Matthew Perry looks slightly disheveled in sweatpants and t-shirt while out to dinner at burger joint in LAST photo of the FRIENDS star before his death at 54

  • Perry has died aged 54 ‘after drowning in his jacuzzi at home,’ sources told DailyMail.com on Saturday 
  • The actor rose to fame in his role as ‘Chandler Bing’ on the hit 90s sitcom Friends, which ran for 10 seasons 
  • Law enforcement sources said the actor was found on Saturday at a home in Los Angeles after first responders were called to the scene for a cardiac arrest 

Matthew Perry was spotted out to dinner with a friend last Saturday, October 21, in what appears to be the last public outing of the actor captured on camera. 

Perry and his male friend had just stopped by to eat at the Apple Pan on W Pico Blvd, which is famous for its hamburgers and pies since its founding in 1947.

The Friends icon’s greying hair looked slightly disheveled, while dressed in black sweat pants and a green t-shirt, when he came walking out of the establishment with a drink in one hand.

He also was wearing unlaced white Converse sneakers and dark sunglasses as he made his way out seemingly back to his parked vehicle. 

The entertainer, who will forever be remembered as Chandler Bing on the legendary sitcom Friends, has died in an apparent drowning accident on Saturday.

Last public outing: Matthew Perry was spotted out to dinner with a friend last Saturday, October 21, in what appears to be the last public outing of the actor captured on camera

The Williamstown, Massachusetts native, whose television debut dates back to 1979, was 54. 

Authorities responded to a call around 4 p.m. when he was discovered to be unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles, and was then pronounced dead at the scene.

At this point no foul play is suspected, according to the LA Times.

During his last outing, his friend was to his left carrying a small bag, likely his leftovers, in one hand and a drink in the other.

Perry appeared to be directing his buddy by pointing in a certain direction by the time they had made it outside close to the sidewalk.

The television star had been riding high since releasing his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing.

In telling his story, he shared about his lifelong struggles with alcohol and drugs, which led to multiple stints in rehab and a number of serious health issues.

He endured a five-month hospitalization in 2018 following a colon rupture that left him with just a two percent chance to live through the night, Perry confessed in the memoir.

The Friends icon's greying hair looked slightly disheveled, while dressed in black sweat pants and a green t-shirt, when he came walking out of the establishment with a drink in one hand

The Friends icon’s greying hair looked slightly disheveled, while dressed in black sweat pants and a green t-shirt, when he came walking out of the establishment with a drink in one hand

RIP: Perry had been very open about his struggles with alcohol and drugs in interviews and in his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing

RIP: Perry had been very open about his struggles with alcohol and drugs in interviews and in his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing

Perry estimated that he had relapsed ’60 or 70 times’ since first getting sober back in 2001, which was during the back end of his 10 season run on NBC’s Friends.

Despite his issues with addiction, the former child star continued to consistently work mostly in television that included guest starring roles in The West Wing (2003), Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip (2006-2007), Mr. Sunshine (2011), The Good Wife (2012-2013), Go On 2012-2013) and The Odd Couple (2015-2017).

He also had a few popular film roles such as Fools Rush In (1997), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), The Whole Ten Yards (2004).

When asked how he liked to be remembered Perry told The Times this past April: ‘As a guy who lived life, loved well, lived well, and helped people. That running into me was a good thing, and not something bad.’ 

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