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
Bruce Geller "All in Love" (1961), but his efforts met with only modest success. Geller left New York for Los Angeles, where he was employed writing scripts for episodes of several television series, including "Zane Grey Theater", "Have Gun, Will Travel", "The Rebel", and "The Rifleman". He also worked as the co-executive producer of the "Rawhide" series for the 1964-1965 television season. While producing "Rawhide", he developed the idea for a new "cloak-and-dagger" series, "". In 1966, Geller created, wrote, produced, and directed "Mission: Impossible", the accomplishment for which he is best remembered. The show ran on CBS from 1966 to 1973