Jim Parsons’ early days on the block, as it happens with budding actors, were filled only with appearances in a handful of commercials and some indie films. Mainstream success seemed like a distant dream until 2007, when The Big Bang Theory would change everything. Now, he’s become one of the richest actors on TV.

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Parsons found his love for performing at an early age – his first major acting moment was playing the Kola-Kola bird in a school production of The Elephant Child. Little did his teachers know then that this young performer, influenced by the likes of Family Ties and The Cosby Show, would one day command one of the highest salaries in the history of television.

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