Celebrities Who Died in 2021
We're Paying Our Respects to the Stars We've Lost in 2021
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Well known for playing the sarcastic coffee shop manager Gunther on Friends, Tyler died on Oct. 24 at his home in Los Angeles following a battle with prostate cancer. He was 59. "The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh 'Friend'), from the hit series Friends, but Michael's loved ones knew him as an actor, musician, cancer-awareness advocate, and loving husband," Tyler's rep said in a statement. "If you met him once you made a friend for life."