David Schwimmer
Biography: David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. For much of the late-1980s, he lived in Los Angeles as a struggling, unemployed actor. He appeared in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989. He then appeared in a number of television roles, including L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty in the early 1990s. Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the situation comedy Friends. Aside from appearing in television, he starred in his first leading role in The Pallbearer (1996), which was followed by roles in Kissing a Fool (1998), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), Apt Pupil, and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel. Following the series finale of Friends in 2004, Schwimmer was cast as the titular character in the 2005 drama Duane Hopwood. Other film roles include the computer animated film Madagascar (2005), the dark comedy Big Nothing (2006), the thriller Nothing But the Truth (2008), and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008). Schwimmer made his London stage debut in the leading role in Some Girl(s) in 2005. In 2006, he made his Broadway debut in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Schwimmer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2007 comedy Run Fatboy Run. The following year he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in the 2008 production Fault Lines. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Schwimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: November 02, 1966
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Madagascar
2005-05-25
Madagascar
Overview: Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.
Genres: Family Animation Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-25
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008-10-30
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Overview: Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
Genres: Family Adventure Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-30
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Wolf
1994-06-17
Wolf
Overview: Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a wolf, Will suddenly finds himself full of youthful vigor. As he struggles to regain his position, he becomes enthralled with Laura Alden, his former boss's daughter. And, as increasingly animal-like urges begin to overwhelm him, Randall worries that he may be turning into the creature that bit him.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Horror Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-17
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Uprising
2001-11-04
Uprising
Overview: In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.
Genres: Drama History War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-04
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Six Days Seven Nights
1998-06-12
Six Days Seven Nights
Overview: In the South Pacific island of Makatea, career-driven magazine editor Robin Monroe is on a week-long vacation getaway with her boyfriend, Frank Martin. An emergency work assignment in neighboring Tahiti requires Robin to hire the cantankerous pilot Quinn Harris who had flown them to Makatea on a small transport plane. While flying, a powerful storm forces Quinn to make an emergency landing on a nearby deserted island. The dissimilar pair avoid each other at first, until they're forced to team up to escape from the island -- and some pirates who want their heads.
Genres: Comedy Action Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-12
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The Pallbearer
1996-05-03
The Pallbearer
Overview: Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, "Bill," has taken his own life. Except that Tom has never met Bill and neither have his incredulous friends. So when Tom foolishly agrees to give the eulogy at Bill's funeral, it sets him on a collision course with Ruth -- who is revealed to be Bill's oversexed mother -- and Julie DeMarco, the longtime crush Tom hasn't seen since they were teens.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-03
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It's the Rage
1999-09-11
It's the Rage
Overview: A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint. At the centre of it all are Helen and Warren Harding, an up-scale couple on the brink of divorce, whose awakening in the night by a burglar sets off a catastrophic series of events.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-11
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Merry Madagascar
2009-11-16
Merry Madagascar
Overview: While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa--crash landing on their territory and getting amnesia to boot! The animals must help Santa assume his rightful place in the universe, while King Julian laps up the opportunity for his subjects.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-16
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Apt Pupil
1998-10-23
Apt Pupil
Overview: One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-23
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Duane Hopwood
2005-11-11
Duane Hopwood
Overview: A down-on-his-luck divorced father struggles to get his life and family back together before it's too late.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-11
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Big Nothing
2006-12-01
Big Nothing
Overview: A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-01
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Nothing But the Truth
2008-12-19
Nothing But the Truth
Overview: When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-19
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Since You've Been Gone
1998-06-06
Since You've Been Gone
Overview: The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated on graduation day by being badly beaten up by a fellow graduate.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-06
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Kissing a Fool
1998-02-27
Kissing a Fool
Overview: An egotistical television personality enlists the assistance of his best friend in putting the fidelity of his fiancé to the test in this amiable comedy of the sexes. Told in flashback, the film takes a familiar love-triangle scenario and gives it a bitter twist. With a bride who seems too good for either suitor, the film is sustained by one question - who will she choose?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-27
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The Iceman
2012-09-01
The Iceman
Overview: The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-01
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012-06-06
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Overview: Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.
Genres: Animation Family Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-06
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Twenty Bucks
1993-10-21
Twenty Bucks
Overview: A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of several people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-21
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Breast Men
1997-12-13
Breast Men
Overview: We follow the two Texas doctors who invented the modern breast implant and its surgical procedure. However, when success and money come their way, they split up and follow different paths. One becomes the surgeon of the everyday woman while the other's career freefalls and has to settle with strippers and actresses. The film covers their history and their inventions, from the sixties until today.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-13
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Madly Madagascar
2013-01-29
Madly Madagascar
Overview: Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex's favorite holiday, Valentine's Day, brings hilarious surprises and excitement for the entire gang. Melman plans a big surprise for Gloria, Marty tries to impress a new friend and everyone wants to get their hands on King Julien's love potion. You'll fall in LOVE with Madly Madagascar!
