David Schwimmer

Mae David Lawrence Schwimmer (ganwyd 2 Tachwedd 1966) yn actor, cynhyrchydd a chyfarwyddwr o'r Unol Daleithiau, sy'n cael ei adnabod mwyaf am ei rôl yn y sitcom, Friends. Dechreuodd Schwimmer ei yrfa actio mewn sioeau ysgol yn Beverly Hills High School. Ym 1988, fe graddiodd o'r Northwestern University gyda Bachelor of Arts mewn theatr a lleferydd. Yn dilyn graddio, cyd-greuodd Lookingglass Theatre Company. Am rhan fwya'r 80au roedd e'n byw yn Los Angeles yn trio, ond methu ffeindio swydd parhaol.

Ymddangosodd yn A Deadly Silence ym 1989 a chwpwl o raglenni teledu eraill yn y 90au cynnar gan gynnwys L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, a Monty. Yna, roedd Schwimmer yn cael ei adnabod yn fyd-eang ar ôl cychwyn ei rôl fel Ross Geller yn y  sitcom Friends.  Enillwyd enwebiad Primetime Emmy Award am Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ym 1995. Cyrhaeddodd ei rôl mwyaf mewn ffilm oedd yn The Pallbearer (1996), yna ymddangosodd yn Kissing a Fool (1998), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Apt Pupil, a Picking Up the Pieces (y ddau yn 2000). Yna, ymddangosodd yn y gyfres Band of Brothers (2001) yn actio'r rôl Herbert Sobel.

Yn dilyn y bennod olaf o Friends yn 2004, cafodd ei gastio fel Duane Hopwood yn y ddrama o'r un enw yn 2005. Mae'n ymddangos mewn ffilmiau arall megis llais Melman y Jiraff yn y cartŵn Madagascar film franchise, Big Nothing (2006), a'r ffilm Nothing But the Truth (2008). Dechreuodd actio yn y West End yn Llundain erbyn 2005 yn y ddrama Some Girl(s) in 2005. Yn 2006, cafodd rôl ym Broadway am y tro cyntaf yn The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Y ffilm cyntaf wnaeth Schwimmer cyfarwyddo oedd y comedi Run Fatboy Run yn 2007.

Yn 2016, dychwelodd i'r teledu i actio'r gyfreithwr Robert Kardashian yn American Crime Story, enillodd enwebiad arall ar gyfer y rôl yma sef Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

 Bywyd Cynnar 
Ganwyd Schwimmer yn Flushing, Queens, Efrog Newydd, i atwrneiod Arthur a Arlene Coleman-Schwimmer. Mae ganddo chwaer hŷn, o'r enw Ellie. Symudodd ei deulu i Los Angeles lle cafodd ei brofiad actio cyntaff, mewn fersiwn Iddewig o Cinderella pan oedd yn ddeg oed. Yn 1979, ymunodd â "workshop" Shakespeare roedd Ian McKellen yn rhedeg yn Los Angeles. Mae'n cofio'r profiad yma fel profiad bwysig i'w yrfa.

 Ffilmyddiaeth 

 Ffilm 
 Blwyddyn Teitl Rhan Nodiadau 1991 Flight of the Intruder Duty Officer 1992 Crossing the Bridge John Anderson 1993 Twenty Bucks Neil Campbell 1994 Wolf Cop 1996 The Pallbearer Tom Thompson1998 The Thin Pink Line Kelly Goodish/J.T. Kissing a Fool Max AbbittCynhyrchydd Six Days, Seven Nights Frank Martin Apt Pupil Edward French 1999 It's the Rage Chris2000 Love & Sex Jehovah's Witness Picking Up the Pieces Father Leo Jerome 2001 Hotel Jonathan Danderfine2005 Duane Hopwood Duane Hopwood Madagascar MelmanLlais 2006 Big Nothing Charlie 2007 Run Fatboy RunCyfarwyddwr2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa MelmanLlais Nothing But the Truth Ray Armstrong 2010 TrustCyfarwyddwr2012 John Carter Young Thark Warrior Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted MelmanLlais The Iceman Josh Rosenthal 2013 Madly Madagascar MelmanLlais2017The BossBossLlais

