Biography
As Ross Geller, the geeky paleontologist and heartbroken romantic amongst a group of twenty-somethings trying to find their way in life, Schwimmer earned the sympathy and attention of audiences who bought into his on-again, off-again relationship with Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), which was perhaps the most talked-about aspect of the entire series. Though he had attained wild popularity thanks to the show, Schwimmer struggled like his other …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Reprised voice role of Melman the Giraffe in "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" | |
2010 | Produced and directed the drama "Trust" about a young girl targeted by an online sexual predator | |
2009 | Returned to theater, playing George Gibbs in Thornton Wilder's three-act play "Our Town" at the Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago | |
2008 | Once again lent his voice to Melman the Giraffe in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" | |
2008 | Directed Stephen Belber's off-Broadway play "Fault Lines" | |
2008 | Made feature directorial debut with the British comedy "Run, Fat Boy, Run," starring Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton | |
2006 | Made his Broadway debut in a revival of Herman Wouk's "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" playing Lt. Barney Greenwald | |
2005 | Voiced the hypochondriac giraffe Melman in the animated feature "Madagascar" | |
2005 | Made London stage debut portraying a low-down, dirty womanizer in Neil LaBute's dark comedy "Some Girls" | |
2005 | Played an alcoholic whose life is spiraling out of control in "Duane Hopwood"; premiered at the Sundance Film Festival | |
2004 | Directed episodes of the "Friends" spinoff "Joey" (NBC), starring Matt LeBlanc | |
2001 | Played featured role as Captain Herbert Sobel in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" | |
1998 | Starred opposite Jason Lee and Mili Avital in the comedy "Kissing a Fool"; also executive produced | |
1998 | Played supporting role opposite Harrison Ford and Anne Heche in romantic comedy "Six Days Seven Nights" | |
1998 | Directed first TV movie, "Since You've Been Gone" (ABC); also acted in the film | |
1997 | Co-starred with Chris Cooper in the HBO comedy "Breast Men" | |
1996 | Made producing debut with the short "Shoot the Moon," written and directed by Tom Hodges | |
1996 | First starring role in a feature film, "The Pallbearer" | |
1995 | Signed non-exclusive multi-picture deal with Miramax to participate in three films with an option for fourth | |
1994 | Portrayed palaeontologist Dr. Ross Geller on NBC's hit ensemble comedy "Friends"; earned an Emmy nomination in 1995; directed several episodes throughout the show's ten-year run | |
1994 | Made debut as a TV series regular on the short-lived Fox sitcom "Monty" | |
1993 | Cast in a recurring role on the ABC drama "NYPD Blue" playing an unsteady mugging victim | |
1992 | Landed recurring role as an ambitious lawyer on the NBC legal drama "L.A. Law" | |
1992 | Feature acting debut, "Crossing the Bridge" | |
1991 | First recurring role in a series, as Olivia d'Abo's hippie boyfriend on "The Wonder Years" (ABC) | |
| After six months in L.A., returned to Chicago to work in theater | ||
1989 | TV-movie debut, "A Deadly Silence" (ABC) | |
| Moved back to L.A. after graduating college to pursue acting career | ||
1988 | Co-founded the Lookingglass Theater Company in Chicago, IL | |
1977 | Made acting debut as the fairy godmother in a Jewish version of "Cinderella" | |
| Raised in Los Angeles, CA | ||
Awards
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Friends |