# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-michael-tyler
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:16:46.646Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-michael-tyler"
name: "James Michael Tyler"
slug: "james-michael-tyler"
description: "James Michael Tyler was an American actor best known for portraying Gunther on the NBC sitcom Friends. Prior to acting, he was an assistant film editor and production assistant. His early works included being the production assistant for Fat Man and Little Boy. He also portrayed Oscar Bevins in the 1997 thriller film Motel Blue."
tagline: "American actor (1962-2021)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/James_Michael_Tyler_as_Gunther_in_Friends.jpeg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1962-05-28"
deathDate: "2021-10-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           22.195636
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    title: "James Michael Tyler"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump