Editing David Schwimmer

{{short description|American actor (born 1966)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = David Schwimmer
| image              = File:David Schwimmer 2011.jpg
| caption            = Schwimmer in 2011
| birth_name         = David Lawrence Schwimmer
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1966|11|2}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
|alma_mater = [[Northwestern University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* comedian
* director
* producer
}}
| years_active       = 1989–present
| net_worth        = 
| known_for          = {{ubl
|''[[Friends]]''
|[[Madagascar (franchise)|''Madagascar'' film series]]
|''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''
|''[[The People v. O. J. Simpson]]''
}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Zoë Buckman]]|2010|2017|reason=divorce}}
| children           = 1
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by David Schwimmer|Full list]]
| signature          = David Schwimmer signature.svg
}}

'''David Lawrence Schwimmer'''<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/david-schwimmer-9476478|title=David Schwimmer: Director, Film Actor, Actor, Television Actor (1966–)|publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825225348/https://www.biography.com/people/david-schwimmer-9476478|url-status=live}}</ref> (born November 2, 1966)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Schwimmer |website=[[Britannica]] |publisher=Britannica |access-date=August 28, 2024 |title=David Schwimmer {{pipe}} Biography, TV Shows, Movies, Band of Brothers, & Facts {{pipe}} Britannica }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Kevin E G |title=How old are the Friends cast and characters – then and now? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/how-old-friends-cast-age-b1854694.html |access-date=August 28, 2024 |agency=[[The Independent]] |work=[[The Independent]] |date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> is an American actor, director, and producer. He gained worldwide recognition for portraying [[Ross Geller]] in the sitcom ''[[Friends]]'', for which he received a [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] and a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] in 1995. While still acting in ''Friends'', his first leading film role was in ''[[The Pallbearer]]'' (1996), followed by roles in ''[[Kissing a Fool]];'' ''[[Six Days, Seven Nights]];'' ''[[Apt Pupil (film)|Apt Pupil]]'' (all 1998); and ''[[Picking Up the Pieces (film)|Picking Up the Pieces]]'' (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' (2001) as [[Herbert Sobel]].

Schwimmer began his acting career performing in school plays at [[Beverly Hills High School]]. He graduated from [[Northwestern University]] in 1988 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co-founded the [[Lookingglass Theatre Company]] in Chicago. He later moved back to [[Los Angeles]] to pursue his acting career, debuting in the television film ''A Deadly Silence'' in 1989 and appeared in a number of television roles in the early 1990s, including ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[The Wonder Years]]'', ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', and ''[[Monty (TV series)|Monty]]''.

After the series finale of ''Friends'' in 2004, Schwimmer branched out into film and stage work. He was cast as the title character in the 2005 drama film ''[[Duane Hopwood]]'', and voiced [[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Melman|Melman the Giraffe]] in the animated [[Madagascar (franchise)|''Madagascar'' film franchise]], acted in the dark comedy ''[[Big Nothing]]'' (2006), and the thriller ''[[Nothing but the Truth (2008 American film)|Nothing but the Truth]]'' (2008). Schwimmer made his [[West End theatre|West End]] stage debut in the leading role in 2005's ''[[Some Girl(s)]]''. He made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in ''[[The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (play)|The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial]]'' in 2006. His feature film directorial debut followed in 2007 with the comedy ''[[Run Fatboy Run]]'', and the following year he made his [[Off-Broadway]] directorial debut in ''Fault Lines''.

He has also worked as a director, including many episodes of ''Friends'' during his time on the series.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Friends" Episodes Directed by David Schwimmer |url=http://www.imdb.com/list/ls066724573/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> In 2016, Schwimmer starred as lawyer [[Robert Kardashian]] in ''[[The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story|The People v. O. J. Simpson]]'', for which he received his second Primetime Emmy Award nomination, this time for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie]].

==Early life==
Schwimmer was born on November 2, 1966 (although some sources say November 12), in [[Flushing, Queens]],<ref name=newsday /> [[New York City]], to attorneys Arthur (1941–2024) and Arlene Coleman-Schwimmer (born 1940).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090205123736/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1183560,00.html</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-13-tm-1437-story.html|title=California Breakup : 'Divorce is...|date=March 13, 1988|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref><ref name="hello">{{cite web|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/davidschwimmer/|title=Hello Magazine Profile&nbsp;— David Schwimmer |work=Hello!|publisher=Hello Ltd|access-date=January 16, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090604140601/http://hellomagazine.com/profiles/davidschwimmer/ | archive-date= June 4, 2009}}</ref> His family is [[Jews|Jewish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3080030|title=David Schwimmer's serious side|work=[[NBC News]]|date=November 21, 2003|access-date=May 21, 2018|quote=David Schwimmer: 'And when it comes to certain prejudice and the hatred that still pervades this country I'm a Jew first and not a white person.{{'-}}}}</ref> He has an older sister named Ellie Schwimmer (born 1965).<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=172712&apid=0|title=David Schwimmer|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=May 26, 2009}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> His mother was a high profile divorce attorney who had represented several high profile figures including [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Rod Stewart]].  His family subsequently moved to Los Angeles, where Schwimmer, at 10, had his first acting experience when he was cast as the fairy godmother in a Jewish version of ''[[Cinderella]]''.<ref name="yahoo"/> At the age of 12, Schwimmer went to a Shakespeare workshop given by English actor Sir [[Ian McKellen]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="guard"/> He recalls being riveted by the experience.<ref name="guard" /> Schwimmer then entered a contest in the Southern California Shakespeare Festival three years in a row, winning two first prizes.<ref name="guard"/><ref name="f word"/>

