Ross Geller

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Nickname:

Ross-a-tron, Rossie, Ross - The Divorce Force, Red Ross, Dr. Geller, Wet Pants Geller, Mental Geller, Bee, Dinosaur Guy

Occupation:

PaleontologistCollege Professor

First appearance:

''The Pilot''

Portrayer:

David Schwimmer

Creator:

David CraneMarta Kauffman

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Dr. Ross Stacey Geller, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), portrayed by David Schwimmer. The c... (more)

Dr. Ross Stacey Geller, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), portrayed by David Schwimmer. The character is noted for his geeky, lovable demeanor.  Background   Script  Ross' first line in the show was a depressive "hi", which became somewhat of a catchphrase for him in the earlier seasons. He's introduced as being in the divorce process with Carol, his wife, after having found out that she's actually a lesbian. His last line in the series was directed at Monica, after she mentioned an awkward detail about his past: "Do you realize we almost made it ten years without that coming up?"  Overview  Ross is a paleontologist and has a PhD, frequently referring to himself as "Dr. Geller" or "Dr. R. Geller". Ross is noted for being geeky, witty, and somewhat artistic, showing an interest in the Metropolitan Museum of Art when he coaches Joey Tribbiani on the works of Monet when Joey tries to impress a date in the ninth season episode "The One With The Fertility Test". Ross has had a crush on Rachel Green since high school, although he joined a "I Hate Rachel Green" club with his and Monica's friend Will Colbert (played by Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston's then-husband), who hated Rachel as she used to pick on him, mentioned in "The One with the Rumor".  Family  Born and raised in Long Island, New York, Ross is the elder brother of Monica Geller, and is frequently shown to be the favored child of their parents. The two siblings are extremely competitive, as demonstrated in "The One with the Football", where it emerged that every Thanksgiving during their childhood they had taken part in a football match called "The Geller Cup". This family tradition ended in its sixth year, after Monica broke Ross' nose. In their childhood, Monica and Ross were also very violent with each other. For example, in "The One with the Inappropriate Sister", they tell Rachel that they used to wrestle when they were younger. Ross and Monica are half-Jewish, but identify themselves as at least cultural Jews, with Ross taking a more active role in wanting to teach his son about the faith, as revealed in the episode "The One with the Holiday Armadillo".  Friends  Ross often came into conflict with his close friend Phoebe Buffay. His rationality and Phoebe's self-devised beliefs led to conflict over the theories of evolution, gravity, and whether or not Phoebe's dead mother was reincarnated as a cat. It was revealed in "The One with the Mugging" that Phoebe once mugged Ross during her homeless years (stealing a copy of the comic book 'Science Boy' that Ross had created). After Ross finds out that his first wife, Carol, is a lesbian, he and Phoebe almost have sex in the bar that was to become Central Perk but are interrupted by their friends. Ross sometimes describes Chandler Bing as his best friend. He is shown to have had some old memories such as a band with Chandler called "Way, No Way" and also once blamed him when he was almost caught smoking marijuana. Ross is also close friends with Joey Tribbiani and helps Joey with movie and stage auditions. He kisses Joey once when practicing to help Joey practice a role as a gay man. They also briefly try to cut Chandler out of their friendship group after he ignores them both in "The One with the Ring". Towards the end of the series, however, Ross and Joey are seen to become closer friends, often seen hanging out together after Chandler gets married. At one point, Ross tells Rachel Green that Joey is his best friend, to which Rachel replies, "I thought Chandler was your best friend?" Ross begins explaining, "Well, Chandler's my oldest friend", but then refuses to discuss it further.  Marcel  After his divorce from Carol, Ross adopts a Capuchin monkey named Marcel. Their relationship was similar to that of a live-in couple. Marcel's sexual drive eventually forces Ross to donate him to the San Diego Zoo. Ross later finds out that Marcel has become a famous mascot for a brand of beer called "Monkey Shine" and is starring in Outbreak 2: The Virus Takes Manhattan. Marcel's favorite song is "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Later in the series, Ross admits how unusual his purchase was, saying in "The One With Unagi", "Remember when I had a monkey... what was I thinking?"  Karate  Ross is said to be a former practitioner of karate. It is a running joke that he pronounces it "ka raa tay", for which the others make fun of him. In "The One With Unagi", he claims that Unagi is a state of total awareness, despite his friends repeatedly telling him (correctly) that unagi is Japanese freshwater eel. He ridicules the self-defense class that Rachel and Phoebe attend and surprises them to demonstrate that they lack Unagi. Rachel and Phoebe later surprise Ross and overpower him, however. In The One That Could Have Been, Ross is still practicing karate.  Apartment  In seasons one through four, Ross lives in the same apartment.  (less)

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