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Biography
David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. For much of the late-1980s, he lived in Los Angeles as a struggling, unemployed actor. He appeared in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989. He then appeared in a number of television roles, including L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty in the early 1990s. Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the situation comedy Friends. Aside from appearing in television, he starred in his first leading role in The Pallbearer (1996), which was followed by roles in Kissing a Fool (1998), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), Apt Pupil, and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel. Following the series finale of Friends in 2004, Schwimmer was cast as the titular character in the 2005 drama Duane Hopwood. Other film roles include the computer animated film Madagascar (2005), the dark comedy Big Nothing (2006), the thriller Nothing But the Truth (2008), and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008). Schwimmer made his London stage debut in the leading role in Some Girl(s) in 2005. In 2006, he made his Broadway debut in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Schwimmer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2007 comedy Run Fatboy Run. The following year he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in the 2008 production Fault Lines. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Schwimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 2, 1966
Age
59 years old
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popularity Score
3.2
Filmography
A Sprinkle of History
Bill Rosenberg
2027Movie
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Self (archive footage)
2025Movie
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
Anthony Brewer
2025TV
Little Death
Martin Solomon
2024Movie
Extrapolations
Harris Goldblatt
2023TV
Captain Fall
2023TV
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Self
2022Movie
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Self
2022Movie
Friends: The Reunion
Self
2021Movie
Friends: The Reunion
Executive Producer
2021Movie
Mysterious Planet
Narrator
2020TV
Intelligence
Jerry
2020TV
Intelligence
Executive Producer
2020TV
The Laundromat
Matthew Quirk
2019Movie
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Ross Geller
2019Movie
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Self
2019TV
That's Harassment
Boss
2018Movie
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
2018TV
The Big Narstie Show
Self
2018TV
That's Harassment
Executive Producer
2018Movie
National Theatre Live: LOVE
Executive Producer
2018Movie
Will & Grace
Noah
2017TV
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016Movie
American Crime Story
Robert Kardashian
2016TV
Feed the Beast
Tommy Moran
2016TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015TV
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014TV
Growing Up Fisher
Director
2014TV
Madly Madagascar
Melman (voice)
2013Movie
The Iceman
Josh Rosenthal
2012Movie
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Melman (voice)
2012Movie
National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie
Self (uncredited)
2012Movie
John Carter
Young Thark Warrior
2012Movie
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Melman (voice)
2012Movie
Episodes
David Schwimmer
2011TV
Web Therapy
Newell L. Miller
2011TV
Come Fly with Me
Himself
2010TV
Trust
Producer
2010Movie
Trust
Director
2010Movie
Merry Madagascar
Melman (voice)
2009Movie
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Melman (voice)
2008Movie
Nothing but the Truth
Ray Armstrong
2008Movie
Little Britain USA
Director
2008TV
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007TV
Run Fatboy Run
Director
2007Movie
Big Nothing
Charlie
2006Movie
30 Rock
Greenzo / Jared
2006TV
Madagascar
Melman (voice)
2005Movie
Duane Hopwood
Duane Hopwood
2005Movie
The Reichen Show
Self
2005TV
New Car Smell
Director
2005Movie
Entourage
David Schwimmer
2004TV
Joey
Director
2004TV
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self
2003TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003TV
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002Movie
Uprising
Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
2001Movie
Hotel
Jonathan Danderfine
2001Movie
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Self
2001Movie
Band of Brothers
Herbert M. Sobel
2001TV
Uprising
Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
2001TV
Picking Up the Pieces
Father Leo Jerome
2000Movie
Love & Sex
Jehovah's Witness
2000Movie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
David Schwimmer
2000TV
All the Rage
Chris
1999Movie
Six Days Seven Nights
Frank Martin
1998Movie
Apt Pupil
Edward French
1998Movie
Since You've Been Gone
Robert S. Levitt
1998Movie
Kissing a Fool
Max Abbitt
1998Movie
The Thin Pink Line
Kelly Goodich / J.T.
1998Movie
Kissing a Fool
Executive Producer
1998Movie
Since You've Been Gone
Director
1998Movie
Breast Men
Dr. Kevin Saunders
1997Movie
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997Movie
The View
Self
1997TV
The Pallbearer
Tom Thompson
1996Movie
The Daily Show
Self
1996TV
E! True Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
1996TV
The Single Guy
Ross Geller
1995TV
Wolf
Cop
1994Movie
Friends
Ross Geller
1994TV
Monty
Greg Richardson
1994TV
Friends
Director
1994TV
Twenty Bucks
Neil Campbell
1993Movie
The Waiter
Evil Waiter
1993Movie
Crossing the Bridge
John Anderson
1992Movie
Flight of the Intruder
Duty Officer
1991Movie
A Deadly Silence
Rob Cuccio
1989Movie
The Wonder Years
Michael
1988TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988TV
L.A. Law
Dana Romney
1986TV
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975TV