Background
James Michael Tyler was born the youngest of five children on May 28, 1962 in Greenwood, Mississippi. When he was 10 years old his father died, and when he was 11 years old, his mother died.
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He graduated from Anderson College (now Anderson University) with a twoyear degree in 1982 and Clemson University with a degree in geology in 1984.
Career
Tyler"s hometown was Winona, Mississippi. This experience sparked his interest in becoming an actor. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia in 1987.
In 1988 he moved to Los Angeles and became a production assistant for Fat Manitoba and Little Boy and an assistant film editors
He supports the Lili Claire Foundation and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Project L.A charities. Tyler currently lives in Hollywood.
Gunther was a coffee shop worker at Central Perk who had unrequited love for Rachel Green, played by Jennifer Aniston. This led to a ten-year career with appearances in 148 of Friends" 236 episodes.
He is the show"s most-frequently-appearing guest star.
He appeared in the unaired pilot satire sitcom Nobody"s Watching, playing himself as a present from the studio executives on the set of Central Perk. Tyler appeared in the British Broadcasting Corporation/Showtime sitcom Episodes (Series 2, Episode 6) as himself playing an ice hockey coach, when Matt LeBlanc tries unsuccessfully to get the other main stars from Friends to appear in the promotional video for the fictional television show Pucks.
Membership
During his time at Clemson, he was a member of a student theatre group, the Clemson Players.
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