David Schwimmer
Date of birth: 1966-11-02
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: David Schwimmer Arquette, David Lawrence Schwimmer, Snaro, دیوید شویمر
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Schwimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Madagascar
2005-05-25
Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Par
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008-10-30
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble
Wolf
1994-06-17
An aging publisher becomes a demon wolf and, with this newfound youthful vigor, fights to keep his j
Uprising
2001-11-04
In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.
Six Days Seven Nights
1998-06-12
In the South Pacific island of Makatea, career-driven magazine editor Robin Monroe is on a week-long
The Pallbearer
1996-05-03
Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, "Bill," h
It's the Rage
1999-09-11
A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint. At
Merry Madagascar
2009-11-16
While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa-
Apt Pupil
1998-10-23
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumb
Duane Hopwood
2005-11-11
A down-on-his-luck divorced father struggles to get his life and family back together before it's to
Big Nothing
2006-12-01
A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing sc
Nothing But the Truth
2008-12-19
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, t
Since You've Been Gone
1998-06-06
The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humil
Kissing a Fool
1998-02-27
An egotistical television personality enlists the assistance of his best friend in putting the fidel
The Iceman
2012-09-01
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012-06-06
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central P
Twenty Bucks
1993-10-21
A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of sever
Breast Men
1997-12-13
We follow the two Texas doctors who invented the modern breast implant and its surgical procedure. H
Madly Madagascar
2013-01-29
Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex's favorite holiday, Valentine's
Hotel
2001-09-12
A sex worker, a hired killer, and a movie crew cross paths in a Venice hotel where human meat is on
The Thin Pink Line
1998-10-07
A film crew in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002-05-05
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
Picking Up the Pieces
2000-05-26
A small New Mexican village discovers a severed hand that is considered a miracle of God, when it ac
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022-08-08
The Fringe, Fame and Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that began 75 years ago t
National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie
2012-04-25
Two college film students set out to make an homage to Charlie LaRue, not for art or for money. They
Little Death
2024-01-19
A middle-aged filmmaker on the verge of a breakthrough. Two kids in search of a lost backpack. A sma
The Waiter
1993-06-01
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
2022-11-21
The writer and comedian looks at antisemitism and the progressive left. From theatre to football, Ba
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016-02-21
The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997-02-24
A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her li
A Deadly Silence
1989-04-16
The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental e
Crossing the Bridge
1992-09-11
A film about three high school friends who find their happy-go-lucky existence tarnished forever the
Flight of the Intruder
1991-01-18
U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers e
The Laundromat
2019-09-27
When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawye
Love & Sex
2000-02-23
When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come u
Friends: The Reunion
2021-05-27
The cast of Friends reunites for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the hit series, an unforgettabl
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019-09-23
Your friends are still there for you, 25 years later! Celebrate the milestone anniversary of the bel
John Carter
2012-03-07
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious
That's Harassment
2018-01-26
This film is a series of six short films that depicts six different cases of sexual harassment in th
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001-09-09
Interviews made of the various actors and cast members that provide the knowledge and production ski
A Sprinkle of History
2026-12-25
Amazon’s A Sprinkle of History is a dark comedy crime thriller biopic that dives into the gritty, un
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025-02-25
The story of Matthew Perry's rise to fame is interwoven with the harrowing story of his final days,