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Jim Parsons(II)

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  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Having grown up in Houston, and its northern suburb of Spring, he made his first stage appearance in a school play at the age of 6. Parsons then went on to study theater at the University of Houston. From there he won a place on a two-year Masters course in classical theater at the University of San Diego/The Old Globe Theater, graduating in 2001.

He moved to New York, working in Off-Broadway productions, appearing in TV commercials and in one episode of Ed (2000) before landing a recurring role in Judging Amy (1999) in 2004.

He was propelled to international fame and acclaim three years later when he starred as Sheldon in the award-winning sitcom, The Big Bang Theory (2007).
BornMarch 24, 1973
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BornMarch 24, 1973
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  • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
    • 30 wins & 86 nominations total

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RuPaul and Jim Parsons in Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Sally Field, Bill Irwin, Jim Parsons, and Ben Aldridge in Spoiler Alert (2022)
Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge in Spoiler Alert (2022)
Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge in Spoiler Alert (2022)
Brian Hutchison, Tuc Watkins, and Jim Parsons in The Boys in the Band (2020)
Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons in The Boys in the Band (2020)
Andrew Rannells, Robin de Jesus, Jim Parsons, and Michael Benjamin Washington in The Boys in the Band (2020)
Brian Hutchison and Jim Parsons in The Boys in the Band (2020)
Matt Bomer, Mart Crowley, Brian Hutchison, Joe Mantello, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Robin de Jesus, Jim Parsons, Michael Benjamin Washington, Charlie Carver, and Brian Bowen Smith in The Boys in the Band (2020)
Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons in The Boys in the Band (2020)
Jim Parsons in Hollywood (2020)
Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory (2007)

Known for

Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
The Big Bang Theory
8.2
TV Series
  • Sheldon Cooper
The Normal Heart (2014)
The Normal Heart
7.9
TV Movie
  • Tommy Boatwright
  • 2014
Jim Parsons in Home (2015)
Home
6.6
  • Oh(voice)
  • 2015
Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, and Janelle Monáe in Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures
7.8
  • Paul Stafford
  • 2016

Credits

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Actor

  • Just by Looking at Him
    • Ethan
    • Pre-production
  • Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon (2017)
    Young Sheldon
    • Sheldon Cooper
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2023
  • Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge in Spoiler Alert (2022)
    Spoiler Alert
    • Michael Ausiello
    • 2022
  • Pete the Cat (2017)
    Pete the Cat
    • Stan
    • Syd
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2022
  • So Much
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Michael Sheen and David Tennant in Staged (2020)
    Staged
    • Jim Parsons
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Matt Bomer, Brian Hutchison, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Tuc Watkins, Robin de Jesus, Jim Parsons, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Charlie Carver in The Boys in the Band (2020)
    The Boys in the Band
    • Michael
    • 2020
  • Hollywood (2020)
    Hollywood
    • Henry Willson
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • Jim Parsons (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
    The Big Bang Theory
    • Sheldon Cooper
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2019
  • John Malkovich, Haley Joel Osment, Zac Efron, Jim Parsons, Angela Sarafyan, Kaya Scodelario, and Lily Collins in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
    Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
    • Florida Prosecutor Larry Simpson
    • 2019
  • Claire Danes, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jim Parsons, and Leo James Davis in A Kid Like Jake (2018)
    A Kid Like Jake
    • Greg Wheeler
    • 2018
  • Michael Jackson's Halloween (2017)
    Michael Jackson's Halloween
    • Hay Man (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • SuperMansion (2015)
    SuperMansion
    • Mr. Skibumpers (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, and Janelle Monáe in Hidden Figures (2016)
    Hidden Figures
    • Paul Stafford
    • 2016
  • Isla Fisher in Visions (2015)
    Visions
    • Dr. Mathison
    • 2015

Producer

  • The Monarchy Is Going to Sh*T
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Movie
  • Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon (2017)
    Young Sheldon
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2023
  • Call Me Kat (2021)
    Call Me Kat
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2023
  • Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge in Spoiler Alert (2022)
    Spoiler Alert
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2022
  • So Much
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Ryan O'Connell in Special (2019)
    Special
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Equal (2020)
    Equal
    • executive producer (2020)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Hollywood (2020)
    Hollywood
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Claire Danes, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jim Parsons, and Leo James Davis in A Kid Like Jake (2018)
    A Kid Like Jake
    • producer
    • 2018
  • The Family Gene
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • First in Human (2017)
    First in Human
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Bless Her Heart
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016

Soundtrack

  • Matt Bomer, Brian Hutchison, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Tuc Watkins, Robin de Jesus, Jim Parsons, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Charlie Carver in The Boys in the Band (2020)
    The Boys in the Band
    • performer: "Get Happy"
    • 2020
  • Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
    The Big Bang Theory
    • performer: "Soft Kitty"
    • performer: "America"
    • performer: "We Will Percussive Shock You" (uncredited) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2019
  • Pete the Cat (2017)
    Pete the Cat
    • performer: "The Holiday Chi-Chi Mamba", "Hula Hula Holiday", "Givingest Time of the Year"
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Jim Parsons in Home (2015)
    Home
    • performer: "Boov Death Song"
    • writer: "Boov Death Song"
    • 2015
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • performer: "This Little Light of Mine" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Mark Hamill, Edward Asner, Jim Parsons, Rachael MacFarlane, Max Charles, and Kate Micucci in Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2013)
    Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
    • performer: "Happy All the Time", "World's Greatest Dad", "Sparkejollytwinglejingley", "A Christmas Song", "Nobody Cares About Santa", "The Story of Buddy"
    • TV Special
    • 2013
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Jim Parsons | Career Retrospective
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Jim Parsons | Career Retrospective
Jim Parsons and Co-Stars Share Their Connections to 'The Boys in the Band'
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Jim Parsons and Co-Stars Share Their Connections to 'The Boys in the Band'
Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood" Re-Envisions Cinematic History
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Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood" Re-Envisions Cinematic History
The Monster Isolation
Clip 1:05
The Monster Isolation
Home
Clip 0:53
Home
Wish I Was Here
Clip 0:39
Wish I Was Here
Wish I Was Here
Clip 1:01
Wish I Was Here
Wish I Was Here
Clip 0:38
Wish I Was Here
'A Kid Like Jake' Stars Step Out of Normal Roles to Celebrate Identity
Interview 2:55
'A Kid Like Jake' Stars Step Out of Normal Roles to Celebrate Identity
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:25
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:42
Official Trailer
Season 12 Trailer
Trailer 0:31
Season 12 Trailer

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Instagram
  • Height
    • 6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)
  • Born
    • March 24, 1973
    • Houston, Texas, USA
  • Spouse
    • Todd SpiewakMay 13, 2017 - present
  • Children
    • No Children
  • Parents
      Judy Parsons
  • Relatives
    • Julie Parsons(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Quiznos toasted subs in which he played a business man who reminisced about having been raised by wolves. (This commercial was replayed in full on S21/Ep195 (November 22, 2013) of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Interviews
    • 7 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 7 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His favorite character on The Big Bang Theory (2007) is Penny.
  • Quotes
    [on credentials for playing a physicist in The Big Bang Theory (2007)] I was very fascinated with meteorology at a young age. I lived on the Gulf Coast and hurricanes blew through there. That is the class I failed in college: meteorology. I didn't have an interest in the particulars - but what a wonderful basis for a show.
  • Trademarks
      His tall and slender, beanstalk frame.
  • Salaries
      The Big Bang Theory
      (2007)
      $30,000,000 (2014-2017 ,3 years income of the series's back end,each year $10,000,000)

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