Who is David Schwimmer’s ex, Zoë Buckman? The Friends star met the British multidisciplinary artist at a club in London and she moved to LA for him – they have a teenage daughter, but split in 2017
Buckman was raised in London in a creative family; she met Schwimmer while waitressing in 2007 and they married and had a child before divorcing in 2017, although they remain cordial co-parents
Nevertheless, Schwimmer is thrilled about his new Disney+ project. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the 58-year-old revealed what he was looking forward to most when he took on the role of Anthony, a botanist and father of twins. “I’ve not been able to play a dad of a teenager, which I am now in real life,” he said, “so that part of me was also really excited. It’s another level of meaningful at this stage.”
What is Zoë Buckman’s background?
Zoë Buckman, 39, hails from Hackney, East London, where she grew up surrounded by a creative family. In a conversation with Interview magazine, she revealed that various relatives were involved in theatre, with her Jewish mother, Jennie Buckman, coaching students at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, in addition to writing and directing plays. Jennie also wrote for the BBC, as reported by J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
Relatives on the paternal side of her family, which included actor Sir Alec Guinness, have also had careers in entertainment, reported the newspaper. Buckman’s father, Nick Blatchley, worked in the health sector; unlike him, Buckman identifies as Jewish.