© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine David Schwimmer might be best-known as loveable Ross Gellar from Friends but the actor has built up an impressive career since appearing in the hit 90s show. MORE: David Schwimmer teases Friends reunion revealing Ellen DeGeneres is NOT hostingHe's also known and adored for his part as hapless giraffe in the Madagascar films as well as playing late defense lawyer in The People vs.