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-29
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Hotel
2001-09-12
Hotel
Overview: A sex worker, a hired killer, and a movie crew cross paths in a Venice hotel where human meat is on the menu.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-12
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The Thin Pink Line
1998-10-07
The Thin Pink Line
Overview: A film crew in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-row inmate. Enter Chauncey Ledbetter, a quirky and potentially gay prisoner convicted of murdering his high school show choir teacher. As filming of the documentary progresses, evidence increases that Chauncey might be guilty after all.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-07
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002-05-05
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Overview: A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-05
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Picking Up the Pieces
2000-05-26
Picking Up the Pieces
Overview: A small New Mexican village discovers a severed hand that is considered a miracle of God, when it actually belongs to a murdered spouse with a husband in search of it.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-26
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The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022-08-08
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Overview: The Fringe, Fame and Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that began 75 years ago this year became a national institution – a crucible where new stars are forged, careers made, and sometimes, dreams dashed. Told by the stars who first found fame at the Edinburgh Fringe, this is the inside story of what it takes to make a name here, from those who enjoyed overnight success to those who slogged for years to make it. Through their triumphs, favourite jokes, and sometimes painful failures, we’ll discover a hidden history of British comedy – revealing how the gags we find funny and the comedians we love reflect our changing culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-08
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Another Dirty Movie
2012-04-25
Another Dirty Movie
Overview: Two college film students set out to make an homage to Charlie LaRue, not for art or for money. They're doing it to get a hot chick.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-25
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Little Death
2024-01-19
Little Death
Overview: A middle-aged filmmaker on the verge of a breakthrough. Two kids in search of a lost backpack. A small dog a long way from home.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-19
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The Waiter
1993-06-01
The Waiter
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-01
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David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
2022-11-21
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Overview: The writer and comedian looks at antisemitism and the progressive left. From theatre to football, Baddiel explores a political blindspot with Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes and Neil Gaiman.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-21
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016-02-21
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Overview: The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for one night only to honor Director James Burrows. Watch Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-21
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997-02-24
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Overview: A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-24
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A Deadly Silence
1989-04-16
A Deadly Silence
Overview: The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental emotions in the neighbourhood because the people know nothing about his dark past.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-16
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Crossing the Bridge
1992-09-11
Crossing the Bridge
Overview: A film about three high school friends who find their happy-go-lucky existence tarnished forever the instant they get embroiled in a drug-running scheme that goes awry. When things start getting messy, they rue the day they agreed to the venture; instead of smuggling weed from Canada to Detroit, which they'd expected, the threesome's forced to traffic a huge stash of heroin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-11
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Flight of the Intruder
1991-01-18
Flight of the Intruder
Overview: U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding officer, Cmdr. Frank Camparelli, to re-engage them, this disillusioned pair decide to take the war effort into their own hands with an explosive battle plan that could well get them court-martialed.
Genres: Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-18
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The Laundromat
2019-09-27
The Laundromat
Overview: When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.
Genres: Crime Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-27
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Love & Sex
2000-02-23
Love & Sex
Overview: When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-23
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Friends: The Reunion
2021-05-27
Friends: The Reunion
Overview: The cast of Friends reunites for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the hit series, an unforgettable evening filled with iconic memories, uncontrollable laughter, happy tears, and special guests.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-27
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Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019-09-23
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Overview: Your friends are still there for you, 25 years later! Celebrate the milestone anniversary of the beloved sitcom, coming to the big screen for the first time ever! Make sure to get to the theater early for special content beginning approximately 10-15 minutes prior to showtime, including de-archived Friends interview footage, shot by Extra during the first week of production on the Friends set. See and hear from the actors and go behind the scenes in this never-before-seen material. This bonus content is consistent across all three nights and will be followed by four unique episodes hand-picked by the Friends producers, which have been meticulously upgraded to 4K for an amazing theatrical experience.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-23
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John Carter
2012-03-07
John Carter
Overview: John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-07
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That's Harassment
2018-01-26
That's Harassment
Overview: This film is a series of six short films that depicts six different cases of sexual harassment in the workplace, all based on real events.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-26
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The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001-09-09
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Overview: Interviews made of the various actors and cast members that provide the knowledge and production skills and sets required to make the film a success.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-09
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A Sprinkle Of History
2025-12-25
A Sprinkle Of History
Overview: Amazon’s A Sprinkle of History is a dark comedy crime thriller biopic that dives into the gritty, unexpected origins of the American sprinkle and diner industries. The plot centers on Sam Born, an ambitious immigrant confectioner, who unknowingly finds himself in the crosshairs of a ruthless turf war over the candy business in mid-century America.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-12-25
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