Jim Parsons

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Jim Parsons
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Parsons in 2016
Born
James Joseph Parsons

(1973-03-24) March 24, 1973 (age 51) [1]
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Todd Spiewak
​
(m. 2017)​

James Joseph "Jim" Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American actor and producer. From 2007 to 2019, he played Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory . [2] [3] [4] He has received various awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series [5] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. In 2018, Forbes estimated his annual salary to be $26.5 million and named him the world's highest-paid television actor. [6]

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Parsons made his Broadway debut portraying Tommy Boatwright in the Larry Kramer play The Normal Heart (2011). He has since returned to Broadway acting in the plays Harvey (2012), An Act of God (2015), The Boys in the Band (2018), and Mother Play (2024).

In film, Parsons has voiced the lead character in Home (2015) and played supporting roles in Hidden Figures (2016), A Kid Like Jake (2018), Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), The Boys in the Band (2020), and Spoiler Alert (2022). On television he was Emmy-nominated for playing Tommy Boatwright in the HBO film The Normal Heart (2011) and Henry Willson in the Netflix series Hollywood (2020).

Early life and education

Parsons was born at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, Texas, and was raised in one of its northern suburbs, Spring. He is the son of Milton Joseph "Mickey/Jack" Parsons Jr. and teacher Judy Ann (née McKnight). His sister, Julie Ann Parsons, is also a teacher. [7] [8] [9]

After playing the role of the Kola-Kola bird in a school production of The Elephant's Child at age six, Parsons was determined to become an actor. [7] [10] He attended Klein Oak High School in Spring. Parsons points to a role in Noises Off during his junior year as the first time "I fully connected with the role I was playing and started to truly understand what it meant to be honest on stage." [7] The young Parsons was heavily influenced by sitcoms, particularly Three's Company , Family Ties , and The Cosby Show . [11]

After graduating from high school, Parsons earned a BA degree in Theater from the University of Houston. He was prolific during this time, appearing in 17 plays in three years. He was a founding member of Infernal Bridegroom Productions and regularly appeared at the Stages Repertory Theatre. [12] Parsons enrolled in graduate school at the University of San Diego in 1999. [12] He was one of seven students accepted into a special two-year course in classical theater, taught in partnership with the Old Globe Theater. Program director Rick Seer recalled having reservations about admitting Parsons, saying, "Jim is a very specific personality. He's thoroughly original, which is one reason he's been so successful. But we worried, 'Does that adapt itself to classical theater? Does that adapt itself to the kind of training that we're doing?' But we decided that he was so talented that we would give him a try and see how it worked out." [13]

Parsons enjoyed school and told an interviewer that he would have pursued a doctorate in acting if possible: "School was so safe!.....You frequently would surprise yourself by what you were capable of, and you were not surprised by some things." [14] Parsons graduated with a M.F.A. degree in acting from Old Globe Theatre/University of San Diego in 2001 [13] and moved to New York. [12] 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 (1729–1804) is Jim's sixth great-grandfather. [9]

Career

2003–2006: Early roles

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Parsons (back right) in a play adaptation of The Castle in 2002

In New York, Parsons worked in Off-Broadway productions and made several television appearances. In a 2003 Quiznos commercial, Parsons played a man who had been raised by wolves and continued to nurse from his wolf "mother". [12] He had a recurring role on the television show Judging Amy [15] and appeared on the television series Ed . [12] Parsons also had minor roles in several movies, including Garden State and School for Scoundrels . [16]

2007–2019: The Big Bang Theory and theatre roles

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Parsons at the 2013 PaleyFest

Parsons has estimated that he auditioned for between 15 and 30 television pilots, but on many of the occasions when he was cast, the show failed to find a television network willing to purchase it. [12] The exception came with The Big Bang Theory . After reading the pilot script, Parsons felt that the role of Sheldon Cooper would be a very good fit for him. [7] Although he did not feel any sort of relationship with the character, he was enchanted by the dialogue structure, the way the writers "brilliantly use those words that most of us don't recognize to create that rhythm, and the rhythm got me. It was the chance to dance through that dialogue and in a lot of ways still is." [11] In his audition, Parsons impressed series creator Chuck Lorre that Lorre insisted on a second audition to see if Parsons could replicate the performance. Parsons was cast as Sheldon Cooper, a physicist with social apathy who frequently belittles his friends. The role required Parsons to "rattle off line after line of tightly composed, rhythmic dialogue, as well as then do something with his face or body during the silence that follows." [12] Parsons credits his University of San Diego training with giving him the tools to break down Sheldon's lines. [7]

