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The tall, gangly dark-haired Schwimmer first caught the attention of TV audiences in 1992 as the hippie... (Learn more)

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Notes on David Schwimmer

"I think of Ross as sort of a geek in a man's body." - Schwimmer describing his "Friends" character to Daily News, April 21, 1996

"It's really important to me not to be known as Ross when I'm 60." - Schwimmer to Entertainment Weekly, April 26, 1996

"There's no reason in the world to do anything for money at this point in my career. I'd like to be able to look back in 20 years and be proud of my work." - Scwimmer in the New York Post, April 29, 1996

"[Offscreen we've been close as well.] One of the [reasons] is that the six of us actually liked each other. That's rare. The second thing would be what happened to us the first year was jarring in terms of our place in the world. That sudden celebrity was so scary for all of us. Everyone handled it differently, but the only other people you could really talk to about it were the other five. We grabbed on to each other and clung for dear life." - Scwimmer on his "Friends" castmates to People magazine, April 19, 2004

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Quick Facts

Also known as

Birth Name : David Lawrence Schwimmer

Born

November, 02 1966 in Queens, New York, USA

Education

  • Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, CA: Classmate of actor Jonathan Silverman
  • Northwestern University, Evanston, IL: Co-founded Lookingglass Theatre Company during his senior year

Professions

actor, director, playwright

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