Following his mother's successful career as a divorce lawyer, the family moved to [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]], where Schwimmer attended [[Beverly Hills High School]].<ref name="guard"/><ref name="f word"/> His classmates included actor [[Jonathan Silverman]].  Schwimmer admitted to feeling like an outsider during his time at the school, recalling, "When I was there I always felt: 'This is not me, I'm surrounded by people with a different value system. And I just wanted to get out of California.'"<ref name="guard">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/nov/25/features.magazine|title=Friends in high places|last=Cooper|first=Tim|date=November 25, 2001|work=[[The Guardian]] |location=UK |access-date=January 16, 2009 | archive-date = February 19, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140219061526/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/nov/25/features.magazine | url-status=live}}</ref> His best subjects were science and math and he originally wanted to become a doctor.<ref name="guard"/> Schwimmer enrolled in a drama class, where he appeared in stage productions. Encouraged by his school drama teacher to further his acting, he flew to Chicago for a summer acting program at [[Northwestern University]]. He noted that the experience was both "enlightening and exhilarating".<ref name="hello"/> In 1984, Schwimmer graduated from Beverly Hills High and wanted to go straight into acting, but his parents insisted he go to college first so he would have something to fall back on. Schwimmer spent a summer as a [[process server]] for his mother’s law firm.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jan/16/the-greatest-celebrity-anecdote-of-all-time-how-david-schwimmer-triggered-rod-stewarts-divorce</ref><ref name="guard"/> Schwimmer enrolled in Northwestern University, where he had attended the summer acting program earlier.<ref name="guard"/> He had originally intended on becoming a surgeon, having studied various body systems but eventually decided to pursue acting professionally.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pelley |first=Rich |date=June 19, 2021 |title=David Schwimmer: 'I was a roller-skating waiter' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/19/this-much-i-know-david-schwimmer-i-was-a-roller-skating-waiter-for-seven-years |access-date=June 5, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> At the university, he studied theater and was in an improv group with [[Stephen Colbert]], the No-Fun Mud Piranhas.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/PBou1uIhLYs Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160203091128/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBou1uIhLYs&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBou1uIhLYs|title=David Schwimmer Had Kylo Ren Hair In College | work=[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]] |date= February 3, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2016| time=00:32}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After graduating in 1988, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and speech, Schwimmer co-founded the [[Lookingglass Theatre Company]].<ref name="hello" /> Subsequently, he returned to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.<ref name="yahoo" />

==Career==

===1989–1994: Early work===
After his supporting role debut in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television film ''A Deadly Silence'' (1989),<ref>{{cite journal|first=Daniel|last=Ruth|title=Nagging problems leave gaps in 'A Deadly Silence'|date=April 14, 1989|journal=Chicago Sun-Times|page=65}}</ref> Schwimmer followed this with roles on the legal drama ''[[L.A. Law]]'' in 1992, and the comedy-drama series ''[[The Wonder Years]]''.<ref name="guard"/> He made his feature film debut in ''[[Flight of the Intruder]]'' (1991),<ref name="yahoo"/> had a recurring role as a lawyer-turned-vigilante in ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' before auditioning, unsuccessfully, for a series pilot called ''Couples''.<ref name="yahoo"/> He landed his first regular series role as the liberal son of a conservative talk show host ([[Henry Winkler]]) in the sitcom ''[[Monty (TV series)|Monty]]''.<ref name="yahoo"/>

===1994–2004: Breakthrough===
[[File:David Schwimmer 2005 Madagascar.jpg|thumb|Schwimmer at the London premiere of ''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]'' in 2005]]
In 1994, Schwimmer was cast as [[Ross Geller]] in [[NBC]]'s situation comedy ''[[Friends]]'', a series that revolved around a group of friends who live near each other in [[Manhattan]]. He played a hopeless-romantic [[Paleontology|paleontologist]] who works at a museum and later becomes a professor at a university. Schwimmer initially turned down the role as Ross, but accepted later.<ref name="behind">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4908086|title=Can David Schwimmer leave Ross Geller behind?|last=Couric|first=Katie|date=May 5, 2004|work=[[NBC News]]|access-date=January 17, 2009 }}</ref> Executive producer [[Kevin S. Bright]] said that he had previously worked with Schwimmer,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/community/chat/2002-04-23-friends.htm|title='Friends': Kevin Bright|date=January 1, 2005 | work = [[USA Today]]|access-date=January 20, 2009 | archive-date= July 15, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130715065109/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/community/chat/2002-04-23-friends.htm | url-status=live}}</ref> the character of Ross was written with him in mind, and he was the first actor cast.<ref name="behind" /> The show debuted on September 22, 1994, and was watched by almost 22 million American viewers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4899445 |title='Friends' creators share show's beginnings |last=Lauer |first=Matt |date=May 5, 2004 |work=[[NBC News]] |access-date=January 20, 2009 }}</ref> ''Friends'' quickly developed a loyal audience, with the show and Schwimmer receiving strong reviews. Much of the ''Friends'' success is attributed to the plotline between his character Ross and his on-again-off-again love interest Rachel, which has been described as one of the greatest TV couples of all time by various media outlets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=See our favorite pairings from Lucy and Desi to Ross and Rachel and more |url=https://www.tvguide.com/galleries/best-tv-couples-1026715/3/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Holly |title=25 of the best TV couples of all time |url=https://www.insider.com/best-tv-couples-2018-4 |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> The ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' was complimentary of Schwimmer, calling him "terrific".<ref>{{cite journal|first=Robert|last=Bianco|title=Six 'Friends' Sittin' Around, Talking|date=September 22, 1994|journal=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|page=C1}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s television reviewer said: "All six of the principals, especially (Courteney) Cox and Schwimmer, appear resourceful and display sharp sitcom skills".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117903158.html?categoryid=32&cs=1|title=Friends|last=Scott|first=Tony|date=September 22, 1994|work=Variety |access-date=June 19, 2009}}</ref> For this performance, he earned a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/21/arts/er-leads-nominations-for-emmy-awards.html|title='E.R.' Leads Nominations for Emmy Awards|date=July 21, 1995|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref>

Schwimmer starred in his first leading film role in the 1996 romantic comedy film, ''[[The Pallbearer]]'' with [[Gwyneth Paltrow]].<ref name="pall">{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?res=9A02E4D71739F930A35756C0A960958260|title=Young Love at a Funeral|last=Maslin|first=Janet|date=May 3, 1996|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> In the film, Schwimmer plays a man asked to deliver the eulogy for a high school friend he cannot remember, and begins an affair with the friend's mother. Critics dismissed ''The Pallbearer'' as a poor imitation of the 1967 film ''[[The Graduate]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Dennis|last=King|title=The Pallbearer|date=May 4, 1996|journal=[[Tulsa World]]|page=D4}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first=Daniel|last=Neman|title='Graduate' Returns As 'The Pallbearer'|date=May 4, 1996|journal=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]|page=B-7}}</ref> ''Variety''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s film reviewer complimented the actor, writing that he had enjoyed his performance, stating that he displayed "a winning, if rather deadpan, personality along with good comic timing".<ref name="pall staff"/> It also concluded that Schwimmer had a "promising bigscreen future".<ref name="pall staff">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117905198.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=%22The+Pallbearer%22|title=The Pallbearer Review|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|date=April 29, 1996|work=Variety |access-date=January 29, 2009}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' cited that his first film "relegates him to a drab role".<ref name="pall" /> When asked why he decided to accept the role, Schwimmer admitted the decision was to "make an effort to find roles that are as far away from the character of Ross as possible."<ref name="guard"/> Schwimmer was chosen to play a leading role in the 1997 ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'' but he turned it down. He later regretted this decision. Ultimately, [[Will Smith]] got the role.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |title=David Schwimmer Says Rejecting 'Men in Black' Offer Was a 'Brutal Decision' and It 'Would've Made Me a Movie Star'; He Chose to Direct a Film Instead |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/david-schwimmer-rejected-men-in-black-offer-brutal-decision-1236148577/ |website=Variety |date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref>

