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In the debut season (1994-95) of "Friends," David Schwimmer's
performance as Ross, a sensitive, hopeless romantic, earned him an Emmy Award
nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Born in Queens, New York and raised in Los Angeles, Schwimmer was first exposed
to acting when he enrolled in a high school drama class on a whim. After he
completed the course, an instructor encouraged him to attend a summer program
in acting at Northwestern University in Chicago.
After his graduation from high school, he returned to Northwestern, where he
received a B.S. degree in speech/theatre. In 1988, Schwimmer, along with seven
other Northwestern graduates, founded Chicago's Looking glass Theatre Company -
an ensemble of actors, writers, directors and designers dedicated to creating
vibrant new works for the American stage. Schwimmer says the company, which is
now twenty members strong, "possesses a unique combination of talent,
drawing its strength from training in the classics, acrobatics, gymnastics,
dance and music."
Schwimmer's stage acting credits with Lookingglass include "The Master and
Margarita," "In the Eye of the Beholder," "West,"
"Of One Blood" and" The Odyssey." this Fall, he will be
bringing the company out to Los Angeles, where he will act with them in
"The Arabian Nights." Theatre being a passion for him, he most
recently starred on the Los Angeles stage as a devious screenwriter in the hit
play "D Girl." His stage directing credits include "The
Jungle," which he also adapted and which earned six joseph Jefferson
Awards,
"The Serpent," and "Alice in Wonderland," which toured to
the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.
In 1993, Schwimmer made his debut as a television series regular on the comedy
"Monty," with Henry Winkler. His other television credits include
recurring roles on such series as "NYPD Blue," "L.A. Law"
and "The Wonder Years."
His feature film acting credits include "The Pallbearer,"
"Twenty Bucks," "Crossing the Bridge" and "Since
You've Been Gone," which he also directed and which stars his Pals from
the Lookingglass Theatre Company.
Schwimmer enjoys playing softball, basketball, ping-pong and poker with his
buddies.
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