“Saturday Night Live” Pays Tribute to Matthew Perry After Former Host's Death at 54

The 'Friends' star hosted the Oct. 4, 1997, episode of the long-running NBC sketch show

The entertainment industry continues to mourn Matthew Perry hours after news broke of his death at age 54.

According to multiple outlets, Perry died of an apparent drowning in his home on Saturday. Later that evening, Saturday Night Live — which the Friends star hosted on Oct. 4, 1997, (with musical guest Oasis) at the height of his Must See TV sitcom's fame and following his leading man turn opposite Salma Hayek in Fools Rush In — paid tribute to the actor with his name appearing alongside a black and white portrait of him.

Nate Bargatze hosted this weekend's SNL with musical guest the Foo Fighters.

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Perry's episode of SNL included a Friends parody in which Perry played Joey (the role originated by Matt LeBlanc) and cast member Colin Quinn played Chandler. Perry's Joey didn't much care for Quinn's portrayal.

Perry was found dead at a Los Angeles-area home on Saturday, TMZ reported, citing law enforcement sources.  Law enforcement sources also confirmed Perry's death to the Los Angeles Times.

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told PEOPLE that officers responded to a call at Perry's address regarding the death of a male in his 50s, but would not confirm the deceased's identity.

TMZ was also told that there was no foul play involved, and their sources said first-responders were called to the residence for cardiac arrest.

Representatives for Perry did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

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Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and raised on Ottawa, Canada. He moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and eventually landing parts in TV shows including Boys Will Be Boys, Growing Pains and Sydney before booking his breakout role as Chandler Bing when Friends debuted in 1994. He played Chandler — an essential member of the gang played by his eventual real-life friends LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer — for 10 seasons, scoring an Emmy nomination in 2002.

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