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4 | Best known as the neurotic paleontologist from [[Series/{{Friends}} the sitcom that defined the nineties]] (no, not ''[[Series/{{Seinfeld}} that]]'' sitcom), David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and director. |
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6 | Struggling to find work through the eighties, Schwimmer eventually achieved mainstream recognition as Ross Geller on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' in 1994, leading to roles in movies like ''Film/ThePallbearer'' and ''Film/SixDaysSevenNights''. In the early 2000s, he was given a minor role on the highly acclaimed miniseries ''Series/BandOfBrothers'', and in 2005 he began voicing Melman the giraffe in Creator/DreamWorksAnimation's ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' series. |
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8 | Despite being best known for his acting work, Schwimmer made his feature directorial debut in 2007 with ''Film/RunFatBoyRun'', though he had previously directed some television projects, including a few episodes of ''Series/{{Friends}}'' and its spinoff ''Series/{{Joey}}''. He later directed the 2010 dramatic thriller ''Film/{{Trust}}'' in a severe PlayingAgainstType move. Most recently, he played Robert Kardashian in the first season of ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory:'' ''Series/ThePeopleVOJSimpson'', which earned him his second Emmy nomination since ''Series/{{Friends}}'' in 1995. |
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10 | Not to be confused with one [[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Schwimmer-3 David '''R.''' Schwimmer]], who funnily enough is an actual paleontologist. |
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12 | !!Works David Schwimmer has been featured in: |
13 | * ''Series/NYPDBlue'' (1993): Josh '4b' Goldstein |
14 | * ''Film/TwentyBucks'' (1993): Neil Campbell |
15 | * ''Series/{{Monty|1994}}'' (1994): Greg Richardson |
16 | * ''Series/{{Friends}}'' (1994-2004): Ross Geller |
17 | * ''Film/ThePallbearer'' (1996): Tom Thompson |
18 | * ''Film/KissingAFool'' (1998): Max Abbitt |
19 | * ''Film/SixDaysSevenNights'' (1998): Frank Martin |
20 | * ''Film/AptPupil'' (1998): Edward French |
21 | * ''Series/BandOfBrothers'' (2001): Captain Herbert Sobel |
22 | * ''Film/DuaneHopwood'' (2005): Duane Hopwood |
23 | * ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' (2005-2012): Melman |
24 | ** ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1'' (2005) |
25 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa'' (2008) |
26 | ** ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted'' (2012) |
27 | * ''Film/BigNothing'' (2006): Charlie |
28 | * ''Film/RunFatBoyRun'' (2007; director) |
29 | * ''Film/{{Trust}}'' (2010; director) |
30 | * ''WebVideo/WebTherapy'' (2012): Newell Miller |
31 | * ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory:'' ''Series/ThePeopleVOJSimpson'' (2016): Robert Kardashian |
32 | * ''Advertising/{{Skittles}}'' UsefulNotes/SuperBowl 2018 campaign: a mysterious stranger... probably |
33 | * ''Series/{{Goosebumps|2023}}'' (TBA) |
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