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 paleontologist who works at a museum and later becomes a professor at a university.

Jan 8, 2025 · David Schwimmer seemed to be unable to get off the couch. That is until every move is met with "pivot!" from Friends fans. In an interview with Good Morning America, Schwimmer talked about the sitcom's lasting impact and how a scene from season 5 …

Jan 13, 2025 · David Schwimmer's stint as Ross Geller on "Friends" launched his career and earned him a staggering $1 million an episode in its final seasons.

Jan 2, 2025 · In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly about his starring role in the upcoming second season of Disney+ and Hulu 's horror anthology revival Goosebumps (out Jan. 10), Schwimmer recounts a...

Apr 2, 2014 · After deciding to try comedy again, Schwimmer scored his big break in 1994 playing the role of Ross Geller on the new TV series Friends. Schwimmer was the first actor cast on the ensemble...

Jan 7, 2025 · David Schwimmer looked back on the enduring legacy of sitcom Friends during a recent appearance on Good Morning America to promote his new Goosebumps series The Vanishing, revealing the one...

Aug 18, 2021 · According to Screen Rant, the Snaro mystery is one of many behind-the-scenes Easter eggs in the "Friends" catalogue. But it's also one of the most befuddling. If Schwimmer played Russ, why wasn't...

Jan 24, 2025 · FRIENDS star David Schwimmer has revealed the touching way he celebrated the show's major milestone with one of his famous co-stars. Known for being one of the biggest sitcoms in history, the cast lost one of their own when Matthew Perry died over a year ago. 6.

Jan 7, 2025 · Friends star David Schwimmer hasn’t escaped the show’s super fans, he told Good Morning America hosts on Tuesday as he revealed the line from the show fans still shout at him “on the street.”

Actor: Friends. Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, Schwimmer was encouraged by a high school instructor to attend a summer program in acting at Northwestern University. Inspired by that experience, he returned to Northwestern where he received a …