James Michael Tyler, better known as Gunther on Friends passed away on 24 October after a long battle against cancer.
James Michael Tyler, 59, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018. Tributes from those close to Tyler poured in after the sad news. “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,” his family said in a statement.
On Friends, James Michael Tyler played Gunther, the awkward Centrel Perk manager with “hair brighter than the sun” who was in love with Jennifer Aniston’s character, Rachel Green, and who was referred to as the “seventh friend”.
Friends cast members remember Tyler as a beautiful presence on set. Aniston shared a scene from the show where Gunther finally declares his love to Rachel on Instagram, captioning it, “Friends would not have been the same without you. Thank you for the laughter you brought to the show and to all of our lives. You will be so missed #JamesMichaelTyler.”
Courteney Cox wrote, “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. Rest In peace James.”
Lisa Kudrow remembered Tyler with the words, “James Michael Tyler, we will miss you. Thank you for being there for us all. #jamesmichealtyler [sic].”
And Matt LeBlanc wrote the simple but poignant caption, “We had a lot of laughs buddy. You will be missed. RIP my friend.”
Sources: MSN, Hidden Remote
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