David schimmer biography

If David Schwimmer were a kid today, he'd never have been able to watch Friends. The popular sitcom aired on Thursday evenings in the US and he and his sister were only allowed to watch TV on Saturday nights.

David Schwimmer's early life

David Schwimmer was born on November 2, 1966, in Queens, New York, to well-known lawyers Arthur Schwimmer and Arlene Colman-Schwimmer.

The family soon moved to Los Angeles, where David attended Beverly Hills High School, whose alumni include Lenny Kravitz and Angelina Jolie. "At my high school, it was the norm for kids to get brand new BMWs for their 16th birthday," recalls the 6ft 2in star.

"I remember going to my dad around my birthday, and I was like, 'Yes, this is it!'. Then my dad had this talk with me, and I wound up driving a big brown 1976 Chevy Impala.

David schwimmer biography

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