Talk:David Schwimmer

Snaro

(the ep of friends where he played russ and ross). maybe a brief mention wudnt go amiss, or a redirect to the ep of friends. chocobogamer mine 21:48, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, since there's no background behind why he's referred to as "Snaro", it would be best not to include in the article. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 23:06, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Duh

"Schwimmer opposes racism and child abuse." As opposed to the hundreds of Hollywood stars who support it? Tsuguya (talk) 03:21, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Yea, this doesn't read correctly at all. Just the way it's worded sounds more like I'm reading a bio sheet from his publicist then a Wiki article. Also, their is nothing to back it up or support it such as a reference or mention of any specific work he does to combat it, hence you could make the claim of his oposition to a thousand things. For these reasons I'm deleting this sentence and if someone wants to redo it correctly and much better go for it. Deepintexas (talk) 12:31, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Cousin of Lacey Schwimmer

As per:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2023500/Lacey-Schwimmer-shows-toned-abs-skimpy-bikini-Las-Vegas-pool-party.html

72.82.169.214 (talk) 14:56, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

The Daily Mail makes that assertion, but she never says it in the article herself. And David Schwimmer is quoted by here as saying this is untrue. --Tenebrae (talk) 08:59, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

Acting roles error.

There's an error in the Acting roles section. It states "Schwimmer received his first acting role in 1994..." The whole article is full of items to the contrary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jibblin x (talk • contribs) 04:11, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

I fixed it, thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 06:54, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

The reference to Nine Inch Nails seems unfounded? 99.8.137.12 (talk) 03:52, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Good catch. Fixed. --Tenebrae (talk) 04:21, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

East Village Building Controversy

No mention of the East Village Building controversy on this page? According to this article, David Schwimmer tore down a potential landmark in the East Village and is (apparently) despised in the neighborhood.

http://nypost.com/2012/02/06/e-village-outrage-at-schwimmers-home-raze/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by MicheleFloyd (talk • contribs) 16:39, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Played Abbie Hoffman in The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

From: Chicago Seven#Theatre and plays:

• The 1993 John Goodchild play The Chicago Conspiracy Trial is based on the trial transcripts and produced by L.A. Theatre Works, the BBC and WFMT. The cast included David Schwimmer (Abbie Hoffman), Tom Amandes (Richard Schultz), George Murdock (Judge Julius Hoffman), and Mike Nussbaum (William Kunstler).

References

I heard it on public radio. --Timeshifter (talk) 03:12, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

❤️ 90.247.236.125 (talk) 20:13, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Unreferenced material moved from main article to Talk

Please feel free to reinsert once good references are found.James Kevin McMahon (talk) 17:13, 21 January 2024 (UTC) He was offered a role to star alongside Tommy Lee Jones in the 1997 science-fiction comedy Men in Black after Chris O'Donnell turned down the role, but turned it down because of a prior commitment to direct his first film with his theatre company friends starring before the role was given to Will Smith.

Grandfather - incorrect

Article currently states his grandfather is Al Schwimmer, founder of Israeli Aerospace Industries. But the Al Schwimmer article, referring to a 2011 HAARETZ obituary, doesn't list David's father as a son nor makes any mention of the relation to David as a grandchild, who was a well-known celebrity at that time. Hcovitz (talk) 18:38, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

This definitely needs a reliable source. 2600:100C:A20E:96AD:B9A2:D2EA:8337:CB05 (talk) 00:07, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Birthday sources

There seems to be some uncertainty over the subject's birthday being November 2 (the other purported birthday is November 12). This issue was briefly raised once previously on this talk page (18 years ago, see Talk:David Schwimmer/Archive 1#Birthday) but without much input or actual resolution, so I thought I'd bring it up again since an IP recently added November 12 again along with a generally reliable source (NYDailyNews), if only to have a section that others can refer to in the future.

Almost all, if not all, references in the article that mention a specific date support November 2 as his birthday: Biography.com, Encyclopædia Britannica, The Independent, Hello Magazine, TCM (archived), or People Magazine (archived) (I only looked at refs where I thought such personal information might be mentioned, so no reviews, role announcements, etc.; I also didn't look at refs without an URL). Additionally, the U.S. public records I could access through Ancestry.com (access via the Wikipedia Library) also all state November 2, 1966 (or, in one case, just November 1966). One reference, this article in The Guardian from 2001, just says "David Schwimmer was born ... in November 1966.", without mentioning a specific date. In addition to the NYDailyNews article the IP recently added, the previously mentioned archived talk page discussion mentions TV.com (version archived in 2008) and AndPop (archived) as sources for November 12; however TV.com later seems to have changed the listed birthday to November 2 as well (see TV.com (version archived in 2011)). I couldn't find other reliable sources for November 12, but that may be due to me being located outside the U.S. (FilmReference also says that "some sources cite November 12" but without naming any, so that's not really worth much either.) Felida⁹⁷ (talk) 17:10, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

