‘Friends’ Alum Maggie Wheeler Mourns Matthew Perry After His Death

Associates alum Maggie Wheeler is mourning the dying of her former costar Matthew Perry.

“What a loss. The world will miss you, Matthew Perry,” Wheeler, 62, wrote through Instagram on Saturday, October 28, sharing a throwback pic of the twosome filming Associates. “The enjoyment you delivered to so many in your too-short lifetime will reside on. I really feel so very blessed by each inventive second we shared.”

Information broke earlier on Saturday that Perry had died on the age of 54. In line with the Los Angeles Occasions, legislation enforcement officers responded to a name on the actor’s house in California. Upon arrival, they discovered Perry unresponsive in a jacuzzi. A reason behind dying has not been confirmed, with the newspaper reporting that law enforcement officials are presently conducting an investigation.

Representatives for Perry didn’t instantly reply to Us Weekly’s request for remark. The L.A. coroner’s workplace confirmed Perry’s dying on Sunday.

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Celebrities are mourning the lack of actor Matthew Perry after his dying at age 54. Perry died from an obvious drowning on Saturday, October 28. Police responded to a name of somebody in cardiac arrest at a Los Angeles house, the place they reportedly discovered the actor unconscious in a jacuzzi. Ian Ziering, who labored with […]

Perry rose to fame taking part in the sarcastic Chandler Bing on NBC’s Associates, which aired for 10 seasons starting in 1994. On the sitcom, Chandler dated Wheeler’s Janice on and off throughout the early seasons. Chandler finally broke up with Janice by claiming he was transferring from New York Metropolis to Yemen.

Along with Perry and Wheeler, Associates additionally starred Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer. (Wheeler was a recurring visitor star.)

“That solid is a household. All people seemed out for one another it doesn’t matter what,” Wheeler completely instructed Us Weekly in January. “They grew to become huge celebrities collectively.”

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Matthew Perry by no means shied away from opening up about his struggles after rising to stardom for his function as Chandler Bing in Associates. “When [fame] occurs, it’s type of like Disneyland for some time. For me it lasted about eight months, this sense of ‘I’ve made it, I’m thrilled, there’s no downside on the planet.’ […]

Whereas Associates grew in recognition and made its stars family names, Perry struggled with habit behind the scenes. Perry even went to rehab twice, first in 1997 and once more in 2001.

“He has had struggles which have been so darkish and so insufferable and he’s such a survivor to nonetheless be right here and to be out and sharing his story with the world,” Wheeler recalled to Us earlier than praising Perry for telling his story in his 2022 memoir, Associates, Lovers and the Large Horrible Factor. “I feel it’s courageous and extraordinary and I’m sure that he’s serving to individuals by doing it.”

She continued on the time: “I misplaced my brother to drug habit, so I’m no stranger to how troublesome a journey it’s and a battle it’s. I’m so happy with Matthew and the way arduous he’s fought for his life.”

After ending Perry’s ebook, Wheeler felt “honored to learn it” and study extra about his experiences. “‘I actually need to jot down to him and let him know the way a lot I really like him,” she added to Us earlier this 12 months.