LOS ANGELES Actor Matthew Perry, who gained fame in the 1990s for his starring role in the hit U.S. television comedy "Friends," was found dead at age 54 on Saturday in a hot tub at a Los Angeles-area home, the Los Angeles Times and TMZ.com reported.

Both news outlets cited unnamed law enforcement sources for their reports, which Reuters could not immediately confirm independently.

(Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)