Date of Birth - 2 November 1966

Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles

He was encouraged by a high school instructor to attend a program in acting at Northwestern University.

Inspired by that experience, he returned to Northwestern where he received a bachelor's degree in speech/theater

David and his wife Zoe Buckman had their first child,a daughter named Cleo Buckman Schwimmer, on 8 May 2011