54-year-old actor Matthew Perry was found dead in the jacuzzi of his home in Los Angeles. In this respect reports TMZ.
At 16:07 (02:07 Moscow time) an emergency call was received to 911 regarding the need to rescue a person from water, he is writing NBC News. According to TMZ, Perry’s assistant called. He said the actor returned home from playing pickleball and sent him on an errand. When he returned two hours later, Perry no longer showed signs of life.
According to this los angeles timesNo drugs were found at the scene. Police did not record any signs of violent death. TMZ, citing a law enforcement source, reported that an autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death.
Perry’s neighbor, Leo, told the Los Angeles Times that he saw an ambulance arrive at Perry’s house.
“I was shocked. It was very worrying and sad,” he confessed to reporters.
“A heartbreaking day”
In their condolences, the actor’s colleagues noted Matthew’s talent and intelligence.
“We are devastated by the passing of our dear friend Matthew Perry,” Warner Bros. said. Television Group (the company that produces Friends) recognized that he was an incredibly talented actor. “The impact of his comedic genius was felt around the world, and his legacy will live on in the hearts of many. “This is a heartbreaking day and we send our love to his family, loved ones and all his loyal fans,” the statement said.
NBC, which broadcast Friends for ten seasons, said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened by the sudden death of Matthew Perry.” “He brought great joy to hundreds of millions of people around the world with his brilliant comedy and wry wit. “His legacy will live on for countless generations.”
Film actor and director Sergei Bystritsky, who voiced Chandler Bing in the TV series Friends, in his conversation with socialbites.ca statedHe said Perry could do much more interesting things in his career.
“It’s a shame, he was a great artist who did a lot of interesting things in our profession and he could have done so much more. I’m so sorry this happened. Of course, this was all surprisingly interesting. All this was not easy, we worked and tried. “It was very interesting to work with a character created by a talented person,” said Bystritsky.
Everybody knows Chandler
Perry was born on August 19, 1969 in Williamstown, Massachusetts. His father is actor John Bennett Perry; mother – Suzanne Marie Morrison, journalist and press secretary of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
He began his acting career in the 1980s and early 1990s with roles on the TV series Charles in Charge and Beverly Hills 90210, and in the film A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon.
But his real breakthrough came when he starred in Matthew Perry’s Friends, a sitcom about six lonely New Yorkers coming into adulthood. Its premiere took place in 1994. The series was a huge hit and turned Perry and her co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer into megastars.
“I was a guy who wanted to be famous. Steam was coming out of my ears, I wanted to be famous so much. You want attention, you want money, and you want the best seat in the restaurant. “I didn’t think about what the consequences would be.” aforementioned Perry in a 2002 interview with the New York Times.
Perry has struggled with addiction nearly his entire life.
Perry’s autobiography, Friends, Lovers and the Big Bad, in which he speaks openly about his years of drug and alcohol addiction, was published last November.
“Hello, my name is Matthew, but you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should have been dead already,” he says at the very beginning of the book.
Perry said that he first drank alcohol at the age of 14, and that he already had an alcoholism problem when he turned 18. In 1997, the actor had a jet ski accident and was prescribed painkillers and soon became addicted.
According to the actor himself, he spent seven to nine million dollars throughout his life trying to quit. Substance abuse also caused serious health problems. After his colon ruptured in 2018, he was in a coma for two weeks and hospitalized for five months. According to the actor, doctors left him with only a 2% chance of survival. He lived with a colostomy bag for nine months.
To the question los angeles times In April, Perry answered how she wants to be remembered by people:
“As a man who lives life well, loves well, lives well and helps people. It was nice meeting me.”