His next film roles, in 1998, were ''[[Kissing a Fool]]'', ''[[Six Days, Seven Nights]]'', and ''[[Apt Pupil (film)|Apt Pupil]]''. In ''Kissing a Fool'', a romantic comedy, Schwimmer played Max, a smart-mouthed, but dapper and charming man.<ref name="fool">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1998/02/27/DD82740.DTL&type=printable|title=Film Review – New Angles Freshen 'Kissing'|last=LaSalle|first=Mick|date=February 27, 1998|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> [[Mick LaSalle]] of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' wrote, "Fans of the sitcom ''Friends'' may be surprised by David Schwimmer in ''Kissing a Fool''. [...] Take it from someone who has never seen ''Friends'' and comes at Schwimmer with no preconceptions: He does just fine. As a TV sports reporter in ''Kissing a Fool'', he oozes the command and self-satisfaction of a young, successful man."<ref name="fool" /> The film was critically and financially unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kissing_a_fool/|title=Kissing a Fool|date=February 27, 1998|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> In ''Six Days, Seven Nights'', he played the boyfriend of [[Anne Heche]]'s character. In ''Apt Pupil'', adapted from a [[Apt Pupil|novella of the same name]] by [[Stephen King]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9810/21/review.apt.pupil/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010509035523/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9810/21/review.apt.pupil/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2001|title=Review: 'Apt Pupil' gets an 'A'|last=Clinton|first=Paul|date=October 21, 1998|publisher=[[CNN|CNN: Showbiz/Movies]]|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> he had a supporting role as a school guidance counselor. "I was scared of the part", Schwimmer said, "but I wanted to be part of the movie". At the time, he noted it was a "little frustrating" that people would typecast him due to his role on ''Friends''.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Welkos|first=Robert W.|title=Young director follows up 'Usual Suspects'|journal=[[The Tampa Tribune]]|date=May 4, 1997}} (Reprinted from the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.)</ref> He subsequently appeared opposite [[Woody Allen]] and [[Sharon Stone]] in [[Alfonso Arau]]'s straight-to-cable comedy ''[[Picking Up the Pieces (film)|Picking Up the Pieces]]'' (2000).<ref name="tv">{{Cite web |title= David Schwimmer Credits |url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/david-schwimmer/credits/3000029337/ |work= tvguide.com |access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref>

In 2001, Schwimmer played [[Herbert Sobel|Captain Herbert M. Sobel]] in [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Tom Hanks]]' [[HBO]] [[World War II]] [[miniseries]] ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''. The television miniseries is based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer [[Stephen Ambrose]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/07/band.brothers/index.html|title=Enlist TV for 'Band of Brothers'|last=Clinton|first=Paul|date=September 7, 2001|publisher=[[CNN|CNN: Showbiz/Movies]]|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> Although ''Band of Brothers'' was met with largely positive reception,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/band_of_brothers/ |title=Band of Brothers |date=September 9, 2001 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=January 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126204130/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/band_of_brothers/ |archive-date=January 26, 2009 }}</ref> Schwimmer's performance was criticized; the [[BBC News]] concluded, "Part of the problem&nbsp;... may have been the ridiculous fact that ''Friends'' favourite David Schwimmer plays the hard and cruel Captain Herbert Sobel. The only thing believable about Schwimmer's acting is when he cowers in the face of true battle. His puppy dog eyes make him appear even more pitiful."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1544232.stm|title=Band of Brothers impresses|last=Hill|first=Aubrey|date=September 14, 2001|work=BBC News |access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> Later that year he portrayed [[Icchak Cukierman|Yitzhak Zuckerman]] in the war drama ''[[Uprising (2001 film)|Uprising]]'', based on the true events of the [[Warsaw Ghetto Uprising]] in 1943.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/11/02/DD157481.DTL|title='Uprising' has Emmy potential|last=Carman|first=John|date=November 2, 2001|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=January 30, 2009 | archive-date= May 25, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130525220454/http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Uprising-has-Emmy-potential-Miniseries-about-2861522.php | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117916244.html?categoryid=32&cs=1&query=%27Uprising%27|title=Uprising Review|last=Oxman|first=Steven|date=October 31, 2001|work=Variety |access-date=January 30, 2009}}</ref>

In March 2004, Schwimmer appeared as himself on HBO's comedy series ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Walker|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/small-world-how-television-ate-itself-1811071.html|title=Small world: How television ate itself|access-date=June 21, 2010|date=October 29, 2009|work=[[The Independent]] |location=UK}}</ref> During the lengthy run of ''Friends'', Schwimmer directed ten of the show's episodes.<ref name="directs">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/21/PKUNVG5N8.DTL|title=Schwimmer directs 1st film, 'Run, Fat Boy'|last=Stein|first=Ruthe|date=March 21, 2008|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=January 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/schwimmer-directing-little-britain-1117986969/|title=Schwimmer directing 'Little Britain'|last=Fleming|first=Michael|date=June 5, 2008|work=Variety |access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> The show's tenth and final season ended on May 6, 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4917464 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701092139/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/4917464 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 1, 2010 |title=Goodbye, old ''Friends'' |publisher=[[MSNBC]]|date=March 4, 2005 |access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref>

===2004–2010: Directing===
[[File:David Schwimmer.jpg|left|thumb|Schwimmer at the premiere of his directorial debut, ''[[Run Fatboy Run]]'' in 2007]]
In 2004, Schwimmer was director and executive producer on ''Nevermind Nirvana'', a sitcom about an [[Indian Americans|Indian American]] family that was not picked up by NBC.<ref>{{cite news |title=Schwimmer trying to find new friends on TV pilots|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/schwimmer-trying-to-find-new-friends-on-tv-pilots-deck/article995184/ |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=March 6, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Adalian |first1=Josef |title=Inside Move: Team attains 'Nirvana' |url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/inside-move-team-attains-nirvana-1117912281/ |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=Variety |date=October 20, 2023}}</ref> After ''Friends'', Schwimmer starred in the 2005 independent drama ''[[Duane Hopwood]]'', as the title character, who is an alcoholic whose life is spiraling downward rapidly after a divorce and is looking to turn his life around. The film received ambivalent reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/duane-hopwood|title=Duane Hopwood (2005): Reviews|date=November 11, 2005|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> Despite the reception, Schwimmer's performance was favored by critics; [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' reported that the role was Schwimmer's "career-transforming performance".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20051117%2FREVIEWS%2F51114001%2F1023|title=Duane Hopwood|date=November 18, 2005|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=January 20, 2009|archive-date=January 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105192643/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20051117%2FREVIEWS%2F51114001%2F1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Duane Hopwood'' was screened at a special presentation at the 2005 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-01-24-sundance_x.htm|title=Sundance festival fills small town to the rafters|last=Puig|first=Claudia|date=January 24, 2005|work=USA Today|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> Furthermore, in the same year he voiced [[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Melman|Melman]], a [[hypochondriac]] [[giraffe]], in the animated film ''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/27/review.madagascar/index.html|title=Review: Enjoyable trip to 'Madagascar'|last=Clinton|first=Paul|date=May 27, 2005|publisher=[[CNN|CNN: Showbiz/Movies]]|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' noted that Schwimmer is particularly appealing as Melman.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/26/AR2005052601775.html?sub=AR|title=A Roar of Approval|last=Hornaday|first=Ann|date=May 26, 2005|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=June 11, 2009}}</ref> Despite the mixed response from critics,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/madagascar|title=Madagascar (2005): Reviews|date=May 27, 2005|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> the film was a commercial success, earning US$532&nbsp;million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madagascar.htm|title=Madagascar (2005)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> making it one of the biggest hits of 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2005&p=.htm|title=2005 Yearly Box Office Results|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 21, 2009}}</ref>

