Friends' Star Mathew Perry Died at 54:
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### review what you heard:
Five things about Mathew Perry:
1. In which country was Mathew born?? (He is ______ American.)
2. The long-lasting Friends sitcom ended in 2004; in total, how many episodes were there?
3. In school, what sports was Mathew Perry great at? (professional level)
4. What was Mathew's mother's job title when she worked for Priminister Pierre Trudeau?
5. Did Mathew Perry ever get married?

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US star Mathew Perry, best known for playing Chandelier Bing in the hit 90sTV sitcom <Friends>, had died at the age of 54. From Los Angelas Times nad TMZ.com, law enforcement resources reported that the American Canadian performer was found dead in a Jacuzzi in his LA home. LA police captain Goth Williams headed the robbery homicide division that is investigating Perry's death said, "the cause of death may not be known for some time but at this point **foul play** is not suspected."

Perry was best known for his role as one of the core cast members in <Friends>, MBC generational sitcom from the 90s. He played Chandelier Bean, a statistical analyst who used sarcasm and one-liners. Friends, a comedy about six professionals living in New York City was a phenomenon, winning multiple *Emmys* and attaining record ratings; after 10 seasons, the 2004 finale reached more than 52 million viewers in the US, making it the most watched TV episode of the 2000s.

But whilst at the height of him fame, Perry was battling with addiction with pain killers and alchohol and attended rehabilitation clinics on multiple occasions. In 2016, he told BBC radio 2 that he couldn't remember 3 years of filming during Friends because of drink and drugs. He was open about his long and public struggle with drugs, writing in the beginning of 2022 million-selling memior:

>"Hi, my name is Mathew. Although you may know me by another name, my friends call me Matty. And I should be dead."

Reactions to Perry's death came from Hollywood and beyond. > Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was a former schoolmate in Ottawa describe the latter's passing as
> "shocking and saddening" (Justin Trudeau)
> "What a lost!" --actress Maggie Wheeler, whole played Perry's on-again-off-again girlfriend, Janice wrote on Instagram.
> "The joy you brought to so many in your too short lifetime will live on."

The Massachusetts born actor grew up in Ottawa after his mother, a Canadian journalist, who once servced as Canadian press Secretary to Pierre Trudeau, divorced Perry's father and married a Candaian broadcasting personality. Perry was a toop-ranking junior tennis player before he moved to LA to pursue acting and Improvisational comedy. He had a number of high-profiled relationships, including with actress Julia Roberts. He never married and did not have any children.

### wordbank
FOUL PLAY translate: 罪行, 暴行;（尤指）謀殺, 體育運動, 犯規行為;犯規動作

### characters
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