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Old 10-28-23 | 07:28 PM
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Matthew Perry (Friends) Dead at 54 from Apparent Drowning

TMZ reporting...

'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Dead at 54 After Apparent Drowning (tmz.com)
Old 10-28-23 | 07:31 PM
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Just saw it. Sad as fuck. RIP Chandler.
Old 10-28-23 | 07:33 PM
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Wow that's terrible.
Old 10-28-23 | 07:38 PM
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Damn. Could this BE more upsetting? No.

He had a lot of issues, what a sad story. He'll be missed.
Old 10-28-23 | 07:41 PM
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Really sad to hear it. After everything he went through and seeing him talk about it with Diane Sawyer it sounded like he'd finally gotten to a good place in his life.
Old 10-28-23 | 07:42 PM
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Holy shit.
Old 10-28-23 | 07:43 PM
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Terrible news. So sad
Old 10-28-23 | 07:43 PM
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OMG I just saw this news. Holy shit.
Old 10-28-23 | 07:44 PM
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So drowning from OD or heart attack from drug use?
Old 10-28-23 | 07:44 PM
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Oh no. This is terrible. I loved him on Friends and I watched all of his new shows that would only last for a season or two.
Old 10-28-23 | 07:45 PM
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This is very sad.
Old 10-28-23 | 07:54 PM
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Sad, but I kind of expected it at some point (although more drug-relapse related). Can't remember if I had him in the dead pool, but I know I was thinking of including him.
Old 10-28-23 | 07:56 PM
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Re: Matthew Perry (Friends) Dead at 54 from Apparent Drowning

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So drowning from OD or heart attack from drug use?
According to reports no drugs were at the scene and no signs of foul play.

Might have just been a straight-up heart attack. So sad - he was always my favorite on "Friends".
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When I was a kid I used to spent a lot of time in the summers wondering around the studios and it was when Friends was in it's beginning years and my sister was a huge fan so when she asked what time they had lunch and what not shed always drag me over there to try to get to see them, Perry started to notice and he'd wave and he'd ask how we were and stuff like that. Always made my sister's day and for that I'll always think of him as a real cool guy.
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Old 10-28-23 | 08:11 PM
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Stunning news. RIP
Old 10-28-23 | 08:21 PM
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He was my favorite on Friends. It sucks that he had such a hard time throughout his life, only to reach a good place, and then this happens. That Friends reunion wil ultimately be the last time we see the entire cast together. RIP, Matthew Perry. You were a comedic genius.
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Shocking news. He was the funniest cast member on Friends. Never understood why he didn't become a bigger star.

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Very sad news. His past year or so of coming out to talk about the troubles in his life inspired a lot of people.l, a real comeback story. A tragic ending to it all. From what I know, that Friends crew is really tight, that will be tough for his family and his Friends family, indeed.
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Old 10-28-23 | 08:29 PM
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Re: Matthew Perry (Friends) Dead at 54 from Apparent Drowning

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Never understood why he didn't become a bigger star.

Probably the drugs
Old 10-28-23 | 08:37 PM
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Damn that’s crazy. I didn’t really watch a lot of Friends but still very sad to hear. RIP.
Old 10-28-23 | 08:40 PM
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Re: Matthew Perry (Friends) Dead at 54 from Apparent Drowning

RIP Chandler Bing… the best friend there was. This is sad.

I enjoyed his acting.

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Old 10-28-23 | 08:42 PM
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Re: Matthew Perry (Friends) Dead at 54 from Apparent Drowning

I am rewatching Scrubs on Peacock and his episode is a recent one that I just watched, and it was such a fun episode. He will be missed. RIP.
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Probably the drugs
Maybe. But it's not like that stopped other actors from having a successful career.
Old 10-28-23 | 08:47 PM
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Re: Matthew Perry (Friends) Dead at 54 from Apparent Drowning

Sad to hear. I know I may be in the minority here but I didn't think he looked very good when he was making the rounds on the talk shows during his book tour late last year. He looked uncomfortable (my opinion) with the attention he was getting throughout. Add in the Keanu Reeves comment/slip-up and it seemed to me that he wasn't quite ready to be doing that yet. A real shame that he's gone so soon. Hopefully he's found some peace now.
Old 10-28-23 | 08:57 PM
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Wow, IMDB shows that he hadn’t worked in 6 years. I had no clue he had not worked that long. There was a period of time where he was getting lead TV jobs all the time. And many of those only lasted 1-2 seasons.


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