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James Michael Tyler who played Gunther in Friends.. has revealed he has stage 4 cancer...
The 59-year-old told NBC's Today on Monday that he was diagnosed back in September 2018 but it has since spread to other parts of his body, including his bones and spine.
Tyler, who appeared in all 10 seasons of Friends as the manager of the Central Perk coffee shop, can no longer walk after the aggressive cancer left his lower body paralyzed.
'I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, which had spread to my bones,' Tyler said.
'I've been dealing with that diagnosis for almost the past three years... It's stage 4. Late stage cancer. So eventually, you know, it's gonna probably get me.'
Tyler said doctors were optimistic when he was first diagnosed but the cancer started 'mutating' at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 59-year-old told NBC's Today on Monday that he was diagnosed back in September 2018 but it has since spread to other parts of his body, including his bones and spine.
Tyler, who appeared in all 10 seasons of Friends as the manager of the Central Perk coffee shop, can no longer walk after the aggressive cancer left his lower body paralyzed.
'I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, which had spread to my bones,' Tyler said.
'I've been dealing with that diagnosis for almost the past three years... It's stage 4. Late stage cancer. So eventually, you know, it's gonna probably get me.'
Tyler said doctors were optimistic when he was first diagnosed but the cancer started 'mutating' at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
