David Schwimmerwas born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, the son of two lawyers.
The biggest of breaks occurred when Schwimmer was cast as Dr. Ross Geller on"Friends.
Schwimmer continues to be a familiar presence onstage and onscreen, both in front of and behind the camera.
Quickly, however, was definitely not how it happened.
In fact, Schwimmer spent the next few years shuttling between California and Chicago.
“You and me, we were in an improv group,” Colbert told Schwimmer.
Colbert, in fact, remained particularly fond of improvising alongside Schwimmer in the troupe.
“I still have my No Fun Mud Piranhas t-shirt,” Colbert revealed in an interview withNorthwesternmagazine.
The persistent student rented out his own space, funded with money he’d received from his bar mitzvah.
They then formed Lookingglass, which has gone on to become a Chicago institution.
Entertainmentrecalled, his character recurred in four episodes during the show’s fourth and fifth seasons.
Schwimmer’s time on the show ended when Michael and Karen got married and moved to Alaska.
In an interview withYahoo!
And I had the utmost faith that he would kind of get to where he is today."
Given that, it’s not surprising Schwimmer continued to pursue his directing ambitions onscreen as well.
“I got ‘Friends’ when I was 27 but I had done all this work on stage.
But all that was just eradicated.
Fortunately, Schwimmer found the roles he craved on the stage.
Over time, Schwimmer told The Guardian, he’d come to terms with being forever associated with Ross.
Back in the ’90s, the Kardashian name was most associated with O.J.
In preparing for the role, Schwimmer turned down an offer to meet with the late lawyer’s daughters.
“And they wanted to do it on camera.”
As a result, the producers “had to persuade him to come back to television.”
As McCormack revealed in an interview withHuffPost, he subsequently learned his audition was in vain.
Schwimmer responded bytweetinga statement of apology.
There were, he conceded, “other shows and other sets” where “it was worse.”
“I hate the monkey,” he toldEntertainment Weeklyin 1995 of his animal co-star.
“I wish it were dead.”
They’re really, really possessive.
It’s a bummer.”
“I liked the monkey.
And the monkey was really cool.
Schwimmer, not so much,” LeBlanc admitted during an appearance on"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
While some stars have learned to make peace with the paparazzi, Schwimmer is not one of them.
However, Schwimmer admitted he’s come to loathe how these photographers operate.
It’s not a real life, it’s a waste of life."
“So everyone turned down all these opportunities.
You know, everyone was banking on doing this first film with me,” he explained.
Ultimately, loyalty won out and he turned it down.
“I just said, ‘I can’t.
These are my closest friends in the world.
This is their first shot at a movie, my first shot at directing,'” Schwimmer revealed.
“It wasn’t even like a choice for me.
I was like, I just can’t.”
Despite his extraordinary net worth, Schwimmer is only the fourth-wealthiest member of the “Friends” cast.
Sitting at the top of the heap isJennifer Aniston, with a net worth of $300 million.
