According to CNN, James Michael Taylor, the actor who played Ganser in "Friends", died on the 24th local time, at the age of 59.
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Taylor's agent, Tony Benson, said Taylor died at his home in Los Angeles on the 24th after battling prostate cancer, where he was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018.
James Michael Taylor, courtesy of CNN
The Friends Twitter account posted: "Warner Bros. Television mourns the passing of James Michael Taylor, a beloved actor and part of our entire Friends family. Our hearts are with his family, friends, colleagues and fans. ”
Friends is an American television sitcom written by David Klein and Marta Kafman and starring Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Cudjol, Matt LeBron, Matthew Perry and David Schweimmer. The story centers on six old friends living in Manhattan, New York, and describes their ten years of ups and downs. The series consisted of 10 seasons and 236 episodes, which aired on the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004.
"Friends" is one of the most popular TV series in history, ranking in the top ten of the year in terms of all ten seasons of the year, and has been broadcast and re-screened around the world. "Friends" was also widely acclaimed, winning the 54th Annual Emmy Award for Best Drama Series in a Comedy Category and nominated for a primetime Emmy Award 62 times. [6] James Burrows made the first season of Friends in 1993, which became a hit, and for the next decade, "Friends" became the memory of a generation of Americans, ranking first among the 100 most popular American dramas selected by the American media "The Hollywood Reporter" in 2015.
On July 14, 2021, according to foreign media reports, the nominations for the 2021 Emmy Awards were released, and "Friends" was nominated for Best Variety Special Program (pre-recorded).
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