+ David Schwimmer

The Basics	David Schwimmer was born on November 12, 1966 in Queens, New York.
Family	David was raised by in Los Angeles by Arthur Schwimmer and Arlene Coleman-Schwimmer. His father was an appellate lawyer who married his mother - an attorney - in 1964.
Education	Schwimmer was first exposed acting when he enrolled in the Beverly Hills 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, Schwimmer returned to Northwestern, where he received a B.S. degree in speech/theater. Following his graduation in 1988, Schwimmer, along with seven other Northwestern graduates, founded the Lookingglass Theater Company in Chicago. The group is an ensemble of actors, directors, and writers.
Career Before Friends	Schwimmer's stage-acting credits with Lookingglass include West, The Odyssey, Of One Blood, In the Eye of the Beholder and The Master and Margarita. His stage-directing credits include The Jungle, which earned six Joseph Awards; The Serpent and Alice In Wonderland, which was performed at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland. In 1993, Schwimmer made his debut as a television-series regular on the comedy Monty. He had recurring roles in a few other TV series. He also hosted Montreal's 13th Annual Just For Laughs Festival.
Videography	� 1988 The Wonder Years � 1989 A Deadly Silence � 1990 Flight of the Intruder � 1992 Crossing the Bridge � 1993 The Vaiter � 1993 Twenty Bucks � 1993 NYPD Blue � 1994 Wolf � 1994 Monty � 1996 The Pallbearer � 1997 Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life � 1997 Breast Men � 1998 Since You've Been Gone � 1998 Kissing a Fool � 1998 Apt Pupil � 1998 Six Days, Seven Nights � 1998 The Thin Pink Line � 1999 All The Rage � 2000 Love & Sex � 2000 Picking Up The Pieces � 2001 Band Of Brothers