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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.
Bio:
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.
Tivia:
Turned down Will Smith's role in Men in Black (1997).Before Friends (1994) Schwimmer competed against high-school friend Jonathan Silverman and actor Jon Cryer for a role in the TV pilot Couples (1994). Silverman won the role opposite Helen Slater, but ABC passed on the show. The producers later reconceived the show for singles and sold it to NBC as Friends (1994) in which Schwimmer was the first actor to be cast.Is on the board of directors of the Rape Foundation for the Rape Treatment Center of Santa Monica.David once said in an interview, he would like to become a public school teacher after Friends (1994) ended.Became a 1st time father at age 44 when his wife Zoe Buckman gave birth to their daughter Cleo Buckman Schwimmer on May 8, 2011.Went to Beverly Hills High School, the same high school as Logan Lerman, Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz, Jonathan Silverman, Gina Gershon, Rhonda Fleming, Jackie Cooper, Rob Reiner, Antonio Sabato Jr., Pauly Shore, Michael Tolkin, Betty White, Corbin Bernsen, Elizabeth Daily, Albert Brooks and Crispin Glover.Born on his mother's birthday.Became good friends with John Krasinski during the filming of Duane Hopwood (2005). Schwimmer attended Krasinski's July 2010 marriage to Emily Blunt.Called up a London talk show to deny false claims that cast members of Friends (1994) were demanding $1,000,000 each per episode. (April 2000)Had to miss Lisa Kudrow's wedding in Los Angeles due to filming The Pallbearer (1996) in New York.January 2003 - Premiered his play "Turnaround" at the 99-seat West Hollywood Coast theater. All of his "Friends" were in attendance.In the 1980s he attended Chicago's Northwestern University's theater & speech class with Stephen Colbert.Along with best friend & fellow actor David Catlin, he helped found the Looking Glass Theater Company, based in Chicago, Illinois.Allergic to cats.Was considered for the role of Neo in The Matrix (1999) before Keanu Reeves was cast.Both his parents, Arlene Coleman-Schwimmer and Arthur Schwimmer, had small parts in Since You've Been Gone (1998), which he directed.Member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.Playing "Michael" in The Wonder Years (1988), he rides a 500cc Triumph Daytona motorcycle. The same motorcycle, also seen in other episodes, is also seen mounted on the back of his character's Volkswagen van.Has worked extensively on the stage both as actor and director.He was awarded the 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Director - Play for directing a stage adaptation of "The Jungle" at the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.Joy Gregory and he were nominated for a 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation for "Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About" at the Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.He graduated Beverly Hills High School in 1984 and performed in stage productions there under the direction of John Ingle.With Andy Bellin, nominated for a 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work - Play for "Trust" at the Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.He was voted one of Playgirl Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive at No. 15.Graduated from Northwestern University. His classmate was his friend, Roger Kumble.Has an older sister, Ellie Schwimmer.Starring in a London West End play, Neil LaBute's "Some Girl(s)" at the Gielgud Theatre with Saffron Burrows. (April 2005)He went to school with actor Harry Lennix.Split up from Mili Avital in November 2001.Grandson of Bertram Schwimmer (1910-2000), Beatrice P. Schwimmer (Osgood) (1907-2004), Max S. Colman (1916-1975) and Syd Colman (Sherman) (1916-1988).Brother-in-law of Sandro Carotti and Peter Buckman. |
| Name: |
David Schwimmer |
Type: |
Actor,Director,Producer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Director,Producer |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Director,Producer |
| Model rank: |
250 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:50:03 |
| Height: |
6' 1' (1.85 m) |
| Biography: |
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 bachel |
| Trivia: |
Turned down Will Smith's role in Men in Black (1997).Before Friends (1994) Schwimmer competed against high-school friend Jonathan Silverman and actor Jon Cryer for a role in the TV pilot Couples (1994). Silverman won the role opposite Helen Slater, but ABC passed on the show. The producers later reconceived the show for singles and sold it to NBC as Friends (1994) in which Schwimmer was the first actor to be cast.Is on the board of directors of the Rape Foundation for the Rape Treatment Center of Santa Monica.David once said in an interview, he would like to become a public school teacher after Friends (1994) ended.Became a 1st time father at age 44 when his wife Zoe Buckman gave birth to their daughter Cleo Buckman Schwimmer on May 8, 2011.Went to Beverly Hills High School, the same high school as Logan Lerman, Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz, Jonathan Silverman, Gina Gershon, Rhonda Fleming, Jackie Cooper, Rob Reiner, Antonio Sabato Jr., Pauly Shore, Michael Tolkin, Betty White, Corbin Bernsen, Elizabeth Daily, Albert Brooks and Crispin Glover.Born on his mother's birthday.Became good friends with John Krasinski during the filming of Duane Hopwood (2005). Schwimmer attended Krasinski's July 2010 marriage to Emily Blunt.Called up