James Joseph Parsons is an American actor and producer. He is known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Parsons made his Broadway debut in 2011 portraying Tommy Boatwright in the play The Normal Heart. In film, Parsons has voiced the lead character in Home and played supporting roles in Hidden Figures and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.
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James Joseph Parsons is an American actor and producer. Parsons is known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Parsons made his Broadway debut in 2011 portraying Tommy Boatwright in the play The Normal Heart. In film, Parsons has voiced the lead character in Home and played supporting roles in Hidden Figures and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. Forbes estimated his annual salary to be USD 26. 5 million and named him the world’s highest-paid television actor. He has received several awards for his performance, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. He is the son of Milton Joseph \”MickeyJack\” Parsons, Jr. and teacher Judy Ann. His sister, Julie Ann Parsons, is also a teacher. Parsons traced his family’s history on TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are? in September 2013 and discovered French heritage from his father’s side. The French architect Louis-François Trouard is Jim’s six times great grandfather.
Parsons enjoyed school and told an interviewer that he would have pursued a doctorate in acting if possible. He was one of seven students accepted into a special two-year course in classical theater, taught in partnership with the Old Globe Theater. Parsons graduated with obtaining a M. F. A. degree in Acting from Old Globe TheatreUniversity of San Diego in 2001 and moved to New York. In New York, Parsons worked in Off-Broadway productions and made several television appearances. In a much-discussed 2003 Quiznos commercial, Parsons played a man who had been raised by wolves and continued to nurse from his wolf mother. He had a recurring role on the television show Judging Amy and appeared on the TV series Ed. He also had minor roles in several movies, including Garden State and School for Scoundrels. Parsons has that he auditioned for between 15 and 30 television pilots, but on many of the occasions when he failed to find a show to purchase, he was cast in The Bigbang Theory.
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