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James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on 'Friends,' has died
CNN(CNN)James Michael Tyler, best known as the coffee shop manager Gunther on the hit show "Friends," died peacefully at his home on Sunday, according to his representative Toni Benson. He was 59.
"The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh "Friend"
, from the hit series Friends, but Michael's loved ones knew him as an actor, musician, cancer-awareness advocate, and loving husband," Benson's statement read.
Tyler passed away at his Los Angeles home Sunday after a battle with prostate cancer, which was first diagnosed in 2018, according to Benson.
"Michael loved live music, cheering on his Clemson Tigers, and would often find himself in fun and unplanned adventures. If you met him once you made a friend for life," the statement read.
"The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh "Friend"
, from the hit series Friends, but Michael's loved ones knew him as an actor, musician, cancer-awareness advocate, and loving husband," Benson's statement read.
Tyler passed away at his Los Angeles home Sunday after a battle with prostate cancer, which was first diagnosed in 2018, according to Benson.
"Michael loved live music, cheering on his Clemson Tigers, and would often find himself in fun and unplanned adventures. If you met him once you made a friend for life," the statement read.
If memory serves, he didn't show up in the FRIENDS reunion special.
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James Michael Tyler Kept Cancer Secret At ‘Friends Reunion’ To Avoid Taking ‘Attention Off the Celebration’; Keeping Cancer Battle Private
Gunther may be the best friend of them all.
SurvivorNet has learned that actor James Michael Tyler, 59, chose not to attend the recent Friends Reunion or share the news that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer because he did not want to ruin the night for his famous co-stars.
“He did not [bring up his cancer diagnosis] because he did not want to take the attention off the celebration. This is why we waited,” the actor’s friend and manager Toni Benson told SurvivorNet.
Related: ‘Anne With An E’ Star Miranda McKeon, 19, Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Tyler did not attend the reunion in person either, opting instead to appear via video chat from his home. That is where he currently spends most of his days in a wheelchair as a result of the paralysis that developed in his legs when his cancer spread to his spine.
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How sad.
He was so funny in that part.
Gunther may be the best friend of them all.
SurvivorNet has learned that actor James Michael Tyler, 59, chose not to attend the recent Friends Reunion or share the news that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer because he did not want to ruin the night for his famous co-stars.
“He did not [bring up his cancer diagnosis] because he did not want to take the attention off the celebration. This is why we waited,” the actor’s friend and manager Toni Benson told SurvivorNet.
Related: ‘Anne With An E’ Star Miranda McKeon, 19, Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Tyler did not attend the reunion in person either, opting instead to appear via video chat from his home. That is where he currently spends most of his days in a wheelchair as a result of the paralysis that developed in his legs when his cancer spread to his spine.
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How sad.
He was so funny in that part.
