James Michael Tyler, Central Perk's Gunther on 'Friends,' dies at 59 of prostate cancer

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James Michael Tyler died 'peacefully in his home' on Sunday, according to a statement from his longtime manager Toni Benson.

"I wanted to be a part of that, and initially I was going to be on the stage," Tyler explained."It was my decision not to be a part of that physically and make an appearance on Zoom, basically, because I didn't wanna bring a downer on it. I didn't want to be like, 'Oh, and by the way, Gunther has cancer.'"paid tribute Sunday, saying production company Warner Bros.

Tyler's doctors discovered his cancer during a routine physical, in which he took his first prostate specific antigen test. Though his early prognosis was "optimistic," Tyler said the cancer mutated during the pandemic, spreading to his bones and spine, resulting in his inability to walk. "It's Stage 4, late stage cancer, so eventually, it's gonna probably get me," Tyler told"Today." While he expressed regret for not getting tested sooner, Tyler became an advocate for early testing.

 

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may is soul rest in peace 🙏🏿💓

RIP

Incredibly sad.

I used to watch Gunther in a few episodes of Friends. So sad to see that he's gone. RIP.

Oh no 😞

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Gunther …. He was one of my favorite Friends. ❤️

No gunther

So sad. RIP Gunther.

😭😭😭

R.i.p 😥

'And, and when I'm in a café, having coffee, or I see a man with hair brighter than the sun, I'll think of you...' 😭🙏💔

RIP 😪😪 Courage for his family.

RIP. 🙏

Rest in peace, James.

😢

So sad

I really hate to see that. He seems like a nice person.

RIP Gunther 😢🙏🏻🙏🏻

RIP 🙏

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It's sad that he died. Rest in peace brother.

PattyArquette Que en paz descanse

😿😿😿

RIP Gunther🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Maybe he didn’t have any friends in real life.

😢

😧😧

I am so sorry. 😞

I still dont know who he was

RIP Gunther

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