Matthew Perry Dead at 54 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 10-28-2023, 08:53 PM

Friends was his most famous show. He also starred in Home Free (before Friends), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Mr. Sunshine, Go On, and the most recent remake of The Odd Couple.

https://www.tmz.com/2023/10/28/frien...dies-drowning/

Zoneboy · 10-28-2023, 09:36 PM

https://www.latimes.com/california/s...rry-dead-at-59

“Friends” star Mathew Perry was found dead Saturday in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home, law enforcement sources said.

Authorities responded about 4 p.m. to his home, where he was discovered unresponsive. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing, did not cite a cause of death. There was no sign of foul play, the sources added.

Los Angeles Police Department’s robbery-homicide detectives are investigating the death.

Perry, the son of actor John Bennett Perry and Suzanne Marie Langford, onetime press secretary of Canadian Prime Minister Piere Trudeau, was born in 1969 and grew up between Montreal and Los Angeles after his parents separated when Perry was 1.

He got his start as a child actor, landing guest spots “Charles in Charge” and “Beverly Hills 90210” and playing opposite River Phoenix in the film “A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon” in the 1980s and early 1990s. But his big break came when he was cast in “Friends” — originally titled “Friends Like Us” — a sitcom about six single New Yorkers navigating adulthood that premiered on NBC in 1994. It soon became a juggernaut, the anchor of the network’s vaunted Thursday-night “Must-See TV” lineup, and turned Perry and his cast mates, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt Leblanc and David Schwimmer into mega-stars almost overnight.

As Chandler Bing, the handsome, wisecracking roommate of Leblanc’s Joey Tribbiani and, later, love interest of the fastidious Monica Geller, Perry distinguished himself in a crackling ensemble cast with his dry delivery, creating a catchphrase with a mere turn of inflection: Could he be any more Chandler?

There was a dark side to the life of one of television’s most beloved funnymen, however. In his 2022 memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” Perry recounted his lifelong struggle with addiction to alcohol and opioids, which led to multiple stints in rehab and a number of serious health issues, including a five-month hospitalization in 2018 following a colon rupture that left him, he wrote, with a two percent chance to live through the night.

“Nobody wanted to be famous more than me,” Perry told The Times in April, discussing “Big Terrible Thing” at the Festival of Books. “I was convinced it was the answer. I was 25, it was the second year of ‘Friends,’ and eight months into it, I realized the American dream is not making me happy, not filling the holes in my life. I couldn’t get enough attention. … Fame does not do what you think it’s going to do. It was all a trick.”

Alan Brady's Hair · 10-28-2023, 09:38 PM

Wow. He was a fine comedic actor. RIP

Svenfan1234 · 10-28-2023, 10:09 PM

Bonniegirl · 10-28-2023, 10:25 PM

Wow!! This is shocking and so sad !

I loved Matthew . Loved Chandler! Words can't express! So, so sad , too young !

Rest in peace , Matthew !

TV Shows Fan · 10-29-2023, 12:26 AM

So sad. Rest in peace Matthew Perry.

Merry24 · 10-29-2023, 12:32 AM

I Knew him more in Growing Pains & Just The Ten Of Us!

My guess is tbs and nick@niTe will be doing a tribute Marathons. I’m sure the blog on General Sitcoms Message Boards will tell us the Week of October 30, 2023.

May god bless Mr.Perry

principehomura · 10-29-2023, 03:38 AM

One of the celebrity death that hit me the hardest.
Friends was my favorite show when I was younger, and Chandler my favorite character.

Rest in peace

80sTrivia · 10-29-2023, 05:40 AM

Still trying to process Matthew's passing. I'm certain the remaining cast will be reuniting soon to mourn this incredible loss together...

tenter · 10-29-2023, 01:36 PM

Wow.. sad to see Matthew Perry passing away so sudden.. RIP.

I hope someday in future if TBS and/or nick@nite would even do Friends marathon in honoring the late Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing.

PhoenixAcres · 10-29-2023, 03:24 PM

Rest in peace

Alan Brady's Hair · 10-29-2023, 10:35 PM

Pluto TV's More Sitcoms channel is showing Perry's Odd Couple.

Dude111 · 10-30-2023, 12:00 AM

Very sad dues.....

tenter · 10-30-2023, 01:46 PM

https://deadline.com/2023/10/matthew...ar-1235586795/

Nick@Nite last night aired it at the very short notice. It will air again according to nickatnite.com schedules, tonight 12am, and the following will air Friends Chandler fan favorite episodes. til late Nov 5

TVShowAddict · 10-30-2023, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Wow!! This is shocking and so sad !