a London talk show to deny false claims that cast members of Friends (1994) were demanding $1,000,000 each per episode. (April 2000)Had to miss Lisa Kudrow's wedding in Los Angeles due to filming The Pallbearer (1996) in New York.January 2003 - Premiered his play "Turnaround" at the 99-seat West Hollywood Coast theater. All of his "Friends" were in attendance.In the 1980s he attended Chicago's Northwestern University's theater & speech class with Stephen Colbert.Along with best friend & fellow actor David Catlin, he helped found the Looking Glass Theater Company, based in Chicago, Illinois.Allergic to cats.Was considered for the role of Neo in The Matrix (1999) before Keanu Reeves was cast.Both his parents, Arlene Coleman-Schwimmer and Arthur Schwimmer, had small parts in Since You've Been Gone (1998), which he directed.Member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.Playing "Michael" in The Wonder Years (1988), he rides a 500cc Triumph Daytona motorcycle. The same motorcycle, also seen in other episodes, is also seen mounted on the back of his character's Volkswagen van.Has worked extensively on the stage both as actor and director.He was awarded the 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Director - Play for directing a stage adaptation of "The Jungle" at the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.Joy Gregory and he were nominated for a 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation for "Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About" at the Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.He graduated Beverly Hills High School in 1984 and performed in stage productions there under the direction of John Ingle.With Andy Bellin, nominated for a 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work - Play for "Trust" at the Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.He was voted one of Playgirl Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive at No. 15.Graduated from Northwestern University. His classmate was his friend, Roger Kumble.Has an older sister, Ellie Schwimmer.Starring in a London West End play, Neil LaBute's "Some Girl(s)" at the Gielgud Theatre with Saffron Burrows. (April 2005)He went to school with actor Harry Lennix.Split up from Mili Avital in November 2001.Grandson of Bertram Schwimmer (1910-2000), Beatrice P. Schwimmer (Osgood) (1907-2004), Max S. Colman (1916-1975) and Syd Colman (Sherman) (1916-1988).Brother-in-law of Sandro Carotti and Peter Buckman. |
| Trademarks: |
Hangdog expression
Big brown eyes
Baritone voice |
| Quotes: |
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.
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[on Friends (1994)] The miracle is the casting. Having been on the other side of it now in terms of directing and producing, to find one magical actor who is just right for the role is difficult enough, but to find six and then to have them actually have chemistry with each other is just kind of a miracle. I looked at the five of them. I watched their work and thought, Everyone is just so talented and perfect for their character. And they grew into their characters and enriched them and deepened them.
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I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy. There were several moments that were quite traumatic for me. I remember just going to the airport and walking to my gate, when I heard bloodcurdling screams and I thought someone was being killed. Before I knew it, a group of girls was running at me and literally dragging me and wouldn't let me go.
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[on David Crane, Marta Kauffman and other writers on Friends (1994)] They really invited our ideas. They created an atmosphere in which we could play and fail and pitch stuff. And because of that it wasn't about any individual - it was about all of us trying to come up with the funniest and the best and the most emotional material we could. It was hands down the best creative experience I've had professionally, as an actor - a huge high, and it spoils you for life.
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[on being the first member of the Friends (1994) cast to receive film offers] I said to the group, "Here's the deal. I'm being advised to ask for more money, but I think - instead of that - we should all go in together... use this opportunity to talk openly about the six of us being paid the same. I don't want to come to work feeling that there's going to be any kind of resentment from anyone else in the cast down the line". I thought it was significant for us to become a mini-union. |
| Salaries: |
Friends: The Reunion (2021) - $2,500,000
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Friends (1994) - $24,000,000 (2002-3 season)
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Friends (1994) - $750,000 / episode
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Friends (1994) - $22,500 /episode (1995)
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| Job title: |
Actor,Director,Producer |
| Others works: |
(March 1997) Played "Jeff" in "D Girl", a play by Roger Kumble (Century City Playhouse, Los Angeles, California, USA).
(January 2003) Plays "Jeff" in "Turnaround", a play by Roger Kumble (Coast Playhouse, West Holl |
| Spouse: |
Zoe Buckman (June 3, 2010 - present) (separated, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Cleo Buckman Schwimmer |
| Parents: |
Arlene Coleman-Schwimmer
Arthur Schwimmer |
| Relatives: |
Ellie Schwimmer (Sibling) |
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