Under unknown circumstances, Freinds star is found dead

American media outlets, including the New York Times, reported that earlier today, the famous American actor Matthew Perry, 54 years old, was found dead in a bathtub in a house in the Los Angeles area.
NBC News quoted a law enforcement source as saying that Perry was found dead, apparently due to drowning, in his home in the Pacific Palazzos neighborhood in Los Angeles.
Perry was famous for his character Chandler Bing in the most popular social comedy series Freinds, which aired between 1994 and 2004, and produced ten seasons that achieved widespread success around the world.
Perry was born in Massachusetts and holds dual American and Canadian citizenship. His father is American actor John Bennett Perry, and his mother is a Canadian journalist. He began working in comedy at the age of fifteen.