David Schwimmer Net Worth (Updated 2022)

What is the net worth of David Schwimmer?

Total Price:	$120 million
Name:	David Schwimmer
Profession:	Actor, director
Height:	1.85 m (6 ft)
Birth:	2 November 1966
Country:	United States of America
Latest version:	2022

David Schwimmer has a net worth of $120 million. David Schwimmer is an American actor, director, and producer who grew up in Los Angeles and attended Northwestern University to study theater. Before landing the lead role of Ross Geller on Friends in 1994, he appeared on TV shows such as The Wonder Years and NYPD Blue.

Swimmer directed the feature films Run Fatboy Run (2007) and Trust (2010) after a ten-year run on the popular sitcom. Schwimmer has also appeared in theater productions, and in the first season of American Crime Story in 2016, he played Robert Kardashian, a lawyer on trial for the murder of OJ Simpson.

Key facts to know

• Career took off in the late 1980s.
• Earns about $2 million per month.
• Earnings of $25 million per year.
• Owns $30 million worth of real estate.
• Owns a car worth $1 million.
• Works at the Rape Foundation of Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center.
• Born on his mother’s birthday.

Swimmer Salary

• David Schwimmer earned $22,500 per episode for the first season of Friends when it began airing in 1999.
• Schwimmer believed that everyone in the group should be paid equally for their efforts, which eventually totaled $1 million per episode in the final season.

First half of life

David Lawrence Schwimmer was born on November 2, 1966 in Queens, New York to Arlene Coleman-Schwimmer and Arthur Schwimmer. His mother was a successful divorce attorney and he has an older sister, Ellie Schwimmer.

Schwimmer’s family moved to Los Angeles when she was two years old and she began her acting career at Beverly Hills High School, where she appeared in the school play as Cinderella.

He then attended an acting workshop led by legendary actor Ian McKellen. He later attended Northwestern University in Illinois and graduated in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in theater and speech.

Beginning of career

Schwimmer’s career took off in the late 1980s when he auditioned for various roles. He managed to land a supporting role in A Deadly Silence and then starred in films like Flight of the Intruder.

He then landed his first lead role in the 1994 Monty series. His character was praised for being a liberal son of a conservative father. Eventually he caught the attention of top Hollywood agents and producers.

Breakthrough

Schwimmer’s big break came when he played Dr. Ross Geller on the hit sitcom Friends. The show follows the daily lives of six 20-something American teenagers, as well as their romantic pursuits and other antics.

In 2004, Swimmer Friends moved on to new pursuits after a 10-season run. He starred in the independent film, Duane Hopwood (2005), which received mixed reviews from critics and audiences.

He made the transition to full-time directing in the 2007 British comedy film “Run Fatboy Run”, starring Simon Pegg. Schwimmer was even nominated for Best New Director at the British Independent Film Awards as a result of the film.

He played Robert Kardashian in the 2016 television series American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson. He appeared in the same year as one of the main characters in the series “Feed the Beast”.

Swimmer highlights

• He was ranked number 15 on Playgirl magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive list.
• The stage adaptation of “The Jungle” at the Lookingglass Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois earned him a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Director – Play.
• The final episode of Friends was watched by more than 50 million American viewers, making it the fifth most-watched series finale in television history.
• The Friends show has been named to several lists, including TV Guide’s ’50 Greatest Shows of All Time’ and Empire Magazine’s ’50 Greatest Shows of All Time’.

personal life

Schwimmer married British photographer Joe Buckman in 2010 and the couple have a daughter, Cleo. Schwimmer and Buckman announced their separation in 2017.

David Swimmer House

Schwimmer paid $425,000 for a Chicago loft in 1998. He initially listed the condo for $1.15 million, but later dropped the price and sold it in 2020 for $965,000.

Schwimmer bought a $5.6 million mansion in 2001, an 11,336-square-foot mansion in Los Angeles’ Hancock Park neighborhood, with nine bedrooms, five fireplaces and a wood-paneled library. The home was initially listed in 2011 for $10.7 million, but the price was eventually reduced and sold in 2012 for just $8.9 million.

Schwimmer car collection

• Ford Mustang GT
• Jaguar XK
• Range Rover

David Schwimmer Net Worth

As of 2022, David Schwimmer’s net worth is estimated to be around $120 million. Schwimmer earned a total of $90 million from the show in base salary alone, and he can earn between $10 and $20 million in royalties in a single year.

Schwimmer rose to fame in the 1990s for her part in the sitcom Friends. However, Swimmer’s wealth is not only dependent on the Friends series. The list of films and television shows in which Schwimmer has appeared is fairly extensive and includes Madagascar, Will & Grace, and The People vs. OJ Simpson miniseries.

Schwimmer earns money both as an actor and director. He also directed the TV series Zoey, the film Trust and ten episodes of Friends. Friends Reunion paid all five stars up to $2.5 million for an evening’s work.