Easy Company Medic Eugene Roe

Easy Company Medic Eugene Roe: The Mini Series: The Cast and Crew: Cast: David Schwimmer as Sobel

If one were to base one's judgment of David Schwimmer's talent on his low-key performance as the anxious, awkward but lovable paleontologist Ross on NBC's smash hit comedy Friends, one might never suspect that beneath the affable exterior lies a versatile, multi-talented actor and filmmaker.
Tall, dark-haired, and lanky, Schwimmer was born in Queens, but later raised in Southern California, where he attended the famed Beverly Hills High School. He then enrolled in Chicago's Northwestern University, where he briefly considered pursuing his family's traditional profession and becoming a lawyer, but by that time, the acting bug had bitten him deeply and he was committed to it. Following graduation from Northwestern, Schwimmer gained enough stage experience in Chicago theater to co-found the Lookingglass Theatre Company with fellow actors. Schwimmer remains passionate about his involvement with the troupe and has starred in or directed many of their productions.

In 1989, he made the first of several attempts to break into Hollywood, when he was cast as a killer in the made-for-TV thriller A Deadly Silence. It was apparently an unpleasant experience and the young actor hastened back to the familiarity of Lookingglass. Still, the lure of Hollywood was great and Schwimmer returned to guest star and play recurring roles on several television series. One of his best-known early TV roles was that of Olivia D'Abo's hippie fiancé on The Wonder Years. On the gritty crime drama NYPD Blue, he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of a lawyer who goes over the edge and becomes a vigilante. He had another bad television experience when he was cast opposite Henry Winkler in Fox's sitcom Monty. The series crashed before it got off the ground and Schwimmer swore he'd never do another comedy show. Up until 1994, he continued to play a wide variety of roles and to divide his time between stage and television.

Despite his earlier vow, Schwimmer reluctantly accepted the role of Ross in Friends, a role that the show's creators wrote especially for him. The series, about a group of good-looking, but rather aimless buddies in their twenties, was an immediate hit and Schwimmer's lovable nerd character made him a star and got him an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

With his newfound stardom came offers for feature film roles. Though he had actually begun appearing in films in 1990, he had, thus far, played only small roles. He made his debut as a star playing a virtual clone of Ross in the Pallbearer (1996). He played a dramatic role as one of the inventors of silicon breast implants in the made-for-television docudrama Breast Men (1997). Schwimmer signed a lucrative contract with Miramax that will not only star him in several pictures, but also allow him to direct. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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By Chrisdfw (Chrisdfw) (209.246.135.138 - 209.246.135.138) on Sunday, October 14, 2001 - 04:51 am:

David Schwimmer as Lt. Sobel

By Chrisdfw (Chrisdfw) (209.246.135.138 - 209.246.135.138) on Sunday, October 14, 2001 - 04:58 am:

Schwimmer

By Chris Langlois (Chrisdfw) (209.245.231.168 - 209.245.231.168) on Friday, October 19, 2001 - 01:42 am:

Schwimmer in ditch
David James/AP

Sobel (Schwimmer) leads his men into an ambush.

By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 05:23 am:

Hehehe, i know David from the comedy "Friend" and when i saw him in BoB i went like; WHATTHE...??!!! The first time he showed up in BoB he was saying something like; You PEOPLE are at the POSITION of ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!! Realy i thought like hey, Ross is pissed

But David did a great job as Sobel

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 08:34 am:

Isn't it funny that his name is "Friends" is Ross??? *Ugh!*

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By Leonie ten Cate (Lechan) (217.120.162.33) on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 04:39 am:

hehehe yeah it is
And i like Ross McCall whehehehe :P

By Su (Saipan) (202.128.27.76) on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 11:15 am:

hehe. I know this is irrelevant, but I was just wondering, did David Schwimmer get along with the rest of the cast during the filming of this? I see so many footages of the other cast members getting along and having a good time, but I can't seem to see Schwimmer. Also, when I do see glimpses of him in pictures and such, he's always somewhere by himself and not talking to anyone. He seemed like an outcast. Maybe the others were intimidated by him since he seemed to be the only very well known (very well paid) guy there...???
I feel sort of bad asking such a stupid(?) question, but I just got curious. hehe.

By Su (Saipan) (202.128.27.76) on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 11:16 am:

hehe. I know this is irrelevant, but I was just wondering, did David Schwimmer get along with the rest of the cast during the filming of this? I see so many footages of the other cast members getting along and having a good time, but I can't seem to see Schwimmer. Also, when I do see glimpses of him in pictures and such, he's always somewhere by himself and not talking to anyone. He seemed like an outcast. Maybe the others were intimidated by him since he seemed to be the only very well known (and very well paid) guy there...???
I feel sort of bad asking such a stupid(?) question, but I just got curious. hehe.

By John Wood (Jaw1964) (65.70.157.206) on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 02:26 pm:

Maybe they deliberately separated him from the rest of the group to develop resentment. They did the same thing with Matt Damon in Saving Private Ryan. Damon didn't have to go through the boot camp the others did, so the other actors would resent him. Schwimmer was at the bootcamp, I have seen him on the diary.

By Su (Saipan) (202.128.27.76) on Sunday, October 05, 2003 - 11:05 am:

hmmm.. resentment? why? only because he was a 'bad guy' in the series? Good point though. I saw him in the diary too, but as I said, I haven't seen him talk to anyone or anything. Even in the very beginning. Do you think it's possible that they just resented him on their own even without any help?
Thanks for replying! I was sort of embarrassed asking this question. ;)

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Monday, October 06, 2003 - 01:04 am:

Way i see it, perhaps they weren't too close with David for the series' purposes? You know, like Sobel was really apart from the rest of easy. Am i making any sense? *silly grin*
Other than that, we haven't seen the whole footage so they might have been closer than they seemed to show in the making.

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