David Schwimmer Makes Rare Appearance at Star-Studded Restaurant Party in N.Y.C.

David Schwimmer is celebrating a sweet milestone!

The Friends star, 57, made a rare public appearance on Friday night to celebrate the anniversary of Raf’s Italian & French Bakery in New York.

The star-studded cocktail party — hosted by founders Jennifer and Nicole Vitagliano, along with their partners executive chef Mary Attea and executive pastry chef Carmari Mick — was also attended by celebrities including Olivia Wilde and Dianna Agron.

Schwimmer was all smiles on Friday night, wearing a black jacket and shirt with dark pants as he posed at a table with Jennifer and another guest in one photo and next to another guest in another photo.

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Jennifer Vitagliano and David Schwimmer with guests at Raf’s anniversary in New York.

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Black seems to be the theme of the evening.

Wilde, 40, wore a sheer black top with black trousers as she shared a laugh with Agron, 37 – also in black – and other party guests in the photo.

Olivia Wilde (center) with Dianna Agron (far right) and friends.

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Although Schwimmer has an Instagram account and posted his Uber Eats ad on it Friends Costa Jennifer Aniston, when the video premiered last month, leads a relatively private life.

In 2016, he explained that the level of fame he has achieved at Friends influenced him in a significant way.

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“It was quite disturbing and it messed with my relationship with other people in a way that took me years, I think, to adjust to and feel comfortable with,” he said on The Hollywood Reporter‘with Chatter about awards podcast at the time.

“As an actor, the way I’m trained, my job was to observe life and observe other people, so I walked around with my head up, really engaged and observing people,” he added. “The celebrity effect was the exact opposite: it made me want to hide under a baseball cap and not be seen.”

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David Schwimmer (right) poses with a guest at Raf’s first anniversary.

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Weeks after his Friends of costar Matthew Perry’s death in October 2023, Schwimmer shared a tribute to his friend on Instagram.

“Thank you for ten amazing years of laughter and creativity,” he wrote alongside a photo of himself posing with Perry on set.

“I will never forget your impeccable timing and comic delivery,” he continued. “You can take a straight line of dialogue and tweak it to your will, resulting in something completely original and unexpectedly funny that still amazes.”

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