The 'Friends' actor had an interaction with the pop icon when he was a teenager, but it had nothing to do with show business.

“Rachel broke up with me on a Monday evening, and it was heartbreaking. No one leaves Rod!” Stewart told the outlet. “But that Saturday night, I met Penny at the Dorchester Hotel in London. The bass player in my band, Carmine, said, ‘Listen, you’ve just come out of a long nine-year marriage. You’re not ready yet.’ I nearly strangled him!”

Though Schwimmer didn’t confirm who was divorcing the legendary British rock singer at the time, Stewart and his first wife Alana Stewart divorced in 1984. That same year, the actor would have been 18 years old.

David Schwimmer recalled his early jobs before making it big in Hollywood. The actor remembered the time when he served a divorce notice to singer Rod Steward. Schwimmer was a guest on when Colbert asked the actor about the 'unique' jobs that he did before becoming famous in Hollywood.

While Rod Stewart is known as a successful British singer in a happy marriage with his current wife, Penny Lancaster, years ago, he had a surprising run-in with a young man who would go on to be a huge sitcom star,