John Mark Galecki was born on April 30,1975 and is an American actor.
27 Facts About Johnny Galecki
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Johnny Galecki played Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and David Healy in the ABC sitcoms Roseanne and The Conners.
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Johnny Galecki appeared in the films Prancer, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Suicide Kings, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Bookies, In Time, and Rings.
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Johnny Galecki was one of the highest paid television actors in the world, with his role in The Big Bang Theory earning him approximately US$900,000 per episode between 2017 and 2019.
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Johnny Galecki was born in Bree, Limburg, Belgium to American parents of Polish, Irish, and Italian descent.
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Johnny Galecki's mother, Mary Louise Noon, was a mortgage consultant, and his father, Richard Galecki, was a member of the US Air Force stationed in Belgium and worked as a rehabilitation teacher.
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Johnny Galecki is the eldest of three children with a sister, Allison, and a brother, Nick, whom he describes as a "mechanical genius" in the automotive industry.
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Johnny Galecki dropped out of school after 8th grade, attending high school for only one day.
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Johnny Galecki recalled that despite being a loving mother, she was very tough.
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In 1989, Johnny Galecki portrayed Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
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Johnny Galecki appeared in one episode of Blossom in 1991, opposite his future The Big Bang Theory co-star Mayim Bialik.
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Johnny Galecki played a young delinquent in A Family Torn Apart, a 1993 TV movie based on a true story about a serial killer.
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Johnny Galecki would remain in the role of David Healy until the end of Roseanne's run in 1997, with the character eventually marrying Darlene and fathering two children with her.
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Johnny Galecki appeared in the 1995 music video for the Dave Matthews Band song "Satellite".
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Johnny Galecki had larger roles in the 1997 film Suicide Kings and the 2003 film Bookies, a comedy thriller film about four college students.
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Johnny Galecki appeared as a golfer in a 2005 episode of My Name Is Earl entitled "Stole Beer from a Golfer".
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In 2005, Johnny Galecki played Mark Corrigan in a pilot for a US adaptation of the British sitcom Peep Show.
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Johnny Galecki originated the role of Alex, a male prostitute, in the play The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane, in 2006 at Second Stage Theater.
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Johnny Galecki stayed in the role for the play's Broadway run at the Cort Theatre in late 2006 and early 2007.
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Johnny Galecki played Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, which ran from 2007 to 2019 and was, for most of its run, among the top three most popular television comedies in the US.
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Johnny Galecki was originally asked to play the role of Sheldon Cooper, but he felt he was better suited for the role of Leonard, and Sheldon's role was eventually given to Jim Parsons.
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Johnny Galecki is a cellist, a talent that was used on the show.
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Johnny Galecki appeared briefly in the 2008 superhero comedy Hancock, alongside Will Smith and Jason Bateman.
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Johnny Galecki appeared in the film In Time with Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.
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Johnny Galecki appeared in one episode of the 2018 revival of Roseanne on ABC.
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Johnny Galecki owns 360 acres of land in Santa Margarita, California.
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In late June 2017, Johnny Galecki's ranch was destroyed in a major wildfire known as the Hill Fire.