Matthew Perry, 54, dies after 'drowning in jacuzzi at his LA home following two-hour pickleball session with no drugs found at the scene' - as Friends co-star pays tribute and loved ones say they are

Friends star Matthew Perry has died aged 54 after accidentally drowning in his jacuzzi at home. Tributes have flooded in for Friends star Matthew Perry after he was found dead yesterday Matthew Perry has died aged 54 Aerial images show Perry's pool and hot tub where he was reportedly found dead yesterday Perry rose to fame for his role as 'Chandler Bing' on the hit 90s sitcom Friends, which ran for 10 seasons Matthew Perry 's father, John Bennett Perry, 82, was seen arriving at his son's LA home looking stricken just hours after the Friends star's death The 82-year-old was later joined by Perry's mother, Suzanne, and stepdad Keith Morrison who appeared morose as they pulled up to the home In his last post to his Instagram, shared earlier this week, the star shared images of him in his pool, saying: 'Oh, so warm water swirling around makes you feel good? Friends star Mathew Perry has died aged 54 'after drowning in his jacuzzi at home,' sources said Last year, he published a memoir titled 'Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir' Actor Matthew Perry and actress Julia Roberts hug each other on the set of 'Friends' Perry's character Chandler has an awkward encounter with Phoebe in a memorable scene from Friends Perry as Chandler in another memorable episode of Friends. Tributes have flooded in for the star Chandler once spent Thanksgiving in a wooden box to prove his friendship to Joey Tribbiani Chandler with the white dog, which became a popular item of furniture referenced in several episodes of the show Perry became a household name for his role as Chandler, in which he displayed perfect comic timing Perry poses with his fellow Friends co-stars at the Emmy awards evening in LA in 2002 Perry, dressed in a bunny costume, arm wrestles Courteney Cox in a famous Friends episode Perry, pictured in 2006, was one of the most famous stars on the planet but battled with substance abuse Massachusetts-born Perry grew up in Canada where he attended school with Justin Trudeau - who is now the country's prime minister. Perry's dream of widespread recognition came true with the NBC sitcom Friends, which followed the lives of six people trying to make their way in their twenties in New York City Pictured: Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matt Le Blanc as Joey Tribbiani Chandler's relationship with Monica Geller was kept secret from the group for several memorable episodes In one episode, Perry's character was locked in a bank vestibule with model Jill Goodacre Perry alongside Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox in an episode of Friends Tributes have flooded in from across the entertainment industry for Perry He even revealed he would go to real estate open houses – not because he was interested in buying property but to see if he could steal drugs from medicine cabinets.