Kevin Bright, former executive producer of Friends, tweeted: “James Michael Tyler Our Gunther passed away last night. Tributes have poured in across social media, with some remembering the actor as the “seventh friend” due to his regular presence on the hit show. Tyler said he didn’t reveal his illness before then because: “I didn’t want it to be like ‘Oh, and by the way, Gunther has cancer’.” All these guys were fantastic and just a joy to work with. “I could not have imagined just a better experience. Appearing instead via Zoom, he said: “It was the most memorable 10 years of my life, honestly. In May, Tyler had appeared on Friends: The Reunion but was unable to attend in person due to his health issues. You will be so missed,” Aniston, who played Gunther’s unrequited love interest on the show, said in an Instagram post.Ĭox followed suit shortly after, writing: “The size of gratitude you brought into the room and showed every day on set is the size of the gratitude I hold for having known you. Thank you for the laughter you brought to the show and to all of our lives. “Friends would not have been the same without you. If you met him once you made a friend for life.”įriends co stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox paid tribute to the loveable barista late Sunday. “Michael loved live music, cheering on his Clemson Tigers, and would often find himself in fun and unplanned adventures. “The world knew him as Gunther … but Michael’s loved ones knew him as an actor, musician, cancer-awareness advocate, and loving husband,” his family said in a statement.
In an interview with NBC in June 2021, Tyler announced that he had stage 4 prostate cancer, which was diagnosed in 2018. James Michael Tyler, most famous for playing Gunther, the manager of Central Perk in the hit sitcom Friends, has died aged 59.
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