David Schwimmer, blockbuster action star. While we may think of Schwimmer now as a sitcom savant, not just from his legendary 10-season run on Friends, but for memorable guest spots on shows like Will & Grace and 30 Rock,

David Schwimmer doesn’t regret turning down Men in Black, however, he acknowledges his “career would have taken a very different trajectory” if he starred in the 1997 film.

David Schwimmer explained why he turned down a lead role in 'Men in Black,' admitting that being in that blockbuster 'would have made me, I think, a movie star.'

David Schwimmer recently said on the "Origins with Cush Jumbo" podcast that he’s well aware how different his career would been had he not rejected the offer to lead 1997’s “Men in Black.” The actor’s popularity was skyrocketing at the time as he was a few seasons into “Friends.

David Schwimmer can’t help but wonder how different his life would have been as Agent D. The Friends alum recalled the “brutal decision” of turning down a role in 1997’s Men in Black, which ultimately starred Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones,

David Schwimmer reveals ‘brutal decision’ that hindered his Hollywood success during Friends - ‘My career would have taken a very different trajectory,’ the actor said

David Schwimmer made a career choice that still haunts him. The “Friends” alum, 57, said on Tuesday’s episode of the “Origins With Cush Jumbo” podcast that he turned down a role in 1997’s “Men in Black,

David Schwimmer has appeared in some unforgettable projects over the years, but there was one film role that he admitted could have made him an even bigger name. In the mid-1990s, the Friends star was offered to star in the new sci-fi action comedy Men in Black,

Though David Schwimmer's career has taken on different heights since he starred as Ross Geller in the hit sitcom Friends, he still thinks his career would have looked differently if he had accepted an offer to star in the 1997 film Men in Black.