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David Schwimmer - Wikipedia. David Lawrence Schwimmer[1] (born November 2, 1.

American actor, director, and producer. He was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 2. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1. 98. 8, he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co- founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. For much of the late 1. Los Angeles as a struggling, unemployed actor.

He starred in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1. L. A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty, in the early 1. Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1. His first leading film role was in The Pallbearer (1. Watch A Guy Thing Putlocker#. Kissing a Fool (1. Six Days, Seven Nights (1.

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Apt Pupil, and Picking Up the Pieces (2. He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2. Herbert Sobel. After the series finale of Friends in 2. Schwimmer was cast as the title character in the 2.

Duane Hopwood. Other film roles include the voice of Melman the Giraffe in the computer- animated Madagascar film franchise, the dark comedy Big Nothing (2. Nothing But the Truth (2. Schwimmer made his West End stage debut in the leading role in Some Girl(s) in 2. In 2. 00. 6, he made his Broadway debut in The Caine Mutiny Court- Martial. Schwimmer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2. Run Fatboy Run. The following year he made his Off- Broadway directorial debut in the 2. Fault Lines. In 2.

Robert Kardashian in American Crime Story, for which he received his second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Early life[edit]Schwimmer was born in Flushing, Queens,[3] New York City, to attorneys Arthur and Arlene Coleman- Schwimmer.[4] He has an older sister named Ellie (born 1.

His family subsequently moved to Los Angeles, where Schwimmer had his first experiences of acting at the age of 1. Jewish version of Cinderella.[2] In 1.

Schwimmer went to a Shakespeare workshop given by English actor Ian Mc. Kellen in Los Angeles.[5] He recalls that he was riveted by the experience.[5] Schwimmer then entered a contest in the Southern California Shakespeare Festival three years in a row, winning two first prizes.[5][6]Following his mother's successful career as a divorce lawyer, the family moved to Beverly Hills, where Schwimmer attended Beverly Hills High School.[5][6] Schwimmer admitted to being an outsider during his time at the school, recalling, "When I was there I always felt: 'This is not me, I'm surrounded by people with a different value system. And I just wanted to get out of California.'"[5] He was best at the subjects of science and math and thought he would become a doctor.[5] Schwimmer enrolled in a drama class, where he appeared in stage productions. Encouraged by his school drama teacher to further his acting, he flew to Chicago for an acting workshop. He noted that the experience was both "enlightening and exhilarating".[4] In 1.

Schwimmer 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.[5] Schwimmer moved to Chicago to attend Northwestern University, where he had attended a summer drama course when he was 1. At the university, he studied theater and was in an improv group with Stephen Colbert, the No- Fun Mud Piranhas.[7] After graduating in 1. Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and speech, Schwimmer co- founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company.[4] Subsequently, he returned to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[2]1. Early work[edit]After his supporting role debut in the ABC television movie A Deadly Silence (1. Schwimmer followed this with roles on the legal drama L. A. Law in 1. 99. 2, and the comedy- drama series The Wonder Years.[5] He made his feature film debut in Flight of the Intruder (1.

NYPD Blue before auditioning, unsuccessfully, for a series pilot called Couples.[2] He landed his first regular series role as the liberal son of a conservative talk show host (Henry Winkler) in the sitcom Monty.[2]1. Breakthrough[edit]In 1. Schwimmer was cast as Dr. Ross Geller in NBC's situation comedy Friends, a series that revolved around a group of friends who live near each other in Manhattan. He played a hopeless- romantic paleontologist who works at a museum and later becomes a professor at a university. Schwimmer initially turned down the role as Ross, but accepted afterwards.[9] Executive producer Kevin S. Bright said that he had previously worked with Schwimmer,[1.

Ross was written with him in mind, and he was the first actor cast.[9] Schwimmer based Ross on Nicolas Cage's role of Charlie from the 1. Peggy Sue Got Married.[1.

The show debuted on September 2. American viewers.[1. Friends quickly developed a loyal audience, with the show and Schwimmer receiving strong reviews.

The Pittsburgh Post- Gazette was complimentary of Schwimmer, calling him "terrific".[1. Variety's television reviewer, said: "All six of the principals, especially (Courteney) Cox and Schwimmer, appear resourceful and display sharp sitcom skills".[1. For this performance, he earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1. Schwimmer starred in his first leading film role in the 1.

The Pallbearer with Gwyneth Paltrow.[1. In the film, Schwimmer plays a man asked to deliver the eulogy for a high school friend he cannot remember, and begins an affair with the friend's mother. Critics dismissed The Pallbearer as a poor imitation of the 1. The Graduate.[1. 7][1. Variety's film reviewer complimented the actor, writing that he had enjoyed his performance, stating that he displayed "a winning, if rather deadpan, personality along with good comic timing".[1.

It also concluded that Schwimmer had a "promising bigscreen future".[1. Janet Maslin of The New York Times cited that his first film "relegates him to a drab role".[1. When asked why he decided to accept the role, Schwimmer admitted the decision was to "make an effort to find roles that are as far away from the character of Ross as possible".[5] He was offered a role to star alongside Tommy Lee Jones in the 1. Men in Black, but turned it down in favor of starring in The Pallbearer, explaining, "This is an opportunity to grow rather than go for the quick cash".[2. His next film roles, in 1.

Kissing a Fool, Six Days, Seven Nights, and Apt Pupil. In Kissing a Fool, a romantic comedy, Schwimmer played Max, a dapper, smart- mouthed ladies' man.[2.

Mick La. Salle of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "Fans of the sitcom Friends may be surprised by David Schwimmer in Kissing a Fool. Take it from someone who has never seen Friends and comes at Schwimmer with no preconceptions: He does just fine. As a TV sports reporter in Kissing a Fool, he oozes the command and self- satisfaction of a young, successful man".[2. The film was critically and financially unsuccessful.[2. In Six Days, Seven Nights, he played the boyfriend of Anne Heche's character.

In Apt Pupil, adapted from a novella of the same name by Stephen King,[2. I was scared of the part", Schwimmer said, "but I wanted to be part of the movie". At the time, he noted it was a "little frustrating" that people would typecast him due to his role on Friends.[2.