'Friends' star Matthew Perry dies of possible drowning at 54

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(Corrects Perry was sitting in a pool or jacuzzi, not by, in paragraph 9)

By Steve Gorman and Ismail Shakil

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Actor Matthew Perry, beloved star of the top-rated 1990s U.S. television sitcom «Friends» as the wise-cracking Chandler Bing, died on Saturday after apparently drowning in a hot tub. He was 54.

The Los Angeles Times and TMZ.com, citing law enforcement sources, reported that the American-Canadian performer was found dead in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home. NBC, which broadcast «Friends» for 10 years, confirmed his demise in a statement on social media platform X.

The news brought an outpouring of grief from fellow celebrities and other high-profile personalities.

Actor Mira Sorvino said on X: “Oh no!!! Matthew Perry!!! You sweet, troubled soul!!! May you find and happiness in Heaven, making everyone laugh with your singular wit!!!”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was a former schoolmate of Perry's in Ottawa, described the latter's passing as «shocking and saddening».

«I'll never forget the schoolyard games we used to play, and I know people around the world are never going to forget the joy he brought them,» Trudeau said on X. «Thanks for all the laughs, Matthew. You were loved — and you will be missed.”

NBC News, citing an unnamed representative of Perry and a law enforcement source, said he was found dead at his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

»We are incredibly saddened by the too-soon passing of Matthew Perry," NBC Entertainment said. «He brought so much joy to hundreds of millions of people around the world with his pitch perfect comedic timing and wry wit. His legacy will live on through countless generations.»

Perry's last post on Instagram, on