Ross Geller hence, Schwimmer was the first person to be cast on the show. Ross is a paleontologist and has a Ph.D. from Columbia University. His romantic feelings toward Rachel Green, which began as a high school infatuation, are an ongoing theme of his narrative arc. Likewise, their on-again, off-again romantic relationship is a nearly constant theme of "Friends". Born on October 18, 1967, and raised on Long Island, Ross is the elder brother of Monica Geller. Ross and Monica are Jewish and see themselves as at least cultural Jews, with Ross taking a more active role in wanting to teach his
Lior Geller "Alone in Damascus", Geller went on to sell multiple screenplays as a screenwriter and direct several unscripted television series. Geller is currently in post–production on his feature film debut "We Die Young", based on his Oscar nominated short film, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Elijah Rodriguez () and David Castaneda (End of Watch, ). He is also in development of a television series based on the biblical story of The Maccabees. Since 2007 Geller has received numerous awards and nominations setting a Guinness World Record for "Most Awards Won by a Short Student Film" for "Roads". Lior Geller has a catalogue