I loved Matthew . Loved Chandler! Words can't express! So, so sad , too young !

Rest in peace , Matthew !

It is not shocking honestly, he had a drug and alcoholic addiction but sad

10-28-2023, 08:53 PM	#1
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10-28-2023, 09:36 PM	#2
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,460	Matthew Perry (1969 - 2023) https://www.latimes.com/california/s...rry-dead-at-59 “Friends” star Mathew Perry was found dead Saturday in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home, law enforcement sources said. Authorities responded about 4 p.m. to his home, where he was discovered unresponsive. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing, did not cite a cause of death. There was no sign of foul play, the sources added. Los Angeles Police Department’s robbery-homicide detectives are investigating the death. Perry, the son of actor John Bennett Perry and Suzanne Marie Langford, onetime press secretary of Canadian Prime Minister Piere Trudeau, was born in 1969 and grew up between Montreal and Los Angeles after his parents separated when Perry was 1. He got his start as a child actor, landing guest spots “Charles in Charge” and “Beverly Hills 90210” and playing opposite River Phoenix in the film “A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon” in the 1980s and early 1990s. But his big break came when he was cast in “Friends” — originally titled “Friends Like Us” — a sitcom about six single New Yorkers navigating adulthood that premiered on NBC in 1994. It soon became a juggernaut, the anchor of the network’s vaunted Thursday-night “Must-See TV” lineup, and turned Perry and his cast mates, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt Leblanc and David Schwimmer into mega-stars almost overnight. As Chandler Bing, the handsome, wisecracking roommate of Leblanc’s Joey Tribbiani and, later, love interest of the fastidious Monica Geller, Perry distinguished himself in a crackling ensemble cast with his dry delivery, creating a catchphrase with a mere turn of inflection: Could he be any more Chandler? There was a dark side to the life of one of television’s most beloved funnymen, however. In his 2022 memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” Perry recounted his lifelong struggle with addiction to alcohol and opioids, which led to multiple stints in rehab and a number of serious health issues, including a five-month hospitalization in 2018 following a colon rupture that left him, he wrote, with a two percent chance to live through the night. “Nobody wanted to be famous more than me,” Perry told The Times in April, discussing “Big Terrible Thing” at the Festival of Books. “I was convinced it was the answer. I was 25, it was the second year of ‘Friends,’ and eight months into it, I realized the American dream is not making me happy, not filling the holes in my life. I couldn’t get enough attention. … Fame does not do what you think it’s going to do. It was all a trick.”

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10-29-2023, 05:40 AM	#9
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10-28-2023, 09:38 PM	#3
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,835	Wow. He was a fine comedic actor. RIP

10-28-2023, 10:25 PM	#5
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,976	Wow!! This is shocking and so sad ! I loved Matthew . Loved Chandler! Words can't express! So, so sad , too young ! Rest in peace , Matthew !

10-29-2023, 12:26 AM	#6
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10-29-2023, 12:32 AM	#7
Merry24 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 10, 2017 Location: beach Posts: 2,042	I Knew him more in Growing Pains & Just The Ten Of Us! My guess is tbs and nick@niTe will be doing a tribute Marathons. I’m sure the blog on General Sitcoms Message Boards will tell us the Week of October 30, 2023. May god bless Mr.Perry

10-29-2023, 01:36 PM	#10
tenter Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 28, 2014 Posts: 3,584	Wow.. sad to see Matthew Perry passing away so sudden.. RIP. I hope someday in future if TBS and/or nick@nite would even do Friends marathon in honoring the late Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing.

10-29-2023, 03:24 PM	#11
PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,824	Rest in peace

10-29-2023, 10:35 PM	#12
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,835	Pluto TV's More Sitcoms channel is showing Perry's Odd Couple.

10-30-2023, 12:00 AM	#13
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,768	Very sad dues.....

10-30-2023, 01:46 PM	#14
tenter Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 28, 2014 Posts: 3,584	https://deadline.com/2023/10/matthew...ar-1235586795/ Nick@Nite last night aired it at the very short notice. It will air again according to nickatnite.com schedules, tonight 12am, and the following will air Friends Chandler fan favorite episodes. til late Nov 5