James Michael Tyler

Death Tyler was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018, but did not publicly disclose his illness until June 2021, shortly after the release of Friends: The Reunion. The cancer metastasized to his spine, leading him to use a wheelchair. He died of complications from the disease at his home in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2021, at age 59.

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role

1994–2004 Friends Gunther Recurring role, 148 episodes 2000 Just Shoot Me! Judge Episode: Morimoto/Flay VS. Sakai/Batali 2005 Scrubs Chase Made for TV short film 2012 Episodes 2005 Friends: Scene It? Narrator DVD board game

Tyler's recording had been featured on a 2016 tribute album to The Beach Boys' lyricist Stephen Kalinich called Be Still that Gomes, Watrous, and Boyd had also produced. The Recording Academy placed the collection on the Official Ballot for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word Album. Tyler also composed the music for the recording.

The new short film for If You Knew was produced to honor Tyler and also create a fundraiser for the organization that was working closely with him, the Prostate Cancer Foundation. All the streaming proceeds of the video, and Tyler's original recording, are being donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.