Guwahati News Desk: After battling prostate cancer for almost four years, James Michael Tyler aka ‘Gunther’ from the very popular television sitcom ‘Friends’ passed away at the age of 59.
As per the reports, the actor died at his residence in LA on Sunday.
Regarding Tyler’s illness, he was first diagnosed with cancer in 2018. Although, the actor had kept his diagnosis a secret, but he finally shared his news with the world in an interview held on June of 2021. He said, “I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, which had spread to my bones.”
Moreover, the cancer spread further when the Coronavirus pandemic was on the rise.
On receiving the news of Tyler’s demise, Friends actress, Jennifer Aniston aka Rachel, offered her condolences through an Instagram post that read, “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.”
In addition, Friends producer Kevin Bright took to Twitter to remember the late actor. He wrote, “James Michael Tyler Our Gunther passed away last night. He was an incredible person who spent his final days helping others. God bless you James, Gunther lives forever.”
Despite not being one of the six friends in the show, Tyler’s character of Gunther, who was obsessed with Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel, received as much appreciation, fame and acknowledgement as the other six characters in the show.
Furthermore, apart from Friends, he also appeared in an episode of the series Episodes and the 1999 film Motel Blue.
