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After a 3-year battle with prostate cancer, actor James Michael Tyler, who played Gunter's beloved character in "Friends," passed away yesterday (Sunday) at his Los Angeles home surrounded by his family.
Only 59 years old was at his death.
Upon learning of the beloved actor's death, the network was flooded with thousands of tweets and posts in his memory, with his cast members also sharing his last moving words.
Jennifer Aniston, who recalled playing the object of his unattainable eternal love Rachel Green, mourned him sadly: "'Friends' would not have been the same without you. Thank you for the laughter you brought to the series and our lives. We will miss you very much."
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"The degree of gratitude you brought to the room and demonstrated every day on the set is the degree of gratitude I acquire for the fact that I knew you. Comfortable on your bed in peace James," Courtney Cox, who played Monica, praised him.
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Matt La Blanc (Joey) also paid his last respects and wrote: "We had a lot of laughs my friend. We'll miss you. Rest in peace."
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"James Michael Tyler we will miss you. Thank you for being there for all of us," added Lisa Cudrow (Phoebe).
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"I am grateful for the privilege I had of getting to know this generous and gentle person," wrote Maggie Wheeler (Janice).
"In recent years, James and I have enjoyed working together to promote various 'friends' projects and I am grateful for the time we spent together. I am so sad to hear about his death and my thoughts with his loved ones."
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Tyler starred in 150 episodes of NBC's hit series, which aired between 1994 and 2004.
Apart from friends, he has also appeared in guest roles over the years in series such as "Scrubs", "Sabrina the Young Witch" and "Just Shoot Me".