David Schwimmer
Biography
David Schwimmer, an American actor, director, and producer, is best known for playing Ross Geller on the sitcom Friends. Born in Flushing, Queens, he grew up in Los Angeles, studied theater at Northwestern University, and co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. After early television parts, he debuted on film in Flight of the Intruder (1991) and had his first leading film role in The Pallbearer (1996). On Friends from 1994 to 2004, he earned a Screen Actors Guild Award and a 1995 Primetime Emmy nomination. His film work includes Kissing a Fool, Six Days Seven Nights, and Apt Pupil (all 1998), plus Nothing But the Truth (2008). He voiced Melman in Madagascar (2005), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012). He acted in Band of Brothers (2001) and The People v. O. J. Simpson (2016), receiving a second Emmy nomination for that role. He directed Run Fatboy Run (2007) and Trust (2010).
60years old
Turns 61 on November 2in 357 days
- Born Flushing
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- David Lawrence Schwimmer (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 30 years1991 to 2021
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A role that slipped away
David Schwimmer was cast as Agent J in Men in Black but turned the role down, later regretting the decision; Will Smith ultimately played the part.
Big break
Schwimmer first said no to playing Ross, then said yes. Executive producer Kevin S. Bright said he had worked with Schwimmer before, that Ross was written with Schwimmer in mind, and that Schwimmer was the first actor cast.
David Schwimmer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath directed three of these films together. Ten actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Eric Darnell
All films by Tom McGrath
Also three films together4 more actors
- Conrad VernonMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar (2005)
- Christopher KnightsMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar (2005)
- Chris MillerMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar (2005)
- Tom McGrathMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What David Schwimmer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.1 billion
10 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 10 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$747M35.7% of the total
- 2$604M28.9% of the total
- 3$542M25.9% of the total
- 4$165M7.9% of the total
- 5$15M0.7% of the total
- 6$8.9M0.4% of the total
- 7$5.7M0.3% of the total
- 8$2.0M0.1% of the total
$990,204from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total