Schwimmer starred on the London stage in May 2005, with [[Catherine Tate]], [[Lesley Manville]], [[Sara Powell]], and [[Saffron Burrows]], in [[Neil LaBute]]'s ''[[Some Girl(s)]]'' at the [[Gielgud Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4297091.stm|title=Friends star set for London stage|date=February 25, 2005|work=BBC News |access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> In the production, he plays a teacher who is ready to settle down and marry, but decides to visit four ex-girlfriends first.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article526315.ece|title=Some Girl(s)|last=Nightingale|first=Benedict|date=May 25, 2005|work=The Times |location=UK |access-date=June 19, 2009 |archive-date= June 15, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110615094301/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article526315.ece}}</ref> For his performance, Schwimmer received critical reviews. ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote that Schwimmer "is not called upon to extend his range nearly as far as one might have expected in ''Some Girl(s).'' [...] Schwimmer remains bland, competent, and boyish—though not fatally boyish in the manner that appears to have turned these women on."<ref name="some reviews">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4578615.stm|title=Press views: Some Girl(s)|date=May 25, 2005|work=BBC News |access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> However, [[Charles Spencer (journalist)|Charles Spencer]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' praised Schwimmer, reporting he "proves inspired casting. He takes to the stage with&nbsp;... his endearing gaucheness seems designed to ensure our continued sympathy. Schwimmer mercilessly lays bare his character's opportunism, casual cruelties, and chronic self-deception."<ref name="some reviews"/>

In 2006, he made his [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] debut in [[Herman Wouk]]'s two-act play ''[[The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (play)|The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1183560,00.html|title=David Schwimmer to Debut on Broadway|last=Chiu|first=Alexis|date=April 16, 2006|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=January 21, 2009|archive-date=February 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205123736/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1183560,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Schwimmer played the role of Lieutenant Barney Greenwald in the production, which was directed by [[Jerry Zaks]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/news/2005-12-08-schwimmer-broadway_x.htm|title=David Schwimmer to make his Broadway debut|date=December 8, 2005|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=USA Today|access-date=January 21, 2009}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine, he revealed that he had wanted to try Broadway, however said "a couple of things came up that just never quite felt right. Either because I liked the play but wasn't hot on the director, or there was another star attached that I wasn't jazzed about working with."<ref name="why">{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/arts/theater/features/16847/|title=Seriously, Folks|last=Dobkin|first=Matt|date=May 1, 2006|work=New York|access-date=January 21, 2009|archive-date= September 18, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130918074725/http://nymag.com/arts/theater/features/16847/}}</ref> He further added that when showed a copy of Wouk's novel "...I was shocked at how good the writing was."<ref name="why"/> His next film role was in the 2006 black comedy ''[[Big Nothing]]'', in which he played a bitter, unemployed scientist.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/dec/01/comedy1|title=Big Nothing|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|date=December 1, 2006|work=The Guardian |location=UK |access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref>

Schwimmer made his directorial feature debut in the 2007 British comedy film ''[[Run Fatboy Run]]''. The film stars [[Simon Pegg]] as an out of shape man who signs up for a marathon to convince his former fiancée and five-year-old son that he has turned his life around.<ref name="directs"/> When asked why he decided to direct the film, Schwimmer said: "As a director, I was struck by the challenge that I thought the script presented, which was that it was kind of three films in one. You had some great, big physical comedy, and I thought funny dialogue and characters. And then there was some real emotion to it with the relationship between the father and the son and the romance aspect."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-schwimmer_0328gl.State.Edition1.25342d2.html|title=Challenging script drew David Schwimmer to direct 'Run Fatboy Run'|last=Becker|first=Stephen|date=March 28, 2008|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|access-date=January 21, 2009 | archive-date= April 3, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080403043355/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-schwimmer_0328gl.State.Edition1.25342d2.html}}</ref> ''Run Fatboy Run'' garnered mixed reception, with the ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' rating it one-and-a-half out of five stars and writing, "Most disappointing is how Schwimmer—who spent 10 seasons on a sitcom filled with hyperverbal characters—manages to bumble 'Fatboy's' tender moments."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2008/03/28/2008-03-28_run_fatboy_run_logs_few_smiles.html|title='Run, Fatboy, Run' logs few smiles|last=Neumaier|first=Joe|date=March 28, 2008|work=[[Daily News (New York)]]|access-date=June 11, 2009|archive-date=January 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112024609/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2008/03/28/2008-03-28_run_fatboy_run_logs_few_smiles.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'', however, was favorable towards Schwimmer, reporting he possesses filmmaking finesse "having wisely chosen strong comic material for his debut behind the camera".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2008-03-27-run-fat-boy_N.htm|title=Romantically funny 'Fat Boy' is a winner|last=Puig|first=Claudia|date=March 27, 2008|work=USA Today|access-date=January 21, 2009}}</ref> For his directorial work, he was nominated for a [[British Independent Film Award]] in the category of Best Debut Director.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117974503.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1|title='Control' leads BIFA race|last=Thomas|first=Archie|date=October 28, 2007|work=Variety |access-date=February 23, 2009}}</ref>

