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David Schwimmer

Acting · Born November 2, 1966 · New York City, New York, USA

David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. For much of the late-1980s, he lived in Los Angeles as a struggling, unemployed actor.

Movies with David Schwimmer

• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) — Melman (voice)
• Madagascar (2005) — Melman (voice)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) — Melman (voice)
• John Carter (2012) — Young Thark Warrior
• Band of Brothers: Legacy (2026) — Self
• The Laundromat (2019) — Matthew Quirk
• Six Days Seven Nights (1998) — Frank Martin
• Merry Madagascar (2009) — Melman (voice)
• Wolf (1994) — Cop
• Madly Madagascar (2013) — Melman (voice)
• Friends: The Reunion (2021) — Self
• The Iceman (2012) — Josh Rosenthal

TV shows with David Schwimmer

• Friends (1994) — Ross Geller
• American Crime Story (2016) — Robert Kardashian
• Will & Grace (2017) — Noah
• Goosebumps: The Vanishing (2025) — Anthony Brewer
• Feed the Beast (2016) — Tommy Moran
• Intelligence (2020) — Jerry
• Mysterious Planet (2020) — Narrator