announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and we are back with that breaking news just in to cnn. actor matthew perry has died at the age of 54. the los angeles times, quoting law enforcement sources is reporting the friends star was found dead about 4:00 p.m. this afternoon in a hot tub at his los angeles home. daily times reports that sources speaking on the condition of anonymity did not cite the cause of death. the paper reports there was no sign of foul play but robbery, homicide detectives from the los angeles police department are investigating the death as would be routine in a situation like this. as you probably know, perry appeared in countless other tv shows but he is best known for his role of chandler bing in friends. the sitcom ran for ten seasons. so many of us learned with his memoir that in many episodes he was struggling with addiction. his battle with alcohol and drugs, specifically painkillers, was well known. he wrote about that addiction in his memo