David Schwimmer
David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966 in New York City , New York ) is an American actor and director .
Life
David Schwimmer was born to Jewish parents in Astoria , a residential area in northwest Queens . As a teenager, he attended Beverly Hills High School and discovered his talent as an actor. He took part in an acting program at Northwestern University in Chicago . In 1988, he and seven other people - including his best friend and later acting colleague Joey Slotnick - founded the Lookingglass Theater Company in Chicago.
Schwimmer was attracted to a large audience by the role of Dr. Ross Geller known in the popular television series Friends , which was produced in ten seasons from 1994 to 2004. Between 1999 and 2004 he directed ten episodes of the series himself. As with his colleagues from the show, there were also attempts with him to gain a foothold in the film business. During this time he played a few supporting roles, such as in Six Days, Seven Nights and the Stephen King film adaptation of The Model Student . He also continued to appear in television roles, including the 2001 award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers. We Were Brothers to a US Paratrooper Unit in World War II .
In 2008 he directed several episodes of the television series Little Britain USA . He made his first experience as a director in 1998 with the production of the television film Dümmer It's Always Going . His second television work followed in 2004 with Americana . Schwimmer made his first movie as a director in late 2006 with Run, Fatboy, Run in London . The film comedy in which u. a. Starring Simon Pegg , Hank Azaria and Thandie Newton , hit UK cinemas in September 2007 with great success. The film came to the USA in March and to Germany in April 2008. In 2010 he directed the drama Trust with Clive Owen in the leading role.
In 2005 Schwimmer lent his voice to the giraffe Melman in the Dreamworks animation film Madagascar . He also works regularly at the theater; In 2006 he was on Broadway in The Caine Her Fate by Herman Wouk and in 2012 he starred in Lisa D'Amour's Detroit play . In 2013 he staged the premiere of Keith Huff's play Big Lake Big City at the Lookingglass Theater .
Schwimmer has been married to British photographer Zoe Buckman since June 2010. Their child was born in 2011.
Filmography
As a performer
- 1982: The Naked Pistol ( Police Squad ! , TV series, episode 1x01 A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) )
- 1989: A Deadly Silence (TV movie)
- 1991: Flight of the Intruder (Flight of the Intruder)
- 1992: Crossing the Bridge
- 1992: The Wonder Years ( The Wonder Years , TV series, four episodes)
- 1992–1993: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Trials (LA Law, TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1993: Twenty Bucks - money doesn't stink - or does it? (Twenty Bucks)
- 1993: The Waiter (short film)
- 1993: The Pitch (short film)
- 1993: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1993: Blossom (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1994: Monty (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 1994: Wolf - The animal in a man (Wolf)
- 1994–2004: Friends (TV series, 236 episodes)
- 1995: The Party Favor (short film)
- 1995: A single always comes alone ( The Single Guy , TV series, episode 1x06 Neighbors )
- 1996: The Pallbearer (The Pallbearer)
- 1996: Emergency Room ( ER , TV series, episode 3x01 Doctor Carter, I Presume )
- 1997: Breast Men
- 1998: The Thin Pink Line
- 1998: Since You've Been Gone
- 1998: The Model Student (Apt Pupil)
- 1998: Two Men, One Woman, and a Wedding (Kissing A Fool)
- 1998: Six Days Seven Nights (Six Days Seven Nights)
- 1999: Rage (All The Rage)
- 2000: Love & Sex
- 2000: I only took apart my wife (Picking Up The Pieces)
- 2001: Uprising ( Uprising , TV movie)
- 2001: Hotel
- 2001: Band of Brothers - We Were Like Brothers (Band of Brothers)
- 2004: Leave it, Larry! ( Curb Your Enthusiasm , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2005: Duane Hopwood
- 2005: Madagascar (voice for Melman )
- 2006: Big Nothing
- 2007: Run, Fatboy, Run ( Cameo )
- 2007: 30 Rock (TV series, episode 2x05 Greenzo )
- 2008: Madagascar 2 ( Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa , voice for Melman )
- 2008: Nothing but the Truth (Nothing But the Truth)
- 2009: Merry Madagascar (short film, voice for Melman )
- 2009: Entourage (TV series, episode 6x04 Running on E , as himself)
- 2011: Come Fly with Me (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2012: Madagascar 3: Escape through Europe ( Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted , voice for Melman )
- 2012: The Iceman
- 2012: John Carter - Between Two Worlds (John Carter)
- 2012: Web Therapy (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2013: Madly Madagascar (short film, voice for Melman )
- 2015: Episodes (TV series, episode 4x05)
- 2016: American Crime Story (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2016: Feed the Beast (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2018: Will & Grace (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2019: The Money Laundering (The Laundromat)
As a director / producer
- 1996: Shoot the Moon (producer)
- 1998: Since You've Been Gone (Director)
- 1999–2004: Friends (TV series, 10 episodes, director)
- 2003: Humanoid (producer)
- 2004: Americana (Director)
- 2004: Nevermind Nirvana (TV movie, director / producer)
- 2004–2005: Joey (TV series, 2 episodes, director)
- 2005: New Car Smell (TV movie, director)
- 2007: Run, Fatboy, Run (Director)
- 2008: Little Britain USA (TV series, 6 episodes, director)
- 2008: Fly Like Mercury (producer)
- 2010: Trust (Director)
- 2014: Growing Up Fisher (TV series, 1st episode, director / producer)
- 2014: Irreversible (TV film, director / producer)
Web links
- David Schwimmer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Caine Mutiny 'Returns to Broadway. The New York Times . Accessed January 30, 2020
- ↑ David Schwimmer, Amy Ryan and More in Playwrights Horizons' DETROIT! broadwayworld.com. Accessed January 30, 2020
- ↑ David Schwimmer Directs BIG LAKE BIG CITY World Premiere at Lookingglass Theater. broadwayworld.com. Accessed January 30, 2020
- Jump up ↑ Sitcom Stars - the chaos of love in the “Friends” circle. Spiegel Online . Accessed January 30, 2020
- ↑ David Schwimmer and Wife Welcome Baby Girl. IMDb . Accessed January 30, 2020
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Swimmer, David |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwimmer, David Lawrence (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd November 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Astoria , Queens, New York City, New York, United States |