裸聊视频淭he Odd Couple91裸聊视频� 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 91裸聊视频渄ream role.91裸聊视频� He also said he was surprised how much he enjoyed being filmed again in front of a live audience.

91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 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, 91裸聊视频榃ow, I really like this. This is nice,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淵ou kind of ham up for the people in the audience. My performance never got better than when there was an audience there.91裸聊视频�

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 91裸聊视频淒ateline91裸聊视频� correspondent Keith Morrison.