James Michael Tyler had a special set of skills to thank for landing him the part of Gunther on Friends. Tyler, who died at age 59 on Sunday, previously opened up to Digital Spy about how his ...

James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on the NBC sitcom, died early Sunday morning after publicly opening up about his cancer for the first time in June Friends alum James Michael Tyler has died ...

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"I don't want people to have to go through what I've been going through," said James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on Friends, while raising awareness for prostate cancer screenings James ...

“James Michael Tyler will be dearly missed,” she continued ... said the actor started as an extra on the show and was given the role as Gunther because he could work a coffee machine.