ACTOR

James Michael Tyler

1962 - 2021

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James Michael Tyler (May 28, 1962 – October 24, 2021) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Michael Tyler has received more than 3,944,678 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). James Michael Tyler is the 2,903rd most popular actor (down from 2,233rd in 2019), the 4,466th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,663rd in 2019) and the 1,313th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Michael Tyler ranks 2,903 out of 13,578. Before him are Mitchell Ryan, Seth MacFarlane, Ian Bannen, Enrique Irazoqui, Robert Urich, and Hugh Bonneville. After him are Paz Vega, Joanne Whalley, Leo Penn, Ružica Sokić, Richard Kind, and Yolande Moreau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, James Michael Tyler ranks 150. Before him are Oscar Ruggeri, Victor Pelevin, Sergio Batista, Jutta Kleinschmidt, Susanne Klatten, and Paavo Järvi. After him are Carl Cox, Nigmatilla Yuldashev, Víctor Manuel Fernández, Sakis Rouvas, Markus Merk, and Oleksiy Danilov. Among people deceased in 2021, James Michael Tyler ranks 256. Before him are B. J. Thomas, Norman Lloyd, Milkha Singh, Tahir Salahov, Jaime Lerner, and Bell hooks. After him are Colin Bell, Charles Konan Banny, John Magufuli, Carlos Correia, Dimitri Kitsikis, and Joey Jordison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Michael Tyler ranks 4,466 out of 20,380. Before him are Seth MacFarlane (1973), Edmund Muskie (1914), Gary Snyder (1930), Robert Urich (1946), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), and Arthur Melvin Okun (1928). After him are Leo Penn (1921), Richard Kind (1956), Jonathan Littell (1967), Charles F. Brush (1849), Jeff Lindsay (1952), and Elizabeth Olsen (1989).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Michael Tyler ranks 1,313. Before him are L. Q. Jones (1927), Martha Hyer (1924), John Doman (1945), Mitchell Ryan (1928), Seth MacFarlane (1973), and Robert Urich (1946). After him are Leo Penn (1921), Richard Kind (1956), Elizabeth Olsen (1989), Sienna Miller (1981), Barry Dennen (1938), and Tom Atkins (1935).

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