'Friends' actor diagnosed with prostate cancer
The sitcom is one of the most successful TV shows in history - and the actors recently enjoyed a reunion episode to celebrate it.
The actor James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther in “Friends”, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The sitcom is one of the most successful TV shows in history - and the actors recently enjoyed a reunion episode to celebrate it.
MultiChoice aired the reunion special on M-Net on Sunday, May 30 and it’s now available on Showmax.
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The much-loved actor, James Michael Tyler, could not appear in person at the “Friends” reunion as his illness kept him in bed, so to be part of the episode, he appeared on Zoom.
James played the sarcastic coffee shop employee ‘Gunter’.
Tyler told TODAY’s Craig Melvin, "I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, which had spread to my bones," Tyler explained. "I've been dealing with that diagnosis for almost the past three years. ... It's stage 4 (now). Late-stage cancer. So eventually, you know, it's probably going to get me. The illness was first caught during an annual check-up.”
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We hope James Michael Tyler a speedy recovery!
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