 Teledu 
 Blwyddyn Teitl Rhan Nodiadau 1991, 1992 The Wonder Years Michael 4 pennod 1992, 1993 L.A. Law Dana Romney 5 pennod 1993 NYPD Blue Josh '4B' Goldstein 4 pennod 1993 Blossom Sonny Catalano 2 pennod 1994 Monty Greg Richardson 13 pennod 1994–2004 Friends Ross Geller 236 pennod a chyfarwyddodd 10 pennod 1995 The Single Guy Ross GellerPennod: "Neighbors" 1996 ER Dr. Karubian (voice)Pennod: "Doctor Carter, I Presume" 1997 Breast Men Dr. Kevin SaundersFfilm deledu 1998 Since You've Been Gone Robert S. Levitt Ffilm deledu; a chyfarwyddwr2001 Band of Brothers Captain Herbert Sobel 3 pennod Uprising Yitzhak ZuckermanFfilm deledu 2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Himself 3 pennod 2004, 2005 Joey Cyfarwyddodd 2 bennod 2007 30 Rock Greenzo/JaredPennod: "Greenzo" 2008 Little Britain USACyfarwyddwr2009 Entourage HimselfPennod: "Running on E" Merry Madagascar MelmanLlais 2011 Come Fly With Me HimselfPennod #1.2 2012 Web Therapy Newell Miller 4 pennod 2014 Growing Up FisherCyfarwyddwr ("Pilot") 2015 Episodes HimselfPennod  #4.52016 The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Robert Kardashian 10 pennod Feed the Beast Tommy Moran 10 pennod

 Gwobrau ac enwebiadau 
BlwyddynGwobrCategoriTeitl y GwaithCanlyniadau1995Primetime Emmy awardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesFriends 1995Viewers for Quality Television awardsBest Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy SeriesFriends 1996American Comedy awardsFunniest Supporting Male Performer in a Television SeriesFriends 1996Screen Actors Guild awardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 1997Golden Raspberry awardsWorst New Star (shared with Jennifer Aniston 'She's the One', Lisa Kudrow 'Mother', Matt LeBlanc 'Ed')The Pallbearer 1997Online Film & Television Association awardsBest Ensemble in a SeriesFriends 1997Online Film & Television Association awardsBest Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 1998Online Film & Television Association awardsBest Ensemble in a SeriesFriends 1998Online Film & Television Association awardsBest Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 1999Blockbuster Entertainment awardsFavorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/RomanceSix Days Seven Nights 1999Online Film & Television Association awardsBest Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 1999Screen Actors Guild awardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 2000Online Film & Television Association awardsBest Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 2000Screen Actors Guild awardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 2000TV Land awardsEditor's Choice awardFriends 2001Online Film & Television Association awardsBest Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 2001Screen Actors Guild awardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 2002Online Film & Television Association awardsBest Direction Direction in a Comedy Series (shared with Gary Halvorson, Kevin Bright, Ben Weiss, Terry Hughes, Sheldon Epps & Stephen Prime)Friends 2002Satellite awardsBest Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionBand of Brothers 2002Screen Actors Guild awardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 2003Screen Actors Guild awardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 2004Screen Actors Guild awardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesFriends 2006TV Land awardsMost Memorable Kiss (shared with Jennifer Aniston)Friends 2007British Independent Film awardsDouglas Hickox awardRun Fatboy Run 2007TV Land awardsBreak Up That Was So Bad It Was Good (shared with Jennifer Aniston)Friends 2008Gold Derby TV awardsBest Guest Actor in a Comedy Series30 Rock 2011Deauville Film Festival awardsGrand Special Prize awardTrust 2013Behind the Voice Actors awardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film (shared with Cedric the Entertainer, Jessica Chastain, Brian Cranston, Frances McDormand, Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Andy Richter, Chris Rock, Martin Short, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ben Stiller, Conrad Vernon & Frank Welker)Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 2016Online Film & Television Association awardsBest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or a Limited SeriesThe People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 2016Primetime Emmy awardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or MovieThe People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 

 Cyfeiriadau 

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