James Michael Tyler, in an interview given this year, announced that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018 and passed to stage 4. The famous actor, who has been treated since then, could not attend the Friends: Reunion episode held in the past months for the same reason.
Last night, the news that shocked Friends fans came and it was announced that James Michael Tyler died of prostate cancer at the age of 59. People from all over the world, especially the cast of Friends, expressed their sadness on social media.
Messages shared by the Friends cast about James’ death
The first statement about this sad event came from Tyler’s family. His whole family, especially his wife, used the following expressions; “The world knew him for his role as Gunther. But we, his relatives, knew he was an actor, musician, cancer patient rights advocate, and a loving wife. Michael loved music and watching Clemson Tigers games and always found himself in the middle of unplanned adventures.”
The sharing of Jennifer Aniston, one of the leading actors of the series, about Tyler’s death was as follows; “Friends wouldn’t be like this if it wasn’t for you. Thank you so much for the joy you bring to both the show and our lives. I will miss you so much.”
Courteney Cox, one of the other leading roles in the series, expressed the following words in her statement on Instagram; “The gratitude you’ve shown us on set so far is the same gratitude I have for knowing you. Rest in peace James.
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