Date of Birth : Nov 2nd 1966
David Lawrence Schwimmer is an Emmy-nominated actor and director, who gained popularity when playing Dr. Ross Geller on the American sitcom Friends. 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.
David 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.
CAREER
The Iceman ( 2013 )
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted ( 2012 )
Nothing But the Truth ( 2009 )
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ( 2008 )
Big Nothing ( 2006 )
Madagascar ( 2005 )
Uprising ( 2002 )
Picking Up the Pieces ( 2000 )
Apt Pupil ( 1999 )
All the Rage ( 1999 )
Six Days Seven Nights ( 1998 )
Wolf ( 1994 )
Biloxi Blues ( 1988 )