The tall, gangly dark-haired Schwimmer first caught the attention of TV audiences in 1992 as the hippie... (Learn more)
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David Schwimmer’s Milestones
| After six months in L.A., returned to Chicago to work in theater | |
| Moved back to L.A. after graduating college to pursue acting career | |
| Raised in Los Angeles, California | |
| 1977 | Made acting debut as the fairy godmother in a Jewish version of "Cinderella" |
| 1988 | Co-founded the Lookingglass Theater Company in Chicago |
| 1989 | TV-movie debut, "A Deadly Silence" (ABC) |
| 1991 - 1992 | First recurring role in a series, as Olivia d'Abo's hippie boyfriend on "The Wonder Years" (ABC) |
| 1992 | Feature acting debut, "Crossing the Bridge" |
| 1992 | Had a recurring role as an ambitious lawyer on the NBC legal drama "L.A. Law" |
| 1993 | Cast in a recurring role on the ABC drama "NYPD Blue" playing an unsteady mugging victim |
| 1994 | Debut as a TV series regular on the short-lived Fox sitcom "Monty" |
| 1994 - 2004 | Portrayed palaeontologist Dr. Ross Geller on the NBC ensemble comedy, "Friends"; earned an Emmy nomination in 1995; directed several episodes throughout the shows ten year run |
| 1995 | Signed non-exclusive multi-picture deal with Miramax to participate in three films with an option for fourth |
| 1996 | First starring role in a feature film, "The Pallbearer" |
| 1996 | Made producing debut with the short, "Shoot the Moon"; written and directed by Tom Hodges |
| 1997 | Co-starred with Chris Cooper in the HBO comedy "Breast Men" |
| 1998 | Directed first TV movie, "Since You've Been Gone" (ABC); also acted in the film |
| 1998 | Starred opposite Jason Lee and Mili Avital in the comedy, "Kissing a Fool" |
| 2001 | Had featured role as Captain Herbert Sobel in the HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers" |
| 2004 | Directed episodes of the "Friends" spinoff "Joey" (NBC) starring Matt LeBlanc |
| 2005 | Made London stage debut portraying a low-down, dirty womanizer in Neil LaBute's dark comedy "Some Girls" |
| 2005 | Played an alcoholic whose life is spiraling out of control in "Duane Hopwood"; premiered at the Sundance Film Festival |
| 2005 | Voiced the hypochondriacal giraffe in the animated feature "Madagascar" |
| 2006 | Made his Broadway debut in a revival of Herman Wouk's "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" playing Lt. Barney Greenwald |
| 2008 | Directed Stephen Belber's Off-Broadway play, "Fault Lines" |
| 2008 | Feature directing debut, the British comedy "Run, Fat Boy, Run"; starring Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton |
| 2008 | Once again lent his voice to Melman the Giraffe in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" |
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