James Joseph Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American actor and
producer. Parsons is known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the CBS
sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007â€"2019). 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. In 2018,
Forbes estimated his annual salary to be $26.5 million and named him
the world's highest-paid television actor.Parsons made his Broadway
debut in 2011 portraying Tommy Boatwright in the play The Normal
Heart, for which he shared a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble
Performance. He reprised the role in the film adaptation of the play,
and he received his seventh Emmy nomination, this time in the category
of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. Similarly,
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 with the whole
Broadway anniversary cast) in the 2020 film adaptation. In film,
Parsons has voiced the lead character in Home (2015) and played
supporting roles in Hidden Figures (2016) and Extremely Wicked,
Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019).Jim 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. 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. 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." The young Parsons was heavily influenced by sitcoms,
particularly Three's Company, Family Ties, and The Cosby Show.
producer. Parsons is known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the CBS
sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007â€"2019). 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. In 2018,
Forbes estimated his annual salary to be $26.5 million and named him
the world's highest-paid television actor.Parsons made his Broadway
debut in 2011 portraying Tommy Boatwright in the play The Normal
Heart, for which he shared a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble
Performance. He reprised the role in the film adaptation of the play,
and he received his seventh Emmy nomination, this time in the category
of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. Similarly,
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 with the whole
Broadway anniversary cast) in the 2020 film adaptation. In film,
Parsons has voiced the lead character in Home (2015) and played
supporting roles in Hidden Figures (2016) and Extremely Wicked,
Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019).Jim 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. 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. 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." The young Parsons was heavily influenced by sitcoms,
particularly Three's Company, Family Ties, and The Cosby Show.
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