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Jim Parsons

Actor / Film Producer | * 03/24/1973 (51) | Houston, Texas (United States of America (USA))
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James Joseph Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American actor. From 2007 to 2019, Parsons played Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He has received various awards, 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. From 2015 to 2018, Forbes named him the world's highest-paid television actor. Parsons made his Broadway debut portraying Tommy Boatwright in the Larry Kramer play The Normal Heart (2011). He has since acted in the Broadway plays Harvey (2012), An Act of God (2015), The Boys in the Band (2018), Mother Play (2024), and Our Town (2024). In film, Parsons has voiced the lead character in Home (2015) and played supporting roles in Hidden Figures (2016), A Kid Like Jake<..."> ()
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Jim Parsons is an American television and film actor, best known for playing Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Talk-Shows

Known for these Movies & Shows

The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community ...

The Normal Heart

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2014 | 3.9/5 | 2h 13min
Drama
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The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in histo ...

Hidden Figures

PG

2016 | 4.0/5 | 2h 7min
Drama, History
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When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when ...

Home

PG

2015 | 3.4/5 | 1h 34min
Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Science Fiction, Kids & Family
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Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door. ...

The Big Bang Theory

TV-PG

2007 | 4.0/5 | 22min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Jim Parsons

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Theatre World Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Emmy Awards 4x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award
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Movies with Jim Parsons as Actor(27)

2023 Just by Looking at Him
as Matt Stopera2023 Brother Orange
as Michael Ausiello2022 Spoiler Alert
as Truman Capote (voice)2021 Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
as himself2020 The Boys in the Band: Something Personal
as Michael2020 The Boys in the Band
as Larry Simpson2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Greg Wheeler2018 A Kid Like Jake
as Hay Man (voice)2017 Michael Jackson's Halloween
as himself2016 For the Love of Spock
as Paul Stafford2016 Hidden Figures
as himself2016 Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Dr. Mathison2015 Visions
as Oh (voice)2015 Home
as Tommy Boatwright2014 The Normal Heart
as Buddy (voice)2014 Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
as Paul2014 Wish I Was Here
as Prince2012 Sunset Stories
as Human Walter2011 The Muppets
as Crane2011 The Big Year
as Jimmy Pea2007 On the Road with Judas
as Spim2007 Gardener of Eden
as Receptionist2006 10 Items or Less
as Classmate2006 School for Scoundrels
as Oliver2005 Heights
as Justin2005 The Great New Wonderful
as Tim2004 Garden State

TV Shows/Series with Jim Parsons as Actor(28)

as Henry Wilson2020 Hollywood
as Jim2020 Staged
as Narrator2017 First in Human
as Stan (voice)2017 Pete the Cat
as Sheldon Cooper (voice)2017 Young Sheldon
as himself2016 Chelsea
as Self - Guest2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as himself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest2012 CBS Mornings
as Milton Feltwaddle (voice)2010 Pound Puppies
as himself2010 Conan
as Draven (voice)2009 Glenn Martin, DDS
as Sheldon Cooper2007 The Big Bang Theory
as Caleb2007 iCarly
as Carl the Jeep2006 Eureka
as himself2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as himself2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self - Guest2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as himself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Chet2000 Ed
as Sheldon Cooper (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Gay-jacker (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Gayjacker (uncredited) (archive footage) (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Rob Holbrook1999 Judging Amy
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as himself (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live

Movies with Jim Parsons as Crew(3)

Production/Producer2022 Spoiler Alert
Production/Producer2018 A Kid Like Jake
Production/Producer2014 One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film

TV Shows/Series with Jim Parsons as Crew(5)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Call Me Kat
Production/Executive Producer2020 Equal
Production/Executive Producer2020 Hollywood
Production/Executive Producer2019 Special
Production/Executive Producer2017 Young Sheldon

Additional Information

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Full Name: James Joseph Parsons
Born: Saturday, 03/24 1973 (March) in Houston, Texas (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 51 years + 308 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Houston, University of San Diego, Klein Oak High School
Net worth estimate: 80,000,000 USD
Related to: Louis-François Trouard
Other names for Jim Parsons (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Джим Парсонс"
"Джеймс Джозеф Парсонс"
"짐 파슨스"
"Τζιμ Πάρσονς"
"جيم بارسنز"
"جِم بارسِنْز"
"James Joseph Parsons"
Jim Parsons frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Michael Richardson (76x, Actor)
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
Tress MacNeille (46x, Actress)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Andy Samberg (35x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (34x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Bill Hader (28x, Actor)
Omar Ataei (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:809, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 01/10/2025