On November 8, 2007, Schwimmer made a guest appearance in the [[30 Rock (season 2)|second season]] of the television series ''[[30 Rock]]'', where he played [[Greenzo]], an NBC environmental mascot.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/criticscorner/2007-11-07-critics-corner_N.htm|title=Critic's Corner Thursday|last=Bianco|first=Robert|date=November 7, 2007|work=USA Today|access-date=June 12, 2009}}</ref> The following year, he was part of an [[ensemble cast]] that included [[Kate Beckinsale]], [[Matt Dillon]], [[Alan Alda]], [[Angela Bassett]], and [[Noah Wyle]] in the thriller ''[[Nothing but the Truth (2008 American film)|Nothing But the Truth]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/01/nothing-but-the-truth.html|title=Nothing But the Truth|last=Medina|first=Jeremy|date=January 8, 2009|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=January 29, 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090119063632/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/01/nothing-but-the-truth.html | archive-date=January 19, 2009| url-status=live}}</ref> The movie received generally favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/nothing-but-the-truth|title=Nothing But the Truth (2008): Reviews|date=December 17, 2008|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 10, 2009}}</ref> The success of ''Madagascar'' led Schwimmer to return to the role of Melman in the 2008 sequel, ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]''. The film earned US$603&nbsp;million at the international box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madagascar2.htm|title=Madagascar:Escape 2 Africa|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> Schwimmer took part in directing in-studio segments for ''[[Little Britain USA]]'', an American spin-off of the British [[BBC]] television series ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/lost-in-translation-british-tv-goes-abroad-13924014.html|title=Lost in translation: British TV goes abroad|date=July 29, 2008|work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]]| access-date=January 21, 2009}}</ref> In regard to this, he commented that he had "a good time directing episodes" for the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2008/10/27/schwimmer-wants-more-little-britain-115875-20844836/|title=Schwimmer wants more Little Britain|date=October 27, 2008|work=Daily Mirror |location=UK|access-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref>

In October 2008, Schwimmer made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in ''Fault Lines'' at the [[Cherry Lane Theatre]] in New York.<ref name="fault">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/am-fault1002,2,3228021.story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803130405/http://www.latimes.com/news/am-fault1002,2,3228021.story|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 3, 2012|title='Fault Lines': David Schwimmer's Off-Broadway debut nothing new|last=Windman|first=Matt|date=October 2, 2008|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref> The production won a mixed review from the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', which wrote: "Based on ''Fault Lines''&nbsp;... we can't really tell whether Schwimmer has much talent as a director. We're surprised he didn't try something more challenging for his debut. If not much else, Schwimmer has encouraged his actors to intense their energy levels and comic timing at all costs".<ref name="fault"/> The ''[[New York Post]]'', however, noted that Schwimmer "knows a thing or two about freewheeling banter&nbsp;... and for a good while the play crackles with terrific dialogue, expertly delivered".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/item_wVAR0XywtA11ZvX7S6E55L;jsessionid=4A71583620086427D6B0CBDFF17888A9 |title=Booze-Fueled Night Lasts a Round too Long |last=Scheck |first=Frank |date=October 1, 2008 |work=New York Post |access-date=June 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019013453/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/item_wVAR0XywtA11ZvX7S6E55L%3Bjsessionid%3D4A71583620086427D6B0CBDFF17888A9 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 }}</ref> In February 2009, he returned to theater in a Chicago production of [[Thornton Wilder]]'s three-act play ''[[Our Town]]'' as George Gibbs at the [[Lookingglass Theatre Company|Lookingglass Theatre]].<ref name="town">{{cite news|url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/02/our-town.html|title=Schwimmer the emotional core of 'Our Town' in search of a small town|last=Jones|first=Chris|date=February 23, 2009|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=June 10, 2009}}</ref><ref name="so">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117939754.html?categoryid=33&cs=1|title=Theater Review: Our Town|last=Oxman|first=Steven|date=February 23, 2009|work=Variety |access-date=June 10, 2009}}</ref> "Schwimmer&nbsp;... turns in a poignant, richly textured and demonstrably heartfelt performance as George Gibbs. I've seen a fair bit of Schwimmer's post-''Friends'' stage work in London and New York, and I've never seen him better", commented the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''.<ref name="town" />

On August 2, 2009, Schwimmer played himself in the [[List of Entourage episodes#Season 6 (2009)|sixth season]] of the [[HBO]] television series, ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]''. In the episode, [[Ari Gold (Entourage)|Ari Gold]]'s ([[Jeremy Piven]]) agency tries to steer his career back to television.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2009/08/03/entourage-review-aug-2/|title='Entourage': Send in the Schwimmer!|last=Tucker|first=Ken|date=August 2, 2009|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 3, 2009}}</ref> Schwimmer directed his second feature, ''[[Trust (2010 film)|Trust]]'', starring [[Clive Owen]] and [[Catherine Keener]]. The film, a drama, is about a family whose teenage daughter becomes victim of an online sexual predator.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE59E12120091015| title=Owen, Keener to star in Schwimmer's "Trust"| last=Kit| first=Borys|date=October 15, 2009|work=The Hollywood Reporter|agency=Reuters |access-date=October 27, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iPPyJ7GuNJUMmNNzeXNpQoC-WpQAD9CAQ3Q00 |first=Mike |last=Householder |title=Schwimmer back in the director's chair for 'Trust' |access-date=December 2, 2009 |date=December 1, 2009 |agency=Associated Press |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524192255/https://www.webcitation.org/5lj5fD0BE?url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iPPyJ7GuNJUMmNNzeXNpQoC-WpQAD9CAQ3Q00 |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Trust'' premiered at the [[2010 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jane|last=Stevenson|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/tiff/2010/2010/09/11/15320176.html|title='Trust' spotlights online horror|access-date=September 14, 2010|date=September 11, 2010|newspaper=Toronto Sun}}</ref>

===2010–present: Return to television===
On January 1, 2011, Schwimmer guest-starred on the British comedy series ''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly with Me]]'' starring [[Matt Lucas]] and [[David Walliams]], whom he directed in ''Little Britain USA''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7772326-david-schwimmer-cameos-on-controversial-come-fly-with-me |title=David Schwimmer cameos on controversial 'Come Fly With Me' |work=allvoices |date=January 2, 2011 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122055335/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7772326-david-schwimmer-cameos-on-controversial-come-fly-with-me |archive-date=January 22, 2011  }}</ref> The following year, he returned to voice Melman the Giraffe in ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/david-schwimmer-talks-madagascar-3-europe-s-most-wanted-1.3753112|title=David Schwimmer talks 'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'|first=Frank|last=Lovece|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|date=June 1, 2012|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref> In 2013, Schwimmer appeared  as Josh Rosenthal, a mobster who was brought up by the notorious [[Roy DeMeo]] and part of the [[Gambino Family]], alongside [[Michael Shannon]] in ''[[The Iceman (film)|The Iceman]]''.<ref name="tv"/>

