DAVID SCHWIMMER

'David Schwimmer' (born 'David Lawrence Schwimmer' in Astoria, New York on November 12, 1966) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director, who gained popularity when playing Dr. Ross Geller on the American sitcom ''Friends''.

Contents

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

Early life

Schwimmer was born in Astoria, Queens, New York to Jewish parents, Arthur Schwimmer and Arlene Colman, and then lived in Valley Stream, Long Island, until he was 2 years old. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, where he attended Beverly Hills High School.
Having attended Northwestern University’s summer “Cherub” program (the National High School Institute) in 1983, he subsequently enrolled at the university as a theater major, joining Delta Tau Delta fraternity and Arts Alliance in addition to acting and directing. In 1988, along with seven other Northwestern graduates, he co-founded Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Company.

Career

Schwimmer is best known for his role as paleontologist Dr Ross Geller in the television sitcom ''Friends''.
The program was hugely successful and Schwimmer, along with his co-stars, gained widespread recognition among television viewers.
He earned an Emmy Award nomination in the "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" category for ''Friends'' in 1995. This made him the first cast member of ''Friends'' to receive such a nomination. Apart from acting, he also directed ten episodes of the series.
David played himself on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.
During the show's ten year run, Schwimmer has appeared in numerous movies but perhaps gained most recognition outside of ''Friends'' playing Captain Herbert Sobel in the dramatic mini-series ''Band of Brothers''.
In 2007 David directed his first ever movie, the British comedy Run Fatboy Run.

Personal life

Schwimmer has dated Natalie Imbruglia and Mili Avital.

Filmography

★ 1989: ''A Deadly Silence'' (TV) ★ 1991: ''Flight of the Intruder ★ 1992: ''Crossing the Bridge ★ 1992: ''The Wonder Years'' (TV series) ★ 1993: ''The Waiter'' ★ 1993: ''The Pitch'' ★ 1993: ''NYPD Blue'' ★ 1993: ''Twenty Bucks'' ★ 1994: ''Wolf'' ★ 1994: ''Friends'' (TV series) ★ 1994: ''Monty'' (TV series) ★ 1995: ''The Party Favor'' ★ 1996: ''The Pallbearer'' ★ 1997: ''Breast Men'' ★ 1998: ''The Thin Pink Line'' ★ 1998: ''Kissing a Fool''

★ 1998: ''Since You've Been Gone'' (TV) ★ 1998: ''Six Days Seven Nights'' ★ 1998: ''Apt Pupil'' ★ 1998: ''All the Rage'' ★ 2000: ''Love & Sex'' ★ 2000: ''Picking Up the Pieces'' ★ 2001: ''Band of Brothers'' (TV mini-series) ★ 2001: ''Hotel'' ★ 2001: ''Uprising'' (TV) ★ 2005: ''Duane Hopwood'' ★ 2005: ''Madagascar'' (voice) ★ 2005: ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' ★ 2006: ''Big Nothing'' ★ 2007: ''Run, Fat Boy, Run'' (Director) ★ 2008: ''Madagascar 2'' (voice) ★ 2009: ''Nothing But The Truth''

References

External links

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★ WVAH Fox11 bio

★ Lookingglass Theatre Company