Matthew Perry mourns his “Friends” colleague James Michael Tyler. The manager of the “Central Perk” died on Sunday.
As Gunther, James Michael Tyler (1962-2021) ran the cult café “Central Perk” in the sitcom “Friends”. As his manager announced, the actor died on October 24th at the age of 59 from complications from cancer. Like other actors from the series, Matthew Perry (52) said goodbye to his former colleague.
He will miss James Michael Tyler
“We lost a good friend with James Michael Tyler yesterday,”. The actor explained that Gunther would be missed.
The other “Friends” had already contacted us beforehand. “James, thank you for such a wonderful, unforgettable role […] and for being such a good-natured gentleman, “said David Schwimmer (54, Ross). Jennifer Aniston (52, Rachel) wrote that” it wouldn’t have been the same “without Tyler.
“We laughed a lot, buddy. We’ll miss you”, (54, Joey) meanwhile and also (57, Monica) and (58, Phoebe) remembered Tyler.
Tyler was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018. Only a few months ago he went public with it and announced that the cancer was in the terminal stages. Because of tumors in his spine and bones, he could no longer walk, in which the actor also had his say.

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