David Schwimmer

Today Ross from the famous TV series "Friends," that is, actor and director David Schwimmer, turns 44 years old.

David Lawrence Schwimmer was born in New York City to lawyers Arthur Schwimmer and Arlene Coleman. The family later moved to Los Angeles.

As a child, David was quite complexed child - the fact that he suffered from excess weight. However, despite the complexes, he took a great interest in the theater, and once even played a fairy in the play "Cinderella". From the age of 13, David participated in the so-called "Shakespeare seminars" in Lake Tahoe. Then he went to Northwestern University.

Since the late 1980s, Schwimmer began acting on TV. In 1991 he made his film debut in the movie "Intruder Flight", and in 1992 he starred in the movie "The Bridge.

Well, the role that made David a star is familiar to almost everyone who has ever turned on the TV. In 1994, he began playing Ross Geller, paleontologist, one of the main characters in the TV series "Friends.

For 10 years, David, along with the other actors on the show - Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow and Courtney Cox - entertained, without exaggeration, the whole world. And while Courtney and Jen became friends during filming, David and Matthew became true friends. For example, when Matthew had problems with drugs, it was David who answered the journalists' questions. He was the one who helped Perry cope with his addiction (the rest of the "Friends" team was also very supportive of Matthew, by the way).

"Friends."

It was on the set of "Friends" that David first tried his hand as a director (in addition, he directed several episodes of the show "Joey" with Matt LeBlanc). He subsequently directed several films, but more about that below.

Ross Geller, by the way, didn't just appear in Friends. He "glimpsed" in the TV series "Lonely Boy", which ran from 1995 to 1997.

However, not only Ross perfectly good Schwimmeru. The actor starred in other projects, working in "Friends. In 1996, came out a romantic comedy "Alien's Funeral," where the main roles were performed by David and Gwyneth Paltrow. In 1997, the box office comedy "Implants" - again with David in the title role, and in 1998, the picture "Pretend Kiss.

"Someone else's funeral.

"♪ kissing someone else's funeral ♪

"The Implanters."

1998 was generally very successful for David - he starred in the comedy "Six Days, Seven Nights" and "The Thin Pink Line", and also played a role in the psychological drama "Able Student. But while some audiences liked the films with Schwimmer, critics have not always received him well - in 1997, he was nominated for the "Golden Raspberry" as "Worst New Star. But that didn't shake his popularity.

"Six Days, Seven Nights."

"A Capable Apprentice."

In 2000, Schwimmer had a small role in the comedy "In Pieces" (also starring Sharon Stone and Woody Allen), and in 2001, in the drama "Hotel."

"In Pieces."

"Hotel."

Until 2004, David worked mainly on "Friends." And in 2005, he played a major role in the film "Repentance. 2006, however, brought the actor a role in the black crime comedy "Total Bummer.

"Remorse.

"Total Bummer."

In "Total Bummer," Schwimmer played with Simon Pegg. In 2007, he cast him in the lead role in his own movie, "Run, Fat Man, Run."

"Run, Fatso, Run."

In 2008, David starred in the thriller "Nothing but the truth. And later he focused on his own directorial projects. Thus, in September, the world box office drama "Trust" with Clive Owen. And in 2011, scheduled to premiere the tape "Masters of Complicity. This is a story about two rich playboys, who, in addition to having fun, and are struggling with the "world evil" - c crime. The main roles in the picture will be played by George Clooney and Hugh Grant.

"Nothing but the truth"

"Trust."

David recently had another important event in his life - he married his girlfriend, former waitress Zoe Buckman. We wish the newlyweds happiness. And, of course, we look forward to more projects from the birthday boy.

David and Zoey