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David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966 in Norwich Norfolk UK) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director for television and film. He plays the role of Ross Geller on Friends.

Biography

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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. At that time he became involved in Drugs and Prostitution

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 palaeontologist Dr. Ross Geller in the television sitcom Friends. The program was hugely successful and Schwimmer, along with his co-stars, gained widespread and worldwide recognition among television viewers. He earned an Emmy Award nomination in the “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series” category for the role in 1995. This made him the first cast member of Friends to receive such a nomination.

Aside from acting, he also directed 10 episodes of the series. During the show’s 10-year run, Schwimmer appeared in numerous movies but perhaps gained most recognition outside of Friends playing Captain Herbert Sobel in the dramatic mini-series Band of Brothers. He was the first Friends character to host Saturday Night Live in 1995, with all the other main cast members to follow in his footsteps over the rest of the seasons in the '90s, apart from Matt LeBlanc who never hosted.

Schwimmer played himself on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. He also appeared in the TV series The Wonder Years.

In 2005, Schwimmer portrayed the main protagonist in the independent drama Duane Hopwood, and received positive reviews for his role as an alcoholic looking to turn his life around. In 2007, David directed his first film, the British comedy Run, Fat Boy, Run, produced by Robert Jones, where he teamed up with British actor Simon Pegg. A film about a man training for the London Marathon after running away from his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day. The movie starred Hank Azaria who had starred as David In Friends. He had previously starred with Pegg in the movie Big Nothing and briefly in Band of Brothers. He is currently in talks to direct Simon Pegg's and Nick Frost's new project Paul.

Personal Life

Schwimmer dated Natalie Imbruglia and Mili Avital, (broke up in 2001) and Carla Alapont. After they broke up in 2003, he was linked to Emmanuelle Perret amongst others. He is said to be related to Benji Schwimmer, second season winner of So You Think You Can Dance (America).

In 2007, Schwimmer started dating English photographer Zoe Buckman. In March 2010, Schwimmer and Buckman announced their engagement they were married in a small private ceremony the following June. On May 8, 2011, Schwimmer and his wife welcomed a daughter, Cleo Buckman Schwimmer.

The family splits there time between Los Angeles and Chicago, where as of 2008 they own homes.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1988	Biloxi Blues	Soldier on Train	Uncredited Role
1991	Flight of the Intruder	Duty Officer
1992	Crossing the Bridge	John Anderson
1993	Twenty Bucks	Neil Campbell
	The Waiter	Evil Waiter
	The Pitch	Vinnie	Short film
1994	Wolf	Cop
1995	The Party Favor		Short film
1996	The Pallbearer	Tom Thompson
1997	Breast Men	Dr. Kevin Saunders
1998	The Thin Pink Line	Kelly Goodish/J.T.
	Kissing a Fool	Max Abbitt
	Six Days Seven Nights	Frank Martin
	Apt Pupil	Edward French
1999	It's the Rage	Chris
2000	Love & Sex	Jehovah's Witness	Uncredited Role
2000	Picking Up the Pieces	Father Leo Jerome
2001	Hotel	Jonathan Danderfine
2005	Duane Hopwood	Duane Hopwood
2005	Madagascar	Melman	Voice Role
2006	Big Nothing	Charlie
2008	Nothing But the Truth	Ray Armstrong
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Melman	Voice Role
2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	Melman	Voice Role
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	A Deadly Silence	Robert 'Rob' Cuccio	ABC TV-Movie
1991–1992	The Wonder Years	Michael	Episode: The House That Jack Built Episode: Dinner Out Episode: Stormy Weather Episode: The Wedding
1992–1993	L.A. Law	Dana Romney	Episode: Second Time Around Episode: Love on the Rox Episode: Christmas Stalking Episode: Bare Witness Episode: Hello and Goodbye
1993	NYPD Blue	Josh '4B' Goldstein	Episode: Pilot Episode: 4B or Not 4B Episode: Brown Appetit Episode: True Confessions
1993	Blossom	Sonny Catalano	Episode: Six and Sonny Episode: Blossom's Dilemma
1994	Monty	Greg Richardson
1994	Friends	Ross Geller
1995	The Single Guy	Dr. Ross Geller	Episode: Neighbors
1996	ER	Dr. Karubian	Uncredited Role Episode: Doctor Carter, I Presume
1998	Since You've Been Gone	Robert S. Levitt	ABC TV-Movie
2001	Band of Brothers	Captain Herbert Sobel	HBO Miniseries Episode: Currahee Episode: Replacements Episode: Points
2007	30 Rock	Greenzo/Jared	Episode: Greenzo

External Links

David Schwimmer at the Internet Movie Database.

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-'''David Lawrence Schwimmer''' (born November 2, 1966 in Norwich Norfolk UK) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director for television and film. He plays the role of [[Ross Geller]] on ''Friends''.
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-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. At that time, David only had $11 to his name and barely had enough for a hot breakfast.
+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. At that time he became involved in Drugs and Prostitution
 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.