1. James Joseph Parsons was born on March 24,1973 and is an American actor.
33 Facts About Jim Parsons
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From 2007 to 2019, Jim Parsons played Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
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Jim Parsons 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.
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Jim Parsons made his Broadway debut portraying Tommy Boatwright in the Larry Kramer play The Normal Heart.
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Jim Parsons has since acted in the Broadway plays Harvey, An Act of God, The Boys in the Band, Mother Play, and Our Town.
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In film, Jim Parsons has voiced the lead character in Home and played supporting roles in Hidden Figures, A Kid Like Jake, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, The Boys in the Band, and Spoiler Alert.
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Jim Parsons was born at St Joseph Hospital in Houston, Texas, and was raised in one of its northern suburbs, Spring.
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Jim Parsons was prolific during this time, appearing in 17 plays in three years.
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Jim Parsons was a founding member of Infernal Bridegroom Productions and regularly appeared at the Stages Repertory Theatre.
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Jim Parsons enrolled in graduate school at the University of San Diego in 1999.
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Jim Parsons was one of seven students accepted into a special two-year course in classical theater, taught in partnership with the Old Globe Theater.
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In New York, Jim Parsons worked in Off-Broadway productions and made several television appearances.
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Jim Parsons had a recurring role on the television show Judging Amy and appeared on the television series Ed.
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Jim Parsons had minor roles in several movies, including Garden State and School for Scoundrels.
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Jim 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.
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Jim Parsons was cast as Sheldon Cooper, a physicist with social apathy who frequently belittles his friends.
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Jim 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.
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In 2011, Jim Parsons appeared with Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, and Rashida Jones in the comedy film The Big Year.
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On May 18,2012, Parsons began appearing on Broadway as Elwood P Dowd in a revival of Harvey.
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Jim Parsons reprised the role in The Normal Heart, and he received his seventh Emmy nomination, this time in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.
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Jim Parsons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 11,2015.
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Jim Parsons voiced Oh, one of the lead roles in the DreamWorks Animation comedy film Home, alongside Rihanna.
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In 2016, Jim Parsons played a supporting role as STG head engineer Paul Stafford in the biographical drama film Hidden Figures.
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In 2017, Parsons started hosting his own SiriusXM talk show, Jim Parsons Is Too Stupid for Politics.
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Jim Parsons was expected to remain in his role as narrator of the prequel series, Young Sheldon.
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In 2018, Jim Parsons was one of the actors who voiced the audiobook A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo.
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Jim 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 in the 2020 film adaptation.
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Jim Parsons acted in the revival of Terrence McNally's A Man of No Importance at the Classic Stage Company.
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Jim Parsons starred in Paula Vogel's new play Mother Play acting alongside Jessica Lange and Celia Keenan-Bolger.
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Jim Parsons is set to star as the Stage Manager in the revival of the Thorton Wilder play Our Town at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
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Jim Parsons's father died in a car crash on April 29,2001 when Parsons was 28.
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On May 23,2012, an article in The New York Times noted that Jim Parsons is gay and had been in a relationship for the last ten years.
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Jim Parsons supported Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the run-up for the 2016 United States presidential election.