“Unlocking the Secrets: 20 Surprising Facts That Reveal the Real David Schwimmer Behind Ross Geller”
Chris O’Donnell was originally set to take the role, but he found it was too similar to other characters he had previously played.
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15. He’s a sexy guy
Schwimmer is known for his understated charm, big brown eyes and hangdog expression (however unflattering that may sound).
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In 1995, Schwimmer was also voted by Playgirl Magazine as the 7th sexiest man alive.
However, it seems Schwimmer’s charms have not wained with age, and he’s still going strong.
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He actually won Glamour magazines’s Sexist Man Alive award not once but twice!
This was in 2018 and as recently as 2019, proving that some men truly do age like a good wine…
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14. He defended his Friends from accusations the actors were demanding $1 million an episode
In April 2000, Schwimmer called a London radio station to deny false claims that he and his Friends co-stars were each demanding $1 million per episode that they filmed.
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However, just two years later, the stars did actually demand $1 million per episode, so it seems the radio station weren’t that far off the mark.
The cast started out on just $22,000 per episode, and a few seasons later, Schwimmer and Aniston had negotiated a higher salary for themselves.
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The rest of the Friends soon wanted in on the action, and demanded that they each earned $1 million per episode, which would actually result in Schwimmer and Aniston having a pay decrease.
