David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    New York City, New York, USA
    Birthday
    November 1966
Madagascar
Madagascar
6.9
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
6.513
Wolf
Wolf
6.1
Uprising
Uprising
6.6
Six Days Seven Nights
Six Days Seven Nights
6.1
The Pallbearer
The Pallbearer
4.908
It's the Rage
It's the Rage
5.5
Merry Madagascar
Merry Madagascar
6.471
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil
6.533
Duane Hopwood
Duane Hopwood
5.7
Big Nothing
Big Nothing
6.5
Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth
6.943
Since You've Been Gone
Since You've Been Gone
4.7
Kissing a Fool
Kissing a Fool
5.6
The Iceman
The Iceman
6.535
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
6.612
Twenty Bucks
Twenty Bucks
5.821
Breast Men
Breast Men
5.3
Madly Madagascar
Madly Madagascar
6.5
Hotel
Hotel
3.8
The Thin Pink Line
The Thin Pink Line
5.7
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
0
Picking Up the Pieces
Picking Up the Pieces
4.348
The Fringe, Fame and Me
The Fringe, Fame and Me
0
Another Dirty Movie
Another Dirty Movie
2.6
Little Death
Little Death
10
The Waiter
0
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
10
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
4.3
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
6
A Deadly Silence
A Deadly Silence
6.2
Crossing the Bridge
Crossing the Bridge
5.893
Flight of the Intruder
Flight of the Intruder
5.6
The Laundromat
The Laundromat
6
Love & Sex
Love & Sex
6.144
Friends: The Reunion
Friends: The Reunion
7.9
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
8.4
John Carter
John Carter
6.322
That's Harassment
That's Harassment
10
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
0
A Sprinkle Of History
0