October 29th 2023.
It is with great sadness that the world has learnt of the untimely passing of renowned actor Matthew Perry. He achieved worldwide fame with his portrayal of the ever-so-sarcastic and funny Chandler Bing in the iconic 90s sitcom Friends, and his death has sent shockwaves not just across Hollywood but across the world.
The actor was reportedly found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home in the wee hours of Sunday. As per initial information by cops, Perry seems to have died by drowning, and no drugs were found on the scene nor were there any signs of foul play. It is still unclear as to what exactly happened before the actor breathed his last.
Matthew Perry needs no introduction. His role as Chandler in Friends catapulted him to fame and he was loved by billions. In the show, Chandler was a grown up man who used his humour and sarcasm as a defence mechanism to deal with the rollercoaster that his life had been. In real life too, Perry was a lot like that.
The actor had a long and difficult battle with alcohol and drug addiction, which began when he had just landed Friends. He admitted that at one point, the addiction got so severe that he had no memory of filming three years of the show.
Perry finally went clean somewhere around 2010, and in his memoir, he had also revealed how he had "almost died" at the age of 49 after his colon burst open due to opioid overuse. He had termed surviving the gastrointestinal perforation as a "miracle".
Matthew Perry's death has left billions of Friends fans mourning, and his legacy will live on forever.
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