(I only realized after a bit how unbalanced the source situation for the two dates is. It's probably not worth much of a discussion, but maybe I'm missing something, and even if it is as clear-cut as it seems to me, this compilation of sources is hopefully at least useful for future reference. Felida⁹⁷ (talk) 17:17, 20 October 2024 (UTC))

Some more sources for November 2 (although their nature may reduce their weight): CNN and ABC News (on Instagram). There is also this LA Times article from November 8, 2001, where it is reported that he had a birthday party on the previous Saturday (i.e., November 3, 2001), which also makes November 2 more likely, even if it wouldn't hold up as a source for his birthday. Felida⁹⁷ (talk) 15:56, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

ProQuest yields two more sources for November 12: Liverpool Echo (2002) and Liverpool Daily Post (2005). But it also yields another one for November 2, Liverpool Daily Post (2001), which is also quite old, and EBSCO also gives this 2002 Teen People cover story supporting November 2. In addition to those articles with a bit of text, ProQuest also shows various mentions in birthday or "On this Day in History"-type lists for both dates (but quite a few more for November 2). Felida⁹⁷ (talk) 13:47, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Can we even use Ancestry.com as a source? Pretty sure it’s not accepted on Wikipedia…what we can confirm is that Schwimmer was born in November 1966… 2600:100C:A20E:96AD:B9A2:D2EA:8337:CB05 (talk) 00:06, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Generally speaking, it depends (see WP:ANCESTRY and WP:ANCESTRY.COM-EL): The user-generated content on Ancestry.com (e.g., family trees by users, etc.) is unambiguously unreliable and unacceptable as a source (also see WP:UGC), but the public documents/records they provide access to are primary sources that could potentially be used under WP:PRIMARY (although if secondary sources are available, it's always better to use those). In this case specifically (and for claims about living persons in general), even those primary sources must not be used as sources (see WP:BLPPRIMARY).

So, no, the public records I mentioned would not be usable as sources in the article (which is why I didn't add them to the article, although I perhaps should have made clearer why I included them when listing them alongside the other secondary sources). However, the main rationale behind prohibiting such public documents for living persons is not really related to their reliability but to the fact that using them a) would require original research (since one would need to make sure that the documents are indeed about the subject and not some other person with the same name) and b) could potentially make very personal information about the subject more widely known/available. So, I included it more as an additional indication, and others can evaluate for themselves how useful/reliable it is in this case. (I personally find it a useful/reliable clue since a) I find a person mix-up unlikely given the unique name, b) the information is corroborated by the many secondary sources, and c) afaik newer public records are less prone to errors or reliability concerns than, say, ones from the early 20th century. But, again, everyone can decide for themselves.)

Luckily, the fact that these primary sources cannot formally be used to support the November 2 claim doesn't have much impact in this situation, because we already have multiple reliable secondary sources to support it. Felida⁹⁷ (talk) 14:46, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

I’ve noticed older sources including the 1998 NY Daily News article have mentioned November 12. I haven’t seen Schwimmer confirm his birthday, whether on social media or in interviews. 2600:100C:A20E:96AD:B9A2:D2EA:8337:CB05 (talk) 00:08, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

I'm afraid unless you can name some of those older sources (or any other sources for that matter), this statement doesn't hold much weight. Regarding, Schwimmer himself weighing in, the linked People article (from 2006) may be some indication. It says, "During a break from rehearsals, the actor spoke with PEOPLE's Alexis Chiu about keeping up with his Friends, planning for fatherhood and turning – no way! – 40." and later on, it says, "Approaching a milestone birthday – he'll turn 40 on Nov. 2 – he's thinking hard about the future." If he did talk about it with this reporter, I think there's a chance that during their exchange the exact date might have come up. Of course, one could also argue that the circumstances may have only allowed for a brief interview or that the reporter may have just said something like 'so, you're turning 40 this year' without mentioning a specific date given that they talked in April or earlier of that year. But if a specific date was mentioned during their exchange, Schwimmer maybe would've corrected the reporter if it was wrong (although who knows, maybe not). Felida⁹⁷ (talk) 15:13, 26 October 2024 (UTC)