David Lawrence Schwimmer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States, on November 2, 1966, is an American actor. Young David Schwimmer first started performing in school theater productions. He got his television debut in ABC comedy series Police Squad! (1982) in episode "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)", in uncredited role as Patient. He made his big screen debut in war thriller movie Flight of the Intruder (1991) in role as Duty Officer. David's breakthrough performance came as Dr. Ross Geller in NBC sitcom Friends (1994–2004). He landed his Broadway debut in a play "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" (2006), in role as Lieutenant Barney Greenwald. He made his directorial debut with comedy film Run Fatboy Run (2007), for which he was nominated for the British Independent Film Douglas Hickox Award. He got his Off-Broadway directorial debut with dark comedy "Fault Lines" (2008), at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York.
David Schwimmer height is 6' 1" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 185 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 196 іn pоunds or 89 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 58 years old. His shoe size is 12 US | 45 EU.
David Schwimmer
November 2, 1966
58 years old
United States
Scorpio
Dark Brown
Light Brown
6 ft 1 in | 185 cm
$85 Million
89 kg | 196 lbs
43 in | 109 cm
12 US | 45 EU
33 in | 83 cm
He voiced Melman in Madagascar film franchise:
Madagascar (2005)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), for which he was nominated for the BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
He was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy / Romance for his role as Frank Martin in adventure action comedy film Six Days Seven Nights (1998).
Big Nothing (2006) - Charlie
The Pallbearer (1996) - Tom Thompson
Kissing a Fool (1998) - Max Abbitt
Uprising (2001) - Yitzhak "Antek" Zuckerman
Breast Men (1997) - Dr. Kevin Saunders
Picking Up the Pieces (2000) - Father Leo Jerome
Duane Hopwood (2005) - Duane Hopwood
Hotel (2001) - Jonathan Danderfine
The Iceman (2012) - Josh Rosenthal
John Carter (2012) - Young Thark Warrior
Nothing But the Truth (2008) - Ray Armstrong
The Laundromat (2019) - Matthew Quirk
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series for his performance as Dr. Ross Geller in NBC sitcom Friends (1994–2004).
He won the Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for his role as Captain Herbert Sobel in HBO war drama miniseries Band of Brothers (2001).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance as lawyer Robert Kardashian in FX true crime anthology series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016).
He was nominated for the International Online Cinema Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Noah Broader in NBC sitcom Will & Grace (2018-2019).
The Wonder Years (1991-1992) ABC - Michael
L.A. Law (1992-1993) NBC - City Attorney Dana Romney
NYPD Blue (1993) ABC - Josh '4B' Goldstein
Blossom (1993) NBC - Sonny Catalano
Monty (1994) Fox - Greg Richardson
Web Therapy (2012) Showtime - Newell L. Miller
Feed the Beast (2016) AMC - Tommy Moran
Intelligence (2020-2023) Sky One - Jerry Bernstein
He appeared in HBO Max special Friends: The Reunion (2021).
Goosebumps (2025) Disney+ and Hulu - Anthony
Graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1984.
Graduated from the Northwestern University (1988), with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and speech.
Has older sister, Ellie.
Has Ashkenazi Jewish, Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Russia and Belarus ancestry.
He co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois (1988).
He directed 10 Friends episodes.
Good friend with John Krasinski.
He is allergic to cats.
He is director of the Rape Treatment Center in Santa Monica.
He dated Tina Barrett (2004), Gina Calavera (2004), Carla Alapont (2002-2003), Mili Avital (1998-2001) and Natalie Imbruglia (1996-1997).
He was married to Zoe Buckman (2010-2017), they have a daughter, Cleo Buckman Schwimmer.