David Schwimmer(I)

Actor
Director
Producer

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Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, Schwimmer was encouraged by a high school instructor to attend a summer program in acting at Northwestern University. Inspired by that experience, he returned to Northwestern where he received a bachelor's degree in speech/theater. In 1988, along with seven other Northwestern graduates, he co-founded Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Company.

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 24 nominations total

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Known for

Friends

8.9

TV Series

Dr. Ross Geller
Ross Geller
Russ

Six Days Seven Nights

5.9

Frank Martin

1998

Band of Brothers

9.4

TV Mini Series

Herbert M. Sobel

Big Nothing

6.7

Charlie

2006

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Actor

Goosebumps
6.7
TV Series
- Anthony Brewer
- 2025
Little Death
5.4
- Martin Solomon
- 2024
Captain Fall
6.9
TV Series
- Joel Moon (voice)
- 2023
Intelligence
6.3
TV Series
- Jerry Bernstein
- 2020–2023
Extrapolations
6.2
TV Mini Series
- Harris Goldblatt
- 2023
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
8.8
TV Series
- Special Guest
- 2019
The Laundromat
6.3
- Matthew Quirk
- 2019
Will & Grace
7.4
TV Series
- Noah Broader
- 2018–2019
That's Harassment
6.4
Short
- Boss
- 2018
Homecoming
8.1
Podcast Series
- Colin Belfast
- 2016–2017
Feed the Beast
6.7
TV Mini Series
- Tommy Moran
- 2016
American Crime Story
8.4
TV Series
- Robert Kardashian
- 2016
Episodes
7.8
TV Series
- David Schwimmer
- 2015
Irreversible
6.4
TV Movie
- 2014
Madly Madagascar
6.1
Video
- Melman (voice)
- 2013

Director

Growing Up Fisher
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 2014
Trust
6.9
- Director
- 2010
Little Britain USA
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 2008
Run Fatboy Run
6.5
- Director
- 2007
New Car Smell
3.8
TV Movie
- Director
- 2005
Joey
6.0
TV Series
- Director
- 2004–2005
Americana
5.6
TV Movie
- Director
- 2004
Nevermind Nirvana
7.5
TV Movie
- Director
- 2004
The Tracy Morgan Show
6.3
TV Series
- Director
- 2004
Friends
8.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1999–2004
Since You've Been Gone
5.4
TV Movie
- Director
- 1998

Producer

Intelligence
6.3
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2020–2021
Friends: The Reunion
8.0
TV Special
- executive producer
- 2021
Love
7.0
- executive producer
- 2018
That's Harassment
6.4
Short
- executive producer
- 2018
Irreversible
6.4
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2014
Growing Up Fisher
7.5
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2014
Trust
6.9
- producer
- 2010
Fly Like Mercury
7.5
- executive producer
- 2008
Nevermind Nirvana
7.5
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2004
Humanoid
8.2
- executive producer
- 2003
Kissing a Fool
5.5
- executive producer
- 1998
Shoot the Moon
6.9
- executive producer
- 1996

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Official sites
- Facebook
- Instagram
Alternative name
- David Schwimmer Arquette
Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- November 2, 1966
- Astoria, New York, USA
Spouse
- Zoe BuckmanJune 3, 2010 - present (separated, 1 child)
Children
- Cleo Buckman Schwimmer
Parents
Relatives
- Ellie Schwimmer(Sibling)
Other works
Played "Jeff" in "D Girl", a play by Roger Kumble (Century City Playhouse, Los Angeles, California, USA).
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Turned down Will Smith's role in Men in Black (1997).

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To be perfectly honest, I feel I have a duty to use my celebrity status in a positive way. Most rape victims are women, so the bulk of the discussion is loaded towards women. I thought I could find a way to approach the subject of rape in such a way that men are going to respond to it. My most devastating moment was when a 13-year-old girl told me her story. At that moment, I realized just how important this center really is. Nothing else had ever made me connect with reality like that.