David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer is an American actor best known for playing Ross Geller on the television sitcom *Friends* (1994–2004).

The role—an awkward, lovelorn paleontologist—made him one of the most recognizable faces of 1990s television.

He has since directed films and appeared in dramatic roles, though Ross remains his defining character.

Friends

Ross

Scottish promontory name

Central Perk · paleontologist · pivot · lobster · break · unagi · Thanksgiving · Janice · Gunther · dinosaur

career

actor

One who portrays characters

NBC · primetime · comedy · Band of Brothers · Madagascar · voice acting · stage · theater · Northwestern · audition

activism

sexual harassment

Unwelcome sexual behavior creating hostility

advocacy · bystander · intervention · philanthropy · spokesperson

Categories
Opposites
post-Friends career trajectory

David SchwimmerJennifer Aniston

George Clooney · Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Steve Carell · Brad Pitt · Jason Bateman

Family

David

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G