James Michael Tyler (Gunther on Friends) dies at 59 from prostate cancer

James Michael Tyler (59), Gunther in 'Friends', has died at 59 years of age according to the director and producer of the series, Kevin Bright

Known worldwide for his character as

on

, he had been battling prostate cancer since September

.

Yet the disease spread

to other parts of his body, according to what he himself recounted a few months ago on NBC's

show.

"I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer that had

I have been dealing with that diagnosis for almost the last three years ... It is now stage 4. Late stage cancer. So, you know, it will probably affect me." .

Symptoms of the disease were first detected during a

and after the following tests, the actor received the stark diagnosis: stage 4 prostate cancer. Tyler was then placed in the hands of Dr. Matthew Rettig, a research scientist. and an oncologist who used genetic testing to determine that the disease was genetic and not environmental.

The actor then embarked on hormone therapy, which "worked wonderfully for about a year," allowing him to get on with his life normally: "All he had to do was

and boom, life was pretty normal ... I felt fine, honestly. I had no symptoms,

And it was very easy to regulate. "

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Unfortunately, last year the cancer spread to

James

, causing paralysis in his lower body.

"I missed a test, which was not a good thing. The cancer decided to mutate at the time of the pandemic and that is how it has progressed."

The actor, who underwent

treatment

, appeared at the

reunion

last May through Zoom because

by having to explain his illness: "I wanted to be part of that and initially I was going to be on stage, at least, with them, and to be able to participate in everything. It was bittersweet, really. I was very happy to be included in the meeting, but it

and make an appearance in Zoom, basically , because I didn't want it to be a disappointment, you know ... I didn't want it to be like, 'oh, and by the way, Gunther has cancer.'

James hopes he can "save just one life" by urging men to get

a prostate-specific antigen that can indicate signs of the disease: "Don't give up. Keep fighting. And have goals. Set goals. My goal. last year it was reaching my 59th birthday. I did it on May 28. My goal now is to

by spreading this news. "

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