In 2014, Schwimmer was cast as the lead in the ABC comedy pilot ''Irreversible'', playing "one half of a somewhat eccentric, self-absorbed couple".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/friends-alum-david-schwimmer-star-676298 |title='Friends' Alum David Schwimmer to Star in ABC Comedy 'Irreversible'|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In 2016, Schwimmer played [[Robert Kardashian]] in the first season of the FX anthology series ''[[American Crime Story]]''. He received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for his performance.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/david-schwimmer-robert-kardashian-american-crime-story-1201383917/ |title=David Schwimmer Cast as Robert Kardashian in FX's 'American Crime Story'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 19, 2014}}</ref> In January 2016,  Schwimmer and [[Jim Sturgess]] were cast to star in the new [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] [[crime drama]] ''[[Feed the Beast (TV series)|Feed the Beast]]''. The series premiered on June 5, 2016, and aired 10 episodes through August before being canceled.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Andereeva|first1=Nellie|title='Feed The Beast' Canceled By AMC After One Season|url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/feed-the-beast-canceled-amc-one-season-no-season-2-1201812886/|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref> In November 2016, it was announced that Schwimmer would star in his first audio series.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/oscar-isaac-catherine-keener-and-david-schwimmer-a-245206|title=Oscar Isaac, Catherine Keener, and David Schwimmer are making a podcast|first=Sam|last=Barsanti|magazine=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> [[Gimlet Media]]'s [[podcast]] ''[[Gimlet Media#Homecoming|Homecoming]]'' began airing on November 16, 2016.

In April 2017, Schwimmer helped adapt the films of [[Sigal Avin]] for a US audience. The six short features depict sexual harassment at work by men on women.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a9215169/david-schwimmer-interview-sigal-avin-harassment/|title=David Schwimmer Launches New Campaign to Fight Sexual Harassment|date=April 3, 2017|magazine=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/12/david-schwimmers-sexual-harassment-videos-are-good-but-theyre-womens-work|title=David Schwimmer's sexual harassment films are good. But this is women's work - Van Badham|first=Van|last=Badham|date=April 12, 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=UK|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref>

In 2020, Schwimmer was cast as a main character in the British sitcom ''[[Intelligence (British TV series)|Intelligence]]'' broadcast on [[Sky One]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1240926/Intelligence-Sky-release-date-cast-trailer-plot-when-is-new-series-out-NOW-TV|title=Intelligence on Sky release date cast trailer plot: When is the new series out?|last=Mitchell|first=Molli|date=February 11, 2020|newspaper=[[Daily Express]]|location=UK|language=en|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref>  In the same year, he was a celebrity reader on [[CBeebies]] Bedtime Stories,<ref>{{Citation|title=Bedtime Stories {{!}} David Schwimmer {{!}} If I Had a Sleepy Sloth {{!}} CBeebies| date=February 27, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE0FTns5yX0|language=en|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref> and was signed as the face of British banking chain [[TSB Bank (United Kingdom)|TSB]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lbbonline.com/news/friends-star-david-schwimmer-urges-the-uk-to-get-the-most-out-of-life-in-tsb-spot|title=Friends Star David Schwimmer Urges the UK to Get the Most Out of Life in TSB Spot|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>

Schwimmer featured in [[Jews Don't Count#Documentary adaptation|''Jews Don't Count'']], a 2022 documentary by British Jewish comedian [[David Baddiel]] on the subject of [[antisemitism]]. Schwimmer's contribution, in which he said that he has never felt white, was described as "erudite" by Rebecca Nicholson of ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nicholson |first1=Rebecca |title=David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count review – a doc so shocking it sounds like a siren |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/21/david-baddiel-jews-dont-count-review-a-doc-so-shocking-it-sounds-like-a-siren |access-date=October 29, 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=November 21, 2022}}</ref>

From January 2025, Schwimmer starred in season 2 of the anthology horror series ''[[Goosebumps (2023 TV series)|Goosebumps]]'', based on the [[Goosebumps|book series of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/david-schwimmer-goosebumps-anthology-series-season-2-1235863622/|title=David Schwimmer To Lead Season 2 Of Disney+ Anthology Series 'Goosebumps'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=March 20, 2024|access-date=October 21, 2024|archive-date=March 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320220036/https://deadline.com/2024/03/david-schwimmer-goosebumps-anthology-series-season-2-1235863622/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Schwimmer dated singer-songwriter [[Natalie Imbruglia]] in the late 1990s. Schwimmer and [[Jennifer Aniston]] admitted to having crushes on each other early on while filming ''[[Friends]]'' during HBO Max's ''[[Friends: The Reunion]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://people.com/tv/friends-reunion-jennifer-aniston-david-schwimmer-crushed-on-each-other/| title= Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer Admit They Used to 'Crush' on Each Other| access-date=May 27, 2021|date=May 27, 2021}}</ref> Schwimmer began a relationship with British artist [[Zoë Buckman]] in 2007<ref name=separation /> and they married on June 4, 2010. Their daughter Cleo Buckman Schwimmer was born in 2011.<ref name="people.com">{{Cite web |title=All About David Schwimmer's Child Cleo Buckman Schwimmer |url=https://people.com/all-about-david-schwimmer-daughter-cleo-buckman-schwimmer-7570611 |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://people.com/celebrity/david-schwimmer-is-engaged/| title=David Schwimmer Is Engaged!| access-date=March 14, 2010|date=March 14, 2010|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/track/star_tracks/view.bg?articleid=1288468&position=also |title=David Schwimmer marries Zoe Beckman |access-date=October 13, 2010 |date=October 13, 2010 |work=[[Boston Herald]] |archive-date=October 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016045145/http://www.bostonherald.com/track/star_tracks/view.bg?articleid=1288468&position=also |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Jennifer Lipman. [http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/39271/david-schwimmer-marries-secret "David Schwimmer marries in secret"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224172454/https://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/39271/david-schwimmer-marries-secret |date=February 24, 2021 }}. ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]''. October 12, 2010. "The Jewish actor, star of the hit series Friends, tied the knot with Zoe Buckman in a small private ceremony".</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Sarah Anne |date=May 23, 2011 |title=David Schwimmer and wife welcome baby girl |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/david-schwimmer-and-wife-welcome-baby-girl/2011/05/23/AFddXt9G_blog.html |access-date=May 23, 2011}}</ref> The couple announced in April 2017 that they were "taking some time apart".<ref name=separation>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/david-schwimmer-wife-zoe-buckman-taking-some-time-apart-w475045|title=David Schwimmer, Wife Zoe Buckman Taking 'Some Time Apart' After Six Years of Marriage|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=April 5, 2017|work=[[Us Weekly]]|first=Stephanie|last=Webber|archive-date=February 26, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180226221140/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/david-schwimmer-wife-zoe-buckman-taking-some-time-apart-w475045/|url-status=live}}</ref> They divorced later that year.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mulkerrins|first=Jane|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/david-schwimmer-friends-new-sitcom-fears-billie-eilish/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/david-schwimmer-friends-new-sitcom-fears-billie-eilish/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=David Schwimmer on Friends, his new sitcom, and his fears for Billie Eilish|date=February 20, 2020|work=The Telegraph|access-date=March 16, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Schwimmer and his ex-wife are on good terms and continue to co-parent their child amicably. He tends to keep his personal life away from the media to preserve his daughter's childhood.<ref name="people.com"/>

