'Friends' actor James Michael Tyler, who portrayed Gunther, reveals stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis

Actor James Michael Tyler, who performed Central Perk supervisor Gunther in a preferred sitcom Friends, shared he was recognized with Stage 4 prostate cancer and that he can not stroll due to it. According to Variety, throughout an interview with a brand new outlet, Tyler, who performed Jennifer Aniston’s espresso store supervisor Gunther on ‘Friends’, shared that he was recognized with superior prostate cancer in September 2018 after a routine bodily. 

Tyler stated, “I was 56 years old at the time, and they screen for PSA, which is a prostate-specific antigen. That came back at an extraordinarily high number. So, I knew immediately when I went online and I saw the results of my blood test and blood work that there was obviously something quite wrong there. He further, nearly immediately, my doctor called me and said, “Hey, I need you to come in tomorrow because I suspect that you may have quite a serious problem with your prostate.'” 

Tyler was not too long ago seen on the HBO Max particular ‘Friends: The Reunion’. While a number of different characters from the present stopped by to say hi there to the core forged in individual, Tyler appeared through video convention.

Talking about his expertise, he stated, “I wanted to be a part of that, and initially I was going to be on the stage, at least, with them, and be able to take part in all the festivities. It was bittersweet, honestly. I was very happy to be included. It was my decision not to be a part of that physically and make an appearance on Zoom, basically, because I didn’t wanna bring a downer on it, you know? I didn’t want to be like, ‘Oh, and by the way, Gunther has cancer.'” 

The actor is present process chemotherapy to fight cancer and is urging males to get early screenings to be able to battle it by an early diagnosis. He stated, “There are other options available to men if they catch it before me.” 

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“I missed going in for a test, which was not a good thing. So, the cancer decided to mutate at the time of the pandemic, and so it’s progressed,” Tyler famous. 

Along together with his ‘Friends’ function, Tyler additionally has guested on such collection as ‘Scrubs’, ‘Modern Music’, ‘Just Shoot Me!’ and ‘Episodes’.

-with ANI inputs