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.
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Known for
Friends
Ross Geller
Curb Your Enthusiasm
David Schwimmer
Band of Brothers
Herbert M. Sobel
Band of Brothers
Herbert Sobel
30 Rock
Greenzo / Jared
Entourage
David Schwimmer
The Wonder Years
Michael
L.A. Law
City Attorney Dana Romney
American Crime Story
Robert Kardashian
Madagascar
Melman (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Melman (voice)
John Carter
Young Thark Warrior
Will & Grace
Noah
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Melman (voice)
The Iceman
Josh Rosenthal
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
Anthony Brewer
Little Death
Martin Solomon
Episodes
David Schwimmer
Madly Madagascar
Melman (voice)
Apt Pupil
Edward French
Hotel
Jonathan Danderfine
Merry Madagascar
Melman (voice)
The Pallbearer
Tom Thompson
Breast Men
Dr. Kevin Saunders
Friends: The Reunion
Self
Uprising
Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest
The Waiter
Evil Waiter
Big Nothing
Charlie
Six Days Seven Nights
Frank Martin
The Single Guy
Ross Geller
The Laundromat
Matthew Quirk
Wolf
Cop
The Thin Pink Line
Kelly Goodich / J.T.
Captain Fall
Extrapolations
Harris Goldblatt
Picking Up the Pieces
Father Leo Jerome
Kissing a Fool
Max Abbitt
Web Therapy
Newell L. Miller
Come Fly with Me
Himself
Twenty Bucks
Neil Campbell
That's Harassment
Boss
Intelligence
Jerry
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Self
Nothing But the Truth
Ray Armstrong
E! True Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
Monty
Greg Richardson
Flight of the Intruder
Duty Officer
Crossing the Bridge
John Anderson
A Deadly Silence
Rob Cuccio
Feed the Beast
Tommy Moran
National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie
Self (uncredited)
Love & Sex
Jehovah's Witness
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Self (archive footage)
Uprising
Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
A Sprinkle of History
Bill Rosenberg
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
It's the Rage
Chris
Since You've Been Gone
Robert S. Levitt
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Self
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Ross Geller
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Self
Duane Hopwood
Duane Hopwood
Mysterious Planet
Narrator
The Daily Show
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The View
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The Reichen Show
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Self
The Big Narstie Show
Self
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self