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James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on 'Friends,' has died

 


Friends actor James Michael Tyler has kicked the bucket at 59 after three-year prostate malignant growth fight 

Entertainer died at his home in Los Angeles Sunday 

He played Gunther on 150 scenes of the hit NBC series 

He was at first determined to have disease in 2018 and didn't openly uncover his fight until recently 

His family said, 'In the event that you met him once you made a companion forever' 

Companions entertainer James Michael Tyler kicked the bucket at 59 at his Los Angeles home on Sunday following a three-year fight with stage four prostate malignancy. 

A rep for the entertainer, who played Gunther on the hit NBC series, affirmed the entertainer's passing to TMZ. 

'The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh "Companion"), from the hit series "Companions," yet Michael's friends and family knew him as an entertainer, performer, malignant growth mindfulness advocate, and cherishing spouse,' his family said in an assertion.


(CNN)James Michael Tyler, most popular as the coffeehouse director Gunther on the hit show "Companions," passed on calmly at his home on Sunday, as per his delegate Toni Benson. He was 59. 

"The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh "Companion"), from the hit series Friends, yet Michael's friends and family knew him as an entertainer, artist, malignancy mindfulness advocate, and cherishing spouse," Benson's assertion read. 

Tyler died at his Los Angeles home Sunday after a fight with prostate malignancy, which was first analyzed in 2018, as indicated by Benson. 

"Michael cherished unrecorded music, supporting his Clemson Tigers, and would frequently wind up for entertainment only and spontaneous undertakings. In the event that you met him once you made a companion forever," the assertion read. 

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The entertainer was most popular for playing Gunther, the administrator of the Central Perk coffeehouse, and Rachel's admirer on the famous 90s TV show for 10 seasons, yet he was in various different titles including "Cleans," "Present day Music," and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch." 

"Warner Bros. TV grieves the deficiency of James Michael Tyler, a darling entertainer and vital piece of our FRIENDS family," the "Companions" Twitter account tweeted. "Our considerations are with his family, companions, associates and fans." 

Tyler originally uncovered he was fighting Stage 4 prostate malignancy in June, when he addressed the NBC's Today Show and said specialists found his disease during a routine actual when he was 56. 

The malignant growth had spread to his bones, he said, leaving him incapable to walk. He was treated with chemical treatment. 

Prostate malignant growth is one of the most widely recognized sorts of disease and the second-greatest reason for malignancy passing for men in the United States, as per the Mayo Clinic. While a few kinds of prostate malignancy develop gradually and may require insignificant or even no treatment, others are forceful and can spread rapidly.

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