“Friends” star Matthew Perry has died, can confirm. He was 54.
The actor was found dead at his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday in an apparent drowning.
Sources told TMZ, which was first to report the news, that first responders rushed to the house after receiving a call about a cardiac arrest.
Earlier in the morning, Perry reportedly had come back to his home after playing a two-hour pickleball game when he asked his assistant to run him an errand.
Two hours later, the assistant found him unresponsive in his jacuzzi and called 911.
Foul play is not believed to have been a factor in his death. Drugs were not found at the scene.
In a statement to , the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that it “responded to the 1800 block of Blue Sail Rd for a death investigation on a male [at] 4:10 p.m. this afternoon.”
LA Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey, meanwhile, told us that first responders got the 911 call at 4:07 p.m. for a “water rescue or water emergency.”
He couldn’t confirm if the body was found in a tub, pool or hot tub, but said firefighters did not render aid.
Authorities later confirmed Perry’s identity to KCAL News.
Earlier this week, Perry shared an eerie post on Instagram that showed him relaxing in an infinity pool with headphones on.
“Oh, so warm water swirling around makes you feel good? I’m Mattman,” he captioned the post.
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