Wow that was unexpected
I was fairly shocked by it, but then I remembered that of all of them. He probably had the biggest problem with alcohol. Like, really bad.
Still, he’s my age. I knew he was in pretty bad shape, but I am still a little stunned.
During the run of the show, he yo-yo'd between alcohol and pills. I didn't read it, but he supposedly said in his recent autobio that, when Chandler appears skinny, he was on pills, and when Chandler looks "fat," he was drinking. The last episode of season 6 ended with Chandler proposing to Monica, and Chandler looked about as heavy as he ever looked. The first episode of season 7 began in the same scene. However, over the summer, Perry had gone into rehab and lost about 20-30 pounds. I don't think we noticed when the show was airing, but it's really bizarre when you binge the show and see the two episodes back-to-back.
Drowned in his hot tub.
I don’t want to cause speculation…but one of the leading causes of drowning in your hot tub is drinking.
My thought was that he was drunk or had a heart attack.
Too bad, really. Per CNN:
"The medical examiner updated its online record for Perry on Sunday afternoon, listing his cause of death as 'deferred.'
'In cases where the cause of death cannot be determined at the time of autopsy, a deferred certificate will be issued until additional studies have been completed,' according to the LA coroner’s guidelines.
An autopsy has been conducted, but examiners are awaiting the results of toxicology reports in order to determine Perry’s cause of death, the medical examiner’s office told CNN on Sunday. Such reports can take weeks to complete.
Investigators are planning to use the toxicology reports to determine whether any foreign substances may have contributed to Perry’s death, according to a law enforcement source."