Hollywood star David Lawrence Schwimmer is turning 57 this year. The F.R.I.E.N.D.S-fame actor is also a well-known director and producer. The actor gained recognition across the globe for portraying the role of Ross Geller in the sitcom series, F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
Schwimmer was born on November 2, 1966, in Flushing in Queens, New York City. He was raised in a Jewish household alongside an elder sister. However, at a very young age, Schwimmer’s family relocated to Los Angeles where he was encouraged by one of his high school instructors to attend summer programs in acting at Northwestern University.
After attending the summer sessions at Northwestern University, David went to the same where he received a Bachelor’s degree in speech and theatre. Following the degree, in 1988 David co-founded Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company with other fellow graduates.
FRIENDS and Prominence
Although the 1994 sitcom series F.R.I.E.N.D.S brought David major prominence in the entertainment industry, he has been working in the same field since 1989. Initially, he began his career by playing a supporting role in the ABC tele-movie A Deadly Silence.
F.R.I.E.N.D.S gained quick prominence and became a major hit, making the stars out of Schwimmer and his co-stars—Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, and Lisa Kudrow. The series FRIENDS stood to be one of the highest-rated shows on television until it ended in 2004. The ensemble cast of the series later returned for the TV special ‘Friends: The Reunion (2021)’, in which they discussed the show including behind-the-scenes, fun incidents and memorable instances.
Apart from F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Schwimmer has worked in Wolf, Kissing a Fool, The Pallbearer, Love & Sex, All the Rage, Great Family, Madagascar, Monty, Uprising and many more. Apart from being an actor, David has also produced and directed a couple of projects, which include Humanoid, Americana, Joey, Nevermind Nirvana, Trust and Irreversible among many others.
David Schwimmer: Net worth
David has amassed a remarkable net worth of $130 million as estimated, this year. As per recent media reports, the actor has earned a staggering $60 million from F.R.I.E.N.D.S itself. Even today after so many years of the series, Schwimmer continues to earn a substantial income from it as royalties, which is approximately $7 million per year.
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