Television critic Andrew Dansby compares Parsons's physical comedy to that of Buster Keaton and other silent film stars. Lorre praises Parsons' instincts, saying that "You can't teach that." [12] Lorre describes Parsons' "great sense of control over every part of his body, the way he walks, holds his hands, cocks his head, the facial tics as 'inspired'." [16] Reviewer Lewis Beale describes Parsons' performance as "so spot-on, it seems as if the character and the actor are the same person." Parsons admits that the work is "more effort than I ever thought a sitcom would take, and that's really the fun of it." [11] In August 2009, Parsons won the Television Critics Association award for individual achievement in comedy, beating Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and Neil Patrick Harris. [17] Parsons was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, winning in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. [18] In September 2010, Parsons and co-stars Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco signed new contracts, guaranteeing each of them $200,000 per episode for the fourth season of The Big Bang Theory, with substantial raises for each of the next three seasons. The three were also promised a percentage of the show's earnings. [19] In January 2011, Parsons won the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy. [20] [21] From August 2013, Parsons, Cuoco and Galecki each earned $325,000 per episode. [22] In August 2014, Parsons, Galecki and Cuoco once again signed new contracts, guaranteeing each of them $1 million per episode for the eighth, ninth, and tenth seasons of The Big Bang Theory, as well as quadrupling their percentage of the show's earnings to over 1% each. [23]

Steve Martin, Jim Parsons, and Barack Obama at DreamWorks Animation Studios in 2015 Barack Obama, Steve Martin, Jim Parsons, DreamWorks Animation, 2013.jpg
Steve Martin, Jim Parsons, and Barack Obama at DreamWorks Animation Studios in 2015

In 2011, Parsons appeared with Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, and Rashida Jones in the comedy film The Big Year . It was released in October. [24] That same year, he appeared as the human alter ego of Walter, the newest Muppet introduced in The Muppets . [25] On May 18, 2012, Parsons began appearing on Broadway as Elwood P. Dowd in a revival of Harvey . [26] [27] He reprised the role in the The Normal Heart (2014), and he received his seventh Emmy nomination, this time in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. Parsons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 11, 2015. [28] He voiced Oh, one of the lead roles in the DreamWorks Animation comedy film Home (2015), alongside Rihanna. [29]

Parsons and Todd Spiewak founded That's Wonderful Productions in 2015 with the intention of raising distinct voices and producing work with an underlying sense of purpose and social consciousness. Their work includes Special , Equal , Call Me Kat and A Kid Like Jake . Parsons and Spiewak are also Executive Producers of Young Sheldon . [30] On January 29, 2015, it was announced that Parsons would star as God in the Broadway production of An Act of God , a new play by David Javerbaum and directed by Joe Mantello. [31] The play began previews at Studio 54 on May 5, 2015 [32] and closed August 2, 2015, to positive reviews. [33] In 2016, Jim Parsons played a supporting role as STG (special task group) head engineer Paul Stafford in the biographical drama film Hidden Figures . The film was directed by Theodore Melfi, who had previously worked with Parsons in commercials for Intel. [34]

In 2017, Parsons started hosting his own SiriusXM talk show, Jim Parsons Is Too Stupid for Politics. The show ran for six weeks. [35] In August 2018, Parsons announced his refusal of a contract worth $50 million for seasons 13 and 14. The producers simultaneously announced that, after 279 episodes, the most of any multi-camera series in TV history, the show would come to an "epic, creative close" in May 2019. Parsons was expected to remain in his role as narrator of the prequel series, Young Sheldon . [36] [37] In 2018, Parsons was one of the actors who voiced the audiobook A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo . [38] Parsons starred as party host Michael in the 50th anniversary Broadway production of The Boys in the Band , which won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, reprising his performance (with the whole Broadway anniversary cast) in the 2020 film adaptation. [39] [40]

