‘Friends’ actor James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther, reveals stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis

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LOS ANGELES — James Michael Tyler, who portrayed Central Perk employee Gunther on “Friends,” has revealed his stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis. He shared the news on “Today” on Monday morning.

“I was 56 years old at the time, and they screen for PSA, which is prostate-specific antigen,” Tyler said. “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. 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.'”

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