David Schwimmer Bio | Wiki
David Schwimmer is a popular American actor, director, and producer who got worldwide recognition for portraying Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends, for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995.
While still acting in Friends, David’s first leading film role was in The Pallbearer (1996), followed by roles in Kissing a Fool, Six Days, Seven Nights, Apt Pupil (all 1998), as well as Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was later cast as Herbert Sobel in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001). He started began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. Following graduation, David co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company.
For most of the late 1980s, David lived in Los Angeles as a struggling, unemployed actor, until he starred in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989 and appeared in many television roles in the early 1990s, such as L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty. In 2016, David starred as lawyer Robert Kardashian in The People v. O. J. Simpson, for which he won his second Primetime Emmy Award nomination, this time for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Following the series finale of Friends in 2004, David branched out into film and stage work. David became cast as the title character in the 2005 drama film Duane Hopwood, voiced Melman the Giraffe in the computer-animated Madagascar film franchise, acted in the dark comedy Big Nothing (2006), as well as the thriller Nothing but the Truth (2008). David’s feature film directorial debut followed in 2007 with the comedy Run Fatboy Run, and the next year he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in Fault Lines.
David Schwimmer Age
David was born on November 2, 1966, in New York, in the United States. He is 57 years old. David celebrates his birthday on November 2, every year.
David Schwimmer Height
He is a man of above-average stature. David stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in (Approx 1.78 m).
David Schwimmer Family
He was born in Flushing, Queens, New York City, to attorneys Arthur (born 1941) and Arlene Coleman-Schwimmer (born 1940). David’s family is Jewish. David has an older sister named Ellie (born in 1965). David’s family subsequently moved to Los Angeles, where he, at 10, had his first acting experience when he was cast as the fairy godmother in a Jewish version of Cinderella. After his mother’s successful career as a divorce lawyer, the family relocated to Beverly Hills.
David Schwimmer Wife
David was married to his ex-wife Zoë Buckman an English artist, photographer, and writer. The pair started dating in 2007, married in June 2010 and announced in April 2017 that they were “taking some time apart” and later divorced in late 2017. David and Zoë share one daughter, named Cleo born in 2011.
Before, he dated singer-songwriter, Natalie Imbruglia, in the late 1990s. David and Jennifer Aniston admitted to having crushes on each other early on while filming Friends during HBO Max’s Friends: The Reunion.
David Schwimmer Daughter
He and Zoë share one daughter, named Cleo Buckman Schwimmer born in 2011.
David Schwimmer Girlfriend
David is speculated to be dating his girlfriend Katie Markowitz, according to Us Weekly. The two ‘met at a bar, where he bought her a drink.’ Katie herself reportedly denied dating David when reached for comment, however, the inside source confirms that the pair have been on ‘a few dates.’
David Schwimmer Education
He attended Beverly Hills High School. David enrolled in a drama class, where he appeared in stage productions. Inspired by his school drama teacher to further his acting, David flew to Chicago for a summer acting program at Northwestern University. In 1984, David graduated from Beverly Hills High and wanted to go straight into acting, but his parents insisted he go to college first so he would have something to fall back on.
David enrolled in Northwestern University, where he had attended the summer acting program earlier. At the university, David studied theater and was in an improv group with Stephen Colbert, the No-Fun Mud Piranhas. Following graduating in 1988, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and speech, David co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. Later on, David returned to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
David Schwimmer And Jennifer Aniston
David and Jennifer Aniston admitted to having crushes on each other early on while filming Friends during HBO Max’s Friends: The Reunion. Jennifer Aniston is an actress and film producer who is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Jennifer’s character’s relationship with Ross Geller, portrayed by David became widely popular among viewers; they were frequently voted television’s favorite couple in polls and magazines.
David Schwimmer Movies And Tv Shows
– Flight of the Intruder (1991) as Duty Officer
– Crossing the Bridge (1992) as John Anderson
– Kissing a Fool (1998) as Max Abbitt
– Picking Up the Pieces (2000) as Father Leo Jerome
– Madagascar (2005) as Melman (voice)
– Run, Fatboy, Run (2007) as Man Handing Dennis a Beer During Race
– John Carter (2012) as Young Thark Warrior
– Madly Madagascar (2013) as Melman (voice)
– The Laundromat (2019) as Matthew Quirk
– The More You Know (1989) as himself
– The Wonder Years (1991-1992) as Michael
– Saturday Night Live (1995) as himself
– 30 Rock (2007) as Greenzo/Jared
– The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) as Robert Kardashian
– Intelligence (2020-present) as Jerry Berstein
– Friends: The Reunion (2021) as himself
David Schwimmer In Band Of Brothers
In 2001, David played Captain Herbert M. Sobel in Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ HBO World War II miniseries Band of Brothers. Band of Brothers is based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose. Although the series was met with largely positive reception, David’s performance was criticized; the BBC News concluded, “Part of the problem … may have been the ridiculous fact that Friends favorite David plays the hard and cruel Captain Herbert Sobel.
David Schwimmer Wonder Years
He played the role of Michael in the coming-of-age comedy/drama television series The Wonder Years that ran on ABC from January 31, 1988, until May 12, 1993. The Wonder Years premiered immediately after ABC’s coverage of Super Bowl XXII.
David Schwimmer On Friends
In 1994, David became cast as Ross Geller in NBC’s situation comedy Friends, a series that revolved around a group of friends who live near each other in Manhattan. David played a hopeless-romantic paleontologist who serves at a museum and later becomes a professor at a university. He initially turned down the role as Ross but accepted later. Executive producer Kevin S. Bright said that he had formerly worked with David, the character of Ross was written with him in mind, and he was the first actor cast.
David Schwimmer Robert Kardashian
In 2016, David played Robert Kardashian in the first season of the FX anthology series American Crime Story. David won a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance.
David Schwimmer Net Worth
He gets his wealth from his work as an actor, director, and producer who got worldwide recognition for portraying Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends. Therefore, David has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. David’s estimated net worth is $100 million.
How Tall Is David Schwimmer
David is a man of above-average stature who stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in (Approx 1.78 m).
How Old Is David Schwimmer
David is a 57-year-old who was born on November 2, 1966, in New York, in the United States.
Who is David Schwimmer
David is an actor, director, and producer who got worldwide recognition for portraying Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends, for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. While still acting in Friends, David’s first leading film role was in The Pallbearer (1996), followed by roles in Kissing a Fool, Six Days, Seven Nights, Apt Pupil (all 1998), as well as Picking Up the Pieces (2000).
David Schwimmer Social Media Handles
Twitter – @DavidSchwimmer
Instagram – _schwim_