2020–present: Return to theatre

In 2020, he portrayed of Henry Willson in the Ryan Murphy limited series Hollywood on Netflix. He also served as an executive producer. For his performance he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. [41] In 2022 he portrayed Michael Ausiello in the romantic comedy Spoiler Alert distributed by Focus Features. [42] He acted in the revival of Terrence McNally's A Man of No Importance at the Classic Stage Company. He starred in Paula Vogel's new play Mother Play (2024) acting alongside Jessica Lange and Celia Keenan-Bolger. He is set to star as the Stage Manager in the revival of the Thorton Wilder play Our Town at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. [43]

Personal life

Parsons lives in the New York City [44] neighborhood Gramercy Park [45] while also maintaining a residence in Los Angeles. [46]

His father died in a car crash on April 29, 2001. [8]

On May 23, 2012, an article in The New York Times noted that Parsons is gay and had been in a relationship for the last ten years. [47] His husband is art director Todd Spiewak. In October 2013, Parsons called their relationship "an act of love, coffee in the morning, going to work, washing the clothes, taking the dogs out—a regular life, boring love". [48] Parsons and Spiewak wed in New York in May 2017. [44]

Parsons supported Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the run-up for the 2016 United States presidential election. [49]

On September 28, 2020, Parsons revealed on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that he and his husband had contracted COVID-19 in March 2020, and detailed their experience with it. [50]

Acting credits

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Parsons' Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Happy End Casting Assistant
2004 Garden State Tim
2005 Heights Oliver
2005 The Great New Wonderful Justin
2005The King's InnSidneyShort film
2006 10 Items or Less Receptionist
2006 School for Scoundrels Classmate
2007 On the Road with Judas Jimmy Pea
2007 Gardener of Eden Spim
2011 The Big Year Crane
2011 The Muppets Human Walter Cameo
2012 Sunset Stories Prince
2014 Wish I Was Here Paul
2015 Home OhVoice
2015 Visions Dr. Mathison
2016 Hidden Figures Paul Stafford
2018 A Kid Like Jake Greg WheelerAlso producer
2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Larry Simpson
2020 The Boys in the Band Michael
2022 Spoiler Alert Michael Ausiello Also producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Ed ChetEpisode: "The Road"
2004–2005 Judging Amy Rob Holbrook7 episodes
2007–2019 The Big Bang Theory Sheldon Cooper Main role
2009, 2012 Family Guy Sheldon Cooper / Gay-Jacker (voice)Episodes: "Business Guy" and "Joe's Revenge"
2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Draven (voice)Episode: "Jackie's Get-Witch-Quick Scheme"
2011 The Super Hero Squad Show Nightmare (voice)Episode: "Blind Rage Knows No Color"
2011 Pound Puppies Milton Feltwaddle (voice)2 episodes
2011 iCarly CalebEpisode: "iLost My Mind"
2011 Eureka Carl the Jeep (voice)Episode: "Do You See What I See"
2012 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange Henry Applesauce (voice)Episode: "Generic Holiday Special"
2012 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Larry Wilder (voice)Episode: "Jock Wilder's Nature Camp"
2013 Who Do You Think You Are? Himself [51] Season 4; Episode 8
2014 Saturday Night Live Host [52] Episode: "Jim Parsons/Beck"
2014 The Normal Heart Tommy BoatwrightTelevision film
2014 Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas Buddy (voice)
2016 SuperMansion Mr. Skibumpers (voice)Episode: "SuperMansion: War on Christmas"
2017 Michael Jackson's Halloween [53] Hay Man (voice)
2017–present Young Sheldon Adult Sheldon Cooper (voice)Narrator; also executive producer
2019–2021 Special —Executive producer
2020 The Simpsons Himself (voice)Episode: "Frinkcoin"
2020 Hollywood Henry Willson Main role; also executive producer
2021 Staged HimselfEpisode: "The Warthog and the Mongoose: Part Two"
2021–2023 Call Me Kat —Executive producer

