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Friends star Matthew Perry, 54, found dead in hot tub

Actor Matthew Perry, who gained fame in the 1990s as the wise-cracking Chandler Bing in the top-rated US television comedy Friends and chronicled his decades-long battle with substance abuse in a memoir last year, died on Saturday (Oct 28) at age 54. His death was confirmed in a statement posted by NBC, the broadcast network that aired...

Kathleen Turner Remembers ‘Friends’ Son Matthew Perry After His Death

Matthew Perry is being remembered by his TV parent Kathleen Turner. On Friends, the 69-year-old actress played Helena Handbasket, a transgender woman who was the father of Matthew‘s character Chandler Bing. Following Matthew‘s tragic death on Saturday (October 28) at the age of 54, Kathleen shared a statement remembering her TV son.   “He came to see one of my Broadway shows and he came backstage,” Kathleen recalled to People. “When...

Hank Azaria Credits Matthew Perry for Helping Him Get Sober: ‘I Really Loved Him’

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Actors Matthew Perry (L) and Hank Azaria attend the Entertainment Tonight Celebrates the Emmy Awards with Glamour, "A Night of Glamour on Sunset," at the Mondrian Hotel September 22, 2002 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) Hank Azaria is paying tribute to his longtime friend Matthew Perry. On Saturday (October...

Matthew Perry Clarifies His Comments About Keanu Reeves in New Book

Matthew Perry is clearing up his comments about Keanu Reeves. In his new book, “Friends, Lovers & The Big Terrible Thing”, the 53-year-old former Friends star made some comments about Keanu, which didn’t fly over to well with the internet.   When discussing making the movie A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, in which he played River Phoenix‘s best friend, Matthew reflected on River‘s death after making the...

Matthew Perry had 2% chance to live after burst colon from opioid overuse

Matthew Perry only has to "look down" at his stomach scars from 14 surgeries to remind him to stay sober. The Friends actor, 53, went under the knife several times, had to use a colostomy bag for nine months and went to rehab 15 times amid his drink and drug addictions - which saw him at...