Death of James Michael Tyler

On October 24, 2021, American actor James Michael Tyler died at age 59 after a four-year battle with prostate cancer. Before acting, he worked as a production assistant and an assistant film editor for works including Fat Man and Little Boy (1989). During his acting career, he was best known for playing coffee shop manager Gunther on mh:besttvshows:Friends, and also portrayed Oscar Bevins in Motel Blue (1997) and occasionally portrayed himself in TV shows including the unaired sitcom Nobody's Watching (2005), Episodes (2012), and the HBO Max special Friends: The Reunion (2021).

This page is dedicated to James Michael Tyler (May 28, 1962 - October 24, 2021).