• Matthew Perry was found dead on Saturday. He was 54 years old. 
• Tributes poured in from celebrities, including former “Friends” cast members.
• “The joy you brought to so many in your too short lifetime will live on,” Maggie Wheeler wrote.

Following the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, who was found dead on Saturday after an apparent drowning, celebrities posted heartfelt tributes to the star on social media.

“We are devastated to learn of Matthew Perry’s passing. He was a true gift to us all,” the official “Friends” account posted on X. “Our heart goes out to his family, loved ones, and all of his fans.”

“Criminal Minds” actor Paget Brewster, who briefly appeared on “Friends” as a love interest to Perry’s character, Chandler Bing, wrote on X that it was Perry’s “legacy to help.”

“He was lovely to me on Friends and every time I saw him in the decades after,” Brewster wrote. “Please read his book. It was his legacy to help. He won’t rest in peace though.. He’s already too busy making everyone laugh up there.”

Morgan Fairchild, who played Chandler Bing’s mother on the show, wrote on X that she was “heartbroken” about his “untimely death.”

“The loss of such a brilliant young actor is a shock. I’m sending love & condolences to his friends & family, especially his dad, John Bennett Perry, who I worked with on Flamingo Road & Falcon Crest,” she added.

Maggie Wheeler, another of Perry’s love interests on the show, said his death was “a loss.”

“The joy you brought to so many in your too short lifetime will live on,” Wheeler wrote on Instagram along with a photo of the pair on the set of the show. “I feel so very blessed by every creative moment we shared.”

Author and actor Selma Blair, known for her roles in “Legally Blonde” and “Cruel Intentions,” wrote on Instagram that 54-year-old Perry was her “oldest boy friend.”

“My oldest boy friend,” Blair wrote in the caption accompanying a photo of her and Perry. “All of us loved Matthew Perry, and I did especially. Every day. I loved him unconditionally. And he me. And I’m broken. Broken hearted. Sweet dreams Matty. Sweet dreams.”

Mira Sorvino, his costar in the movie “Parallel Lives” wrote on X that she hoped Perry found “peace and happiness in Heaven.” Perry played the character of Willie Morrison in the made-for-TV movie.

Meredith Salenger, who acted with Perry in the 80s drama “A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon” shared photos on X of the two of them, including one of the pair at a writer’s picket.

“Matthew and I have known each other since [we] were 16 years old. Oh man. No words,” Salenger wrote on social media.

Yvette Nicole Brown, who starred alongside Perry in the 2010s sitcom “The Odd Couple” said on X that Perry “deserved more peace in this life.”

“54 is too young to go,” Brown wrote. “We love you, Matty!”

“The Wire” actor Wendell Pierce, who starred alongside Perry in a TV remake of “The Odd Couple,” also shared some words about Perry, writing on X: “Damn. For 2 years Matthew Perry was my boss, my colleague, and a giving, kind, funny man. I pray and hope he is at peace.”

Other celebrities who posted tributes include Rosie O’Donnell, Nancy Sinatra, Octavia Spencer, and Bill Simmons.