Schwimmer primarily lives in [[East Village, Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-schwimmer-east-village-demolition_n_1257496/amp | title=David Schwimmer Destroys Historic East Village Townhouse to Build His New Mansion | date=February 6, 2012 }}</ref> He previously had a loft in [[Near West Side, Chicago]] as well as a house in [[Hancock Park, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-re-elite-street-david-schwimmer-20200203-k4kvefgxwffhfl22anhla3dvhi-story.html | title=David Schwimmer sells longtime Near West Side home for $965,000 | website=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=February 3, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://la.curbed.com/2011/11/11/10425598/david-schwimmer-lists-his-hancock-park-mediterranean | title=David Schwimmer Lists His Hancock Park Mediterranean | date=November 11, 2011 }}</ref>

In June 2006, Schwimmer won a US$400,000 [[defamation]] lawsuit against Aaron Tonken, a former charity fundraiser. Tonken claimed Schwimmer had demanded [[Rolex]] watches in order to appear at his own charity event, a claim that Schwimmer had denied.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/david-schwimmer-wins-judgment-in-defamation-suit |title=David Schwimmer Wins Judgment in Defamation Suit|date=June 19, 2006|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]|access-date=January 21, 2009}}</ref>

Schwimmer is an active director of the Rape Treatment Center in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], which specializes in helping victims of date rape and child rape.<ref name="f word">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/david-schwimmer-dont-use-the-fword-490230.html|title=David Schwimmer: Don't use the F-word|last=Cooper|first=Tim|date=May 14, 2005 | work = The Independent |location=UK|access-date=January 21, 2009 | archive-date=March 23, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120323022743/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/david-schwimmer-dont-use-the-fword-6146235.html |url-status=live}}</ref> He has also campaigned for legislation to ban drugs such as [[Flunitrazepam|Rohypnol]] and [[gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid|GHB]].<ref name="f word" /> In November 2011, he gave the Scottish charity [[Children 1st]] permission to screen his film ''[[Trust (2010 film)|Trust]]'' to commemorate World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse and Violence against Children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/news/27732-hollywood-star-helps-childrens-charity-to-raise-awareness-of-online-sexual-abuse |title=Friends star helps Edinburgh charity raise awareness of online child abuse |publisher=[[STV (TV channel)|STV]]|location=Scotland |first=Maxine |last=Finlay |date=November 19, 2011 |access-date=November 19, 2011 | archive-date= January 25, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120125023531/http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/news/27732-hollywood-star-helps-childrens-charity-to-raise-awareness-of-online-sexual-abuse/}}</ref>

