EVERYONE remembers Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Monika in Friends.
But one character who was in nearly as many episodes as them, was Gunther.
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Who played Gunther on Friends?
Friends character Gunther was the Central Perk coffee shop manager.
He was madly in love with Rachel, and hated Ross.
Gunther was also Rachel AND Joey’s boss at one point.
The actor who played him was James Michael Tyler.
How many episodes did Gunther appear in?
From 1994 until 2004 Friends aired 236 episodes.
Gunther was in the show right from the start, until the end.
Although mainly busy working in the coffee shop in the background, he was in a whopping 150 episodes of the hit comedy.
Where is James Michael Tyler now?
Since Friends stopped, Michael has kept acting.
He has appeared on shows like Scrubs, also had a cameo on fellow Friends star Matt LeBlanc’s TV series Episodes.
He also does personal appearances at events like Friends Fest, where you can find him chatting about the show and signing autographs.
Will Gunther be in the Friends Reunion?
Good news, James IS On the reunion show.
UK fans can watch Friends: The Reunion on Now TV right NOW or on Sky One on from 8pm.
If you are in the US, you can watch it on the streaming service HBO Max NOW.
