How Did James Michael Tyler Die and what was his cause of death? friends star dead James Michael Tyler Gunther died: A piece of bad news for the fans of the popular series “Friends”, the actor who played the role of Gunther in the series has passed away. As per the media reports, a beloved actor, James Michael Tyler has died on Sunday morning (24th October 2021) at his residence in Los Angeles. His death news is officially confirmed by his manager, Toni Benson and at the time of the passing, James was 59 years old. Tyler has passed away due to prostate cancer. In the month of September 2018, Tyler was first diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Follow More Update On GetIndiaNews.com
How Did James Michael Tyler Die?
Tyler shared his story at the beginning of this year after becoming a campaigner for people with prostates to get a first blood test as early as 40 years old. His manager Toni Benson officially release the statement that reads ” The world knew him as Gunther, from the hit series Friends but loved ones of Micheal knew him as a musician, an actor, cancer-awareness advocate and of course a loving husband. Michael loved live music, encouraging his Clemson Tigers, and would generally find himself in fun and undecided or unprepared adventures. His nature was so generous as if you met him only once you made a friend for life.”
James Michael Tyler cause of death?
Tyler was popularly known for his performance as Gunther, a character of Friends who was a worker at the Central Perk cafe who reserves an unreciprocated love for Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel, o NBC’s sitcom Friends. His character was dubbed by an admirer as “the seventh Friend”, the actor was the series centerpiece, first coming out in the 2nd episode of Friends and returning as a guest star across the remainder of its 10-year run.
Friends Star Dead James Michael Tyler Gunther Died
Tyler was the most generally appearing recurring guest star throughout the series. Apart from Friends, the acting credits of Tyler stretch back to the year 1992, including series like Scrubs and “Modern Music”, Sabrina the Teenage Witch. At the time of undergoing treatment, he still preferred to perform, starring in 2 short films- The Word and Processing and The Gesture and earning the awards of best actor at several domestic and international film festivals.
How did Gunther Died?
After hearing Tyler passing his fans and co-stars paid tribute and express their grief through their social media accounts. Matt LeBlanc, Joey on the show, paid tribute to Tyler in the form of sharing photos from the set of Friends on his Instagram profile. He made the caption too in which he wrote “We had a lot of laughs buddy. You always be missed. Rest In Peace, my friend.”
