Actor Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the hit 90's sitcom Friends, died at his LA home today. He was 54.
Tributes have poured in from fellow cast members, friends from across the world of television and movies, the Canadian prime minister and Perry's favourite ice hockey team.
Here is what people have said:
Maggie Wheeler, who played Chandler Bing's on-and-off-again girlfriend Janice on Friends, wrote on Instagram that she feels "so very blessed by every creative moment" with Perry.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who went to Rockcliffe Park Public School alongside Perry, said he would "never forget the schoolyard games we used to play".
The official Friends social media pages have paid respect to Perry, one of its main cast members.
Morgan Fairchild, who played Chandler Bing's mum Nora Tyler Bing on Friends, wrote a touching tribute to her "son".
Paget Brewster, who played Kathy in Friends' fourth season, wrote Perry would not rest in peace as "he’s already too busy making everyone laugh up there".
Meredith Salenger, who starred alongside Perry in 1988's A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, said she had "no words".
The Ottawa Senators ice hockey team paid tribute to Perry, who spent much of his childhood in Ottawa, Canada.
Warner Bros. TV, one of the production studios behind Friends, said Perry "was a true gift to us all".
Actor George Takei called Perry's death "a tragic piece of news to read"
Director Joe Russo said Perry "was all of our friend to the end".
Piers Morgan remembered Perry as "a great actor" and said his autobiography Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing was "one of the most powerful, honest and revealing I've ever read".
During an NHL game between the Nashville Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs today, the organist at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena played the Friends theme song in tribute to Perry.
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