Why Hollywood Won’t Cast David Schwimmer?
We all remember Ross Geller as the lovable nerdy paleontologist from one of the best sitcom ever created, Friends. David’s character made him so famous as Ross that people might forget his real name, but the character name will stay forever in their mind.
On following his career graph, we notice a lot many issues he has gone through which might have marked a negative mark on his resume. He made quite questionable career moves and had to face a lot of criticism on the big screen too. He also had to undergo a lawsuit, and all these things in total might have halted his career. So is it really true that Hollywood is planning not to cast David Schwimmer anytime soon?
David’s struggle with fame.
David opened up about his situation when he said, “It was pretty jarring and it messed with my relationship to other people in a way that took years, I think, for me to adjust to and become comfortable with.” On the Awards Chatter podcast in 2016, he also said, “It made me want to hide under a baseball cap and not be seen.” Striking a balance between work and celebrity was “tricky,” he added. “I was trying to figure out: How do I be an actor in this new world, in this new situation? How do I do my job?”
David’s best works in movies went unnoticed.
Have you watched the movie, Duane Hopwood, it’s a drama from 2005 and was regarded as one of the strongest performance by David Schwimmer.
While the movie was out, David told The Independent, “It’s not a comedy. I play a father struggling with alcohol, divorce, and the custody of his two daughters, I’m really proud of that film, it was like a real role in a real story.”
The movie got positive reviews from many critics, Roger Ebert is one such famed critic who loved David’s performance. He Called Duane Hopwood “one of the best movies of 2005,” and also mentioned that his work was a “career-transforming performance.”
When David’s reputation came into question.
It was in 2006, that David faced a heavy backlash on his nice-guy reputation when Aaron Tonken alleged that David demanded two Rolex watches in exchange for appearing at a charity event. David took the case to court where he filed a defamation case against Aaron and came out clear and also won $400,000 from the case. On the other hand, Aaron retracted his statements about Schwimmer and apologized and was also prisoned for five years for fraud in an unrelated case.
When David spoke against sexual harassment much before Hollywood.
David Schwimmer took a stand against sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry even before the Harvey Weinstein scandal came into light in October 2017. He also produced a campaign video series against sexual harassment called #ThatsHarassment.
No one can ever deny that David took up a really important but sensitive topic. We appreciate his move but did his outspoken stance and views came in the way of his career? He was in #ThatsHarassment campaign at a time when the big Hollywood names were not yet taken down by the #MeToo movement. We cannot say for sure but is it possible that he might have lost some great parts in movies because of his involvement in #ThatsHarassment campaign?
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