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
1993 The Balcony Torturer (Arthur)
1994 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz
1995 La Ronde Alfred
1995 Endgame Clov Infernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1995 Marat/Sade SteveInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1996 Guys and Dolls Rusty CharlieInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1996Eddie Goes to Poetry CityEddieZocalo Theatre
1996Jack and the Future Is in EggsJack
1996 Othello Iago Infernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1996Suicide in B-flatPetroneInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1996 Woyzeck Doctor / Horse's HeadInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1997 The Cherry Orchard YashaInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1997Chili QueenBuddy Stages Repertory Theatre [54]
1997 Camino Real BaronInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1997Last RitesTiger CleanInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1998 Threepenny Opera MacHeathInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1998Below the BeltDobbitt
1998 In the Jungle of the Cities J. FinnayInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1998Tamalalia 3: The Cocktail PartyPsychotic psychiatristInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1998King Ubu is KingTom, Mister Nice GuyInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1998 The Pitchfork Disney Presley StrayStages Repertory Theatre
1999Marie and BruceHerb / Fred / WaiterInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
1999Tamalalia 4: The Camp-OutRalfInfernal Bridegroom Productions [54]
2001 Da Young Charlie Old Globe Theatre [55]
2002What Happened WasJackieThe Paradise Theatre
2001The CastleJeremiah Manhattan Ensemble Theatre [56]
2002 Tartuffe Valère La Jolla Playhouse [57]
2004The Love for Three Oranges (Gozzi)Prince TartagliaLa Jolla Playhouse [58]
2011 The Normal Heart Tommy Boatwright John Golden Theatre [59]
2012 Harvey Elwood Dowd Studio 54 [60]
2015 An Act of God God Studio 54 [61]
2018 The Boys in the Band Michael Booth Theatre [62]
2022 A Man of No Importance Alfie Byrne Classic Stage Company [63]
2024 Mother Play Carl Helen Hayes Theatre [64]
2024 Our Town Stage Manager Ethel Barrymore Theatre [65]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet Nightmare Voice

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryWorkResult
2009 Satellite Awards Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Big Bang Theory Nominated
TCA Awards Individual Achievement in Comedy Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
2010 Satellite Awards Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedy Actor Nominated
TCA Awards Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated
Online Film & Television AssociationBest Actor in a Comedy SeriesWon
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Won
2011 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Comedy Series Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Actor– Television Series: Musical or Comedy Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Won
Online Film & Television AssociationBest Actor in a Comedy SeriesWon
People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedy Actor Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2012 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Online Film & Television AssociationBest Actor in a Comedy SeriesWon
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedy Actor Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Nominated
TCA Awards Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
2013 Golden Globe Awards Best Actor– Television Series: Musical or Comedy Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
TV Guide Award Favorite ActorWon
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Won
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Won
People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedy Actor Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
2014 Golden Globe Awards Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
Critics Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Comedy Series Won
Online Film & Television AssociationBest Actor in a Comedy SeriesWon
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedy Actor Nominated
Favorite TV Bromance (shared with Johnny Galecki, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg)Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Won
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie The Normal Heart Nominated
2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedic Actor The Big Bang Theory Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Nominated
2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedic Actor Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor - Family Show Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Ensemble – Motion Picture Hidden Figures Won
2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series The Big Bang Theory Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Comedic Actor Won
2018 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Nominated
GLAAD Media Awards Stephen F. Kolzak Award HimselfWon
People's Choice Awards Comedy TV Star of the Year The Big Bang Theory Won
2019 Critics' Choice Awards Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Special Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Comedy TV Actor The Big Bang Theory Nominated
Kids Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star Nominated
People's Choice Awards Male TV Star of the year Nominated
Comedy TV Star of the year Nominated
2020 Kids Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star Nominated
Dorian TV Awards Best Supporting TV Performance - Actor Hollywood Nominated
Gold Derby TV Awards Limited/Series Supporting Actor Won
Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Nominated
2021 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated

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