In October 2023, he was one of many Hollywood signatories of a letter calling on [[President Joe Biden]] to work toward the release of all Israeli hostages after the [[October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |date=2023-10-23 |title=Hollywood Stars and Executives Thank President Biden for Leadership, Call for Release of All Hamas Hostages |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hamas-hostages-hollywood-stars-open-letter-biden-1235765726/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-24 |title=NoHostageLeftBehind |url=https://www.nohostageleftbehind.com/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024000623/https://www.nohostageleftbehind.com/ |archive-date=October 24, 2023 }}</ref> In January 2024, he signed an open letter calling on the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] to include Jews in its representation and inclusion standards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=Benjamin |date=2024-01-09 |title=Julianna Margulies, David Schwimmer and Over 260 More Implore Academy to Include Jews in Inclusion Standards {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.thewrap.com/jewish-inclusion-academy-open-letter-julianna-marguiles-david-schwimmer/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Letter To The Motion Picture Academy On Its Diversity Requirements |url=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdPwEa3bz1R8O1nglZPSfT9nWtiEbNjg8uJUSvvyy4I_eTvg/viewform |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Google Docs |language=en}}</ref> He has spoken about antisemitism at the [[Anti-Defamation League]]'s "Never is Now" conference.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk2dBRMFJ44 |title=ADL's 2022 Never Is Now {{!}} A Conversation with David Schwimmer and Michael Eric Dyson |date=2022-11-14 |last=Anti-Defamation League |access-date=2025-03-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vQNOEX1lVs |title=David Schwimmer Presents the ADL Heroes Against Hate {{!}} Never Is Now 2025 |date=2025-03-04 |last=Anti-Defamation League |access-date=2025-03-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Steven Zeitchik,Zoe G. |date=2025-03-05 |title=David Schwimmer Asks Jewish Hollywood Leaders to Speak Up Against Antisemitism: "Stand Up" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/david-schwimmer-jewish-hollywood-speak-up-antisemitism-1236154918/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2012, he rebutted two longstanding rumors: one that he appeared as a soldier on a train in ''[[Biloxi Blues (film)|Biloxi Blues]]'' (1988), saying, "No. I don't know why that's on [[IMDb]], but I never was in that" (the credit has since been removed), and the other that he is related to dancer [[Lacey Schwimmer]], saying, "No, not at all. Please set the record straight. I guess it's a natural assumption because we have the same last name, but no. I've never even met her".<ref name=newsday>Schwimmer, in {{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/david-schwimmer-talks-madagascar-3-europe-s-most-wanted-1.3753112 |author-link=Frank Lovece |last=Lovece |first=Frank |work=[[Newsday]] |title=David Schwimmer talks 'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted' |date=May 31, 2012 |access-date=June 4, 2012 |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615184914/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/david-schwimmer-talks-madagascar-3-europe-s-most-wanted-1.3753112 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1989
|''A Deadly Silence''
|Rob Cuccio
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Crossing the Bridge]]''
|John Anderson
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1993
|''[[Twenty Bucks]]''
|Neil Campbell
|
|-
|''The Waiter''
|Evil Waiter
| rowspan="2" |[[Short film]]
|-
|''The Pitch''
|Vinnie
|-
|1994
|''[[Wolf (1994 film)|Wolf]]''
|Cop
|
|-
|1995
|''The Party Favor''
|Unknown
|Short film
|-
|1996
|''[[The Pallbearer]]''
|Tom Thompson
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1998
|''[[Kissing a Fool]]''
|Max Abbitt
|Also executive producer
|-
|''[[Six Days, Seven Nights]]''
|Frank Martin
|
|-
|''[[Apt Pupil (film)|Apt Pupil]]''
|Edward French
|
|-
|''[[The Thin Pink Line]]''
|Kelly Goodish/J.T.
|
|-
|1999
|''[[It's the Rage (film)|All the Rage]]''
|Chris
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2000
|''[[Love & Sex]]''
|Door to door preacher
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Picking Up the Pieces (film)|Picking Up the Pieces]]''
|Father Leo Jerome
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
|''[[Hotel (2001 film)|Hotel]]''
|Jonathan Danderfine
|
|-
|''[[uprising (2001 film)|Uprising]]''
|Yitzhak "Antek" Zuckerman
|
|-
|2003
|''Great Family''
|Tony Adams
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
|''[[Duane Hopwood]]''
|Duane Hopwood
|
|-
|''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]''
|[[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Melman|Melman]] (voice)
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Big Nothing]]''
|Charlie
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Run Fatboy Run|Run, Fatboy, Run]]''
|Man Handing Dennis a Beer During Race
|Uncredited; also director
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|''[[Nothing but the Truth (2008 American film)|Nothing but the Truth]]''
|Ray Armstrong
|
|-
|''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]''
|Melman (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012
|''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]''
|Young Thark Warrior
|
|-
|''[[The Iceman (film)|The Iceman]]''
|Josh Rosenthal
|
|-
|''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]''
| rowspan="2" | Melman (voice)
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Madly Madagascar]]''
|Short film
|-
|2019
|''[[The Laundromat (2019 film)|The Laundromat]]''
|Matthew Quirk
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Little Death (film)|Little Death]]''
| Martin
| 
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1989
|''A Deadly Silence''
|Rob Cuccio
|[[TV movie]]
|-
|1991–1992
|''[[The Wonder Years]]''
|Michael
|4 episodes (seasons 4–5)
|-
|1992–1993
|''[[L.A. Law]]''
|City Attorney Dana Romney
|Recurring role (season 7)
|-
| rowspan="2" |1993
|''[[NYPD Blue]]''
|Josh '4B' Goldstein
|4 episodes
|-
|''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]''
|Sonny Catalano
|2 episodes
|-
|1994
|''[[Monty (TV series)|Monty]]''
|Greg Richardson
|Main cast
|-
|1994–2004
|''[[Friends]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Ross Geller]]
|Main cast (also played Russ in "[[The One with Russ]]"; credited as Snaro)
|-
| rowspan="2" |1995
|''[[The Single Guy]]''
|Episode: "Neighbors"<br />Uncredited
|-
|''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
|Himself (host)
|Episode: "David Schwimmer/[[Natalie Merchant]]"
|-
|1996
|''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
|Dr. Karubian (voice)
|Episode: "Doctor Carter, I Presume"<br />Uncredited
|-
|1997
|''[[Breast Men]]''
|Dr. Kevin Saunders
| rowspan="3" |TV movie
|-
|1998
|''[[Since You've Been Gone (film)|Since You've Been Gone]]''
|Robert S. Levitt
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
|''[[Uprising (2001 film)|Uprising]]''
|[[Yitzhak Zuckerman]]
|-
|''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''
|[[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] [[Herbert Sobel|Herbert M. Sobel]]
|[[Miniseries]], main cast (episodes 1, 4, and 10)
|-
|2003
|''[[Mad TV|MADtv]]''
| rowspan="2" |Himself
|Episode: "9.3"
|-
|2004
|''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''
|3 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[30 Rock]]''
|Greenzo/Jared
|Episode: "[[Greenzo]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009
|''[[Merry Madagascar]]''
|[[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Melman|Melman]] (voice)
|[[Television special]]
|-
|''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]''
| rowspan="2" |Himself
|Episode: "Running on E"
|-
|2011
|''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly With Me]]''
|Episode 2
|-
|2012
|''[[Web Therapy (TV series)|Web Therapy]]''
|Newell L. Miller
|Recurring role (season 2)
|-
|2015
|''[[Episodes (TV series)|Episodes]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Episode Five"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''[[The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story]]''
|[[Robert Kardashian]]
|Miniseries, main cast
|-
|''[[Feed the Beast (TV series)|Feed the Beast]]''
|Tommy Moran
|Main cast
|-
|2018–2019
|''[[Will & Grace]]''
|Noah Broader
|Recurring role (season 10)
|-
|2019
|''Mysterious Planet''
|Narrator
|[[Television documentary|Television documentary series]]
|-
|2020
|[[CBeebies|''CBeebies Bedtime Stories'']]
|Himself
|'The Smeds and the Smoos'
|-
|2020–2023
|''[[Intelligence (British TV series)|Intelligence]]''
|Jerry Berstein
|Main cast
|-
|2021
|''[[Friends: The Reunion]]''
|Himself
|[[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]] special; also executive producer
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023
|''[[Extrapolations (TV series)|Extrapolations]]''
|Harris Goldblatt
|Episode: "2047: The Fifth Question"
|-
|''[[Captain Fall]]''
|Joel Moon (voice)
|Episode: "Boner Medicine"
|-
|[[The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer|''The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C'']]
|Himself
|Episode #6.1
|-
|2025
|''[[Goosebumps (2023 TV series)|Goosebumps]]''
|Anthony
|Main cast (season 2)
|}

=== Director/producer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Notes
|-
|1996
|''Shoot the Moon''
|Executive producer
|-
|1998
|''[[Since You've Been Gone (film)|Since You've Been Gone]]''
|Director; television film
|-
|1999–2004
|''[[Friends]]''
|Director; 10 episodes
|-
|2003
|''Humanoid''
|Executive producer
|-
| rowspan="3" |2004
|''Americana''
|Director; television film
|-
|''[[The Tracy Morgan Show]]''
|Director; episode: "Miracle Street"
|-
|''Nevermind Nirvana''
|Director/executive producer; pilot
|-
|2004–2005
|''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]]''
|Director; 2 episodes: "Joey and the Perfect Storm" (2004)/"Joey and the Taste Test" (2005)
|-
|2005
|''New Car Smell''
|Director; television film
|-
|2007
|''[[Run Fatboy Run|Run, Fatboy, Run]]''
|Director
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008
|''[[Little Britain USA]]''
|Director; 6 episodes
|-
|''Fly Like Mercury''
|Executive producer
|-
|2010
|''[[Trust (2010 film)|Trust]]''
|Director
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''[[Growing Up Fisher]]''
|Director/executive producer; episode: "Pilot"
|-
|''Irreversible''
|Director/executive producer; television film
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by David Schwimmer}}

==See also==
* [[Back Stage West Garland Awards]], for his Lookingglass Theatre Company, production of ''[[Arabian Nights]]''

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Instagram}}
* Lawrence, Will. "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3667590/David-Schwimmer-From-Central-Perk-to-the-East-End.html David Schwimmer: From Central Perk to the East End]." ''The Daily Telegraph''. August 31, 2007. Accessed June 10, 2009.
* Greenstreet, Rosanna. "[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/sep/08/1 Q&A: David Schwimmer]." ''The Guardian''. September 8, 2007. Accessed June 10, 2009.
* Pratt, Steve. "[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/1674716.new_direction/ New direction]." ''The Northern Echo''. September 8, 2007. Accessed June 10, 2009.

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