David Schwimmer

Directed Stephen Belber's Off-Broadway play, "Fault Lines"

Feature directing debut, the British comedy "Run, Fat Boy, Run"; starring Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton

Made his Broadway debut in a revival of Herman Wouk's "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" playing Lt. Barney Greenwald

Made London stage debut portraying a low-down, dirty womanizer in Neil LaBute's dark comedy "Some Girls"

Played an alcoholic whose life is spiraling out of control in "Duane Hopwood"; premiered at the Sundance Film Festival

Voiced the hypochondriacal giraffe in the animated feature "Madagascar"

Directed episodes of the "Friends" spinoff "Joey" (NBC) starring Matt LeBlanc

Had featured role as Captain Herbert Sobel in the HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers"

Directed first TV movie, "Since You've Been Gone" (ABC); also acted in the film

Starred opposite Jason Lee and Mili Avital in the comedy, "Kissing a Fool"

Co-starred with Chris Cooper in the HBO comedy "Breast Men"

First starring role in a feature film, "The Pallbearer"

Made producing debut with the short, "Shoot the Moon"; written and directed by Tom Hodges

Signed non-exclusive multi-picture deal with Miramax to participate in three films with an option for fourth

Debut as a TV series regular on the short-lived Fox sitcom "Monty"

Portrayed palaeontologist Dr. Ross Geller on the NBC ensemble comedy, "Friends"; earned an Emmy nomination in 1995; directed several episodes throughout the shows ten year run

Cast in a recurring role on the ABC drama "NYPD Blue" playing an unsteady mugging victim

Feature acting debut, "Crossing the Bridge"

Had a recurring role as an ambitious lawyer on the NBC legal drama "L.A. Law"

First recurring role in a series, as Olivia d'Abo's hippie boyfriend on "The Wonder Years" (ABC)

TV-movie debut, "A Deadly Silence" (ABC)

Co-founded the Lookingglass Theater Company in Chicago

Made acting debut as the fairy godmother in a Jewish version of "Cinderella"

After six months in L.A., returned to Chicago to work in theater

Moved back to L.A. after graduating college to pursue acting career

Raised in Los Angeles, California

Will reprise the role of Melman the Giraffe in "Madagascar: The Crate Escape"