Often, even the actors who starred in episodes of popular TV shows become stars and acquire an army of fans, to say nothing of the central role performers. Ross Geller - this hero is familiar to all, without exception, fans of the famous TV show "Friends", because he has been present in the show for ten seasons. What is known about Ross and the actor who excellently coped with this comedic role?
Ross Geller: childhood
The boy was born into a Jewish family, parents from the first years of his life spoiled the long-awaited son. Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) also has a younger sister, Monica, played by Courtney Cox. His relationship with his sister in childhood was difficult, reminiscent of rivalry. Ross and Monica constantly competed with each other, choosing the most unexpected reasons for this. Once, a sister even broke her brother’s nose while playing football with him. As adults, they reconciled, but children's quarrels were recalled from time to time.
In his teens, Ross Geller fell in love with a classmate named Rachel, with whom he was to have an affair in adulthood. Also at this time, he had an interest in the era of dinosaurs, subjecting to which the boy chose the profession of a paleontologist for himself. Jewish roots did not play a special role in Ross's life, since his parents practically did not follow the traditions of their people, preferring the lifestyle that Americans lead.
First achievements
After graduation, Ross Geller became a student at Columbia University, choosing to study subjects such as philosophy and paleontology. It was during his studies that he met Chandler, who took on the role of his best friend. Chandler and Ross even created their own musical group, but did not achieve much success as artists.
Geller's first place of work was the New York Museum of History, where he received the position of paleontologist. Since then, Ross's friends have been forced to listen to his long and tedious monologues about the importance of paleontology and his contribution to the development of this field. However, a nervous breakdown that happened a few years later forced the young man to leave this post.
Ross - teacher
The search for a new job led Geller to New York University, where he was offered a teaching position. Thanks to this, the comedy series Friends has become even more fun since Ross was not one of the competent educators.
His colleagues disliked him, severely criticizing the articles of the new employee. The young man regularly missed his own classes, his lectures caused students drowsiness, as they were extremely boring. From time to time, the “teacher” even allowed himself to make grades at random, being lazy to check the control papers of his students.
Marriages and divorces
Fans of the series remember how many times they fell in love with girls and parted with them Ross Geller. The actor who played this character has repeatedly complained about how difficult it is to portray a modest and a womanizer at the same time. The first wife of the paleontologist was a girl named Carol, with whom he began an affair in college. Ross and Carol met for about seven years, but their marriage lasted only a few months. The reason for the divorce was that the bride suddenly realized that she prefers women, and then went to Susan's girlfriend.
Emily is a girl who has repeatedly forced Geller to do things unusual for him. They got married after a short romance, but this union lasted even less than the previous one. Already during the wedding, Ross Geller accidentally named his beloved Rachel, after which they never reconciled.
Rachel Green, played by Jennifer Aniston, has remained the main love in the life of a young professor. Ross remembered his school passion when a former classmate moved to live with his younger sister. Geller and Greene met for a year, but a quarrel led to their separation. In the future, the relationship between them became friendly, but the feelings did not disappear. For some time, Rachel even became the wife of Ross, they got married in Las Vegas, being intoxicated.
Geller has two children: a son from Carol and a daughter from Rachel.
Role performer
Ross is one of the most beloved characters of the Friends TV show fans. David Schwimmer, who received this role, already after the release of the first episodes of the series acquired the status of a star. The American actor was born in New York, it happened in November 1966. Interestingly, David has Jewish roots, as does his hero. The boy felt a desire to become an actor back in his school years, when the audience applauded his game in the amateur production of Anne Frank's Diary.
David Schwimmer is married, his chosen one was a girl named Zoe, whose profession is not connected with the world of cinema. Spouses raise their daughter Cleo, who was born in 2010. In addition to the series "Friends", the actor can be seen in such films as "Full bummer", "Icy", "Nothing but the truth." However, Geller still remains his most famous hero.