Ross Geller from the series "Friends": a character and an actor

Quite often, even actors who star in episodes of popular TV series, become stars and acquire an army of fans, what can we say about the performers of the central roles. Ross Geller - this character is familiar to all fans of the famous teleproject "Friends", without exception, because he is 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, whose role was played by Courtney Cox. His relationship with his sister in childhood was complex, reminiscent of rivalry. Ross and Monica constantly competed with each other, choosing for this the most unexpected reasons. One day my sister even broke her brother's nose, playing football with him. Becoming adults, they reconciled, but children's quarrels from time to time remembered.

In his teens, Ross Heller fell in love with a classmate named Rachel, with whom he was to have a romance already in adulthood. Also at this time he had an interest in the era of dinosaurs, obeying which the boy chose for himself the profession of paleontologist. Jewish roots did not play a special role in Ross's life, as his parents did not follow the traditions of their people, preferring the way of life that Americans lead.

First achievements

After graduation, Ross Geller became a student at Columbia University, selecting for study subjects such as philosophy and paleontology. It was during his studies that he met Chandler, who assumed the role of his best friend. Chandler and Ross even created their own music group, but they did not achieve much success as performers.

The first place Geller worked was the New York History Museum, where he received the post of paleontologist. Since then, Ross's friends have been compelled to listen to his long and tedious monologues about the importance of paleontology and its contribution to the development of this sphere. However, the nervous breakdown, which happened a few years later, forced the young man to leave this post.

Ross is a teacher

The search for a new job led Geller to New York University, where he was offered the place of a teacher. Thanks to this comedy series "Friends" became even more amusing, since Ross did not belong to the number of competent teachers.

He was disliked by colleagues who severely criticized the articles of the new employee. The young man regularly skipped his own classes, his lectures aroused drowsiness in the students, as they were extremely tedious. From time to time, the "educator" even allowed himself to place assessments at random, lazy to check the control work of his students.

Marriages and divorces

Fans of the series remember how many times he fell in love with the girls and Ross Geller left them. The actor who played this character, repeatedly complained about how difficult it is to portray a modesty and a womanizer simultaneously. The first wife of a paleontologist was a girl named Carol, with whom he began a romance 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 she preferred women, and then went to see Susan's friend.

Emily is a girl who has repeatedly made Geller perform uncharacteristic deeds. They married after a short romance, but this union existed even less than the previous one. Already during the wedding Ross Geller accidentally called his chosen Rachel, after which they never reconciled.

Rachel Greene, played by Jennifer Aniston, remained the main love in the life of the young professor. About his school passion Ross remembered when a former classmate moved to live with his younger sister. During the year, Geller and Green met, but the quarrel led to their separation. In the future, the relationship between them turned into a friendly, but the feelings have not disappeared. For a while, Rachel even stayed with Ross's wife, they married in Las Vegas, being in a state of intense intoxication.

Geller has two children: a son from Carol and a daughter from Rachel.

Performer role

Ross - one of the most favorite characters of the fans of the TV project "Friends". David Schwimmer, who received this role, after the first series of the series has acquired the status of a star. The American actor was born in New York, it happened in November 1966. Interestingly, David has Jewish roots, like his hero. The desire to become an actor boy felt in school days, when the audience applauded his game in an amateur production of "The Diary of Anne Frank."

David Schwimmer is married, his chosen one was a girl named Zoe, whose profession is not connected with the cinema world. The couple brought up daughter Cleo, who was born in 2010. In addition to the series "Friends", the actor can be seen in such films as "Full Bummer", "Ice", "Nothing but Truth." However, Heller still remains the most famous of his hero.