Matthew Perry Known for his role as Chandler Bing in friends, He passed away this Saturday, October 28, at the age of 54.

Janice’s farewell to Chandler (Matthew Perry)

The unfortunate news was published by the media TMJ. Sources close to the media stated that the actor was found this Saturday, allegedly drowned in a jacuzzi at a home in Los Angeles. “Our sources say emergency services rushed to the cardiac arrest call. It is not clear where exactly it happened.”

“They tell us that no drugs were found at the scene. We were also told that there was no crime involved.”notes.

Perry was especially known for his portrayal Chandler Bingand this character is one of the most beloved in the cult series Friends. “Thanks to Friends, I had a reason to get up in the morning and go to work. We shot 237 episodes and I didn’t miss a single one”he wrote in his memoirs Friends, lovers and the big scary thing.

He also acted in other television programs, such as Boys Will Be Boys, Growing Pains, Silver Spoons, Charles Main, Sydney, Beverly Hills, 90210, Home Free, Ally McBeal, The West Wing, Scrubs, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Odd Couple, among many others.

Your addictions

Behind his adorable character was a difficult story, marked by drug and alcohol addiction that took him years to overcome.

In 1997, during the broadcast of the third season of the series Friends, Perry entered rehab for the first time, due to his alcoholism. He took about 30 pills and a liter of vodka a day.

Years later, in 2000, he underwent surgery for pancreatitis; This situation prompted him to seek help from his parents, who in 2001 admitted him to a detoxification center for two months. “I was in great trouble; “My life was hell.”he said in an interview in 2015.

After battling addiction (alcohol and opiates), he received a sentence in 2015 Phoenix House Award, an organization dedicated to addiction treatment. “I’m an award-winning alcoholic, I shouldn’t get an award.”he said then.