Actor Matthew Perryknown for his role as Chandler Bing in the popular series “Friends”died this Saturday, October 28, aged 54.
The actor gained popularity in the series of this group of friends, played by Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer, which lasted ten seasons.
What is known about Matthew Perry’s cause of death
The Los Angeles Times points out, citing police sources, that Perry was found dead in hot tub at his home in Los Angeles.
The authorities went to his house around 16:00 local time and there they found him unconsciousthe newspaper points out.
“There were no signs of criminal activity” adds the paper, which says the Los Angeles Police Department’s “robbery and homicide” division is investigating the death. Obviously no drugs were found either in the place.
TMZ emphasized that no criminal activity was allegedly involved. The sources consulted by this medium said that the lifeguards They were called to the residence for a cardiac arrest.
Reporters and other representatives for the actor did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment from The Associated Press.
When asked by that agency to confirm the police response to what is listed as Perry’s home address, Los Angeles police officer Drake Madison said officers had gone there “to investigation into the death of a man in his 50s“.
The cause of his death was not officially disclosed at the time of the news. He apparently died of suffocation.
Farewell to the late Chandler Bing
As Chandler on “Friends,” he played a sarcastic, but insecure and neurotic roommate to Joey and Ross, played by LeBlanc and Schwimmer respectively.
By the end of the series, Chandler is married to Monica and they have a family, mirroring the main cast’s journey from single New Yorkers to marriages and starting families.
The series was one of television’s biggest hits and has been given a new lease of life (and found surprising popularity with younger fans) in recent years on streaming services.
The series ran from 1994 to 2004. James Corden hosted a reunion special in 2021 and there has been a lot of interest in seeing the cast back together, though at the HBO Max reunion the cast discussed the show rather than the continuation of the stories their.
Matthew Perry also had several notable film roles, e.g. alongside Mexican Salma Hayek in the romantic comedy “Fools Rush In” and alongside Bruce Willis in the crime comedy ‘The Whole Nine Yards’.
Source: univision
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