I served divorce papers to Rod Stewart, reveals David Schwimmer
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David Schwimmer has revealed that he once served divorce papers to Sir Rod Stewart when he was an 18-year-old working for his mother’s legal firm.
The Friends star said he was thankful never to have run into the singer since.
During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Schwimmer recalled some of the summer jobs he took on while at university.
He said: “One summer after my freshman year in college, I was just looking for work and my mum said: ‘You can be a process server for me.’ My mum was a divorce lawyer, and so I was the guy who would pop out of the bushes and serve you divorce papers.
“So at the time, I was 18. I’m like James Bond… because you get a tip, you’re tipped off as to where they might be.
“And thank goodness I’ve never run into him since, but I served Rod Stewart.”
Schwimmer, 58, said he had no idea if Sir Rod recognised him all these years later. “I don’t even know if he knows. I don’t think he knows,” he said.
Colbert joked: “He knows now. You could theoretically run into Rod Stewart some time and now he knows to punch you.”
Schwimmer turned 18 in 1984, the year that Sir Rod split from his first wife, Alana Stewart, after five years of marriage.
The singer went on to marry Rachel Hunter in 1990, divorcing in 2006. He married Penny Lancaster in 2007, and the pair are still together.
Writing about her divorce in 2012, Alana said: “When Rod and I broke up, I thought my world was coming to an end. I was totally devastated and I had no idea how to pick up the pieces of my broken heart.
“Divorce is never easy, but it’s even more painful when you find out your husband is having an affair with a beautiful model 15 years younger than you.”
Alana said she had since forgiven Sir Rod, with whom she had two children, Kimberly and Sean.
Sir Rod was 34 when he wed Alana in 1979, but believes he wasn’t mature enough for marriage. He once told People magazine: “When I told my dad I was getting married, he said: ‘You’re far too young.’ He was right. I still had a lot of living, partying, drinking and s----ing to do.”
Schwimmer appeared on the Stephen Colbert show to promote his latest TV series, Goosebumps: The Vanishing on Disney+. The pair studied together at Northwestern University and shared tales of summer jobs. Schwimmer also worked as a roller-skating waiter.