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Jim Parsons
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<p>James Joseph Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American actor. From 2007 to 2019, Parsons played <a href="/facts/Sheldon_Cooper/QYQhTXXG">Sheldon Cooper</a> in the <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> <a href="/facts/Sitcom/a01VwMsV">sitcom</a> <i><a href="/facts/The_Big_Bang_Theory/xxPyPod6">The Big Bang Theory</a></i>. He has received various awards, including four <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award/4eAaPW0F">Primetime Emmy Awards</a> for <a href="/facts/Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Comedy_Series/tWUIyuun">Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series</a> and the <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%25E2%2580%2593_Television_Series_Musical_or_Comedy/QGLjRDn0">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy</a>. From 2015 to 2018, <i><a href="/facts/Forbes/lyULpGhW">Forbes</a></i> named him the world's highest-paid television actor. </p><p>Parsons made his <a href="/facts/Broadway_theatre/6USkK8x9">Broadway</a> debut portraying Tommy Boatwright in the <a href="/facts/Larry_Kramer/z1w0e6AE">Larry Kramer</a> play <i><a href="/facts/The_Normal_Heart/lfEoKcrA">The Normal Heart</a></i> (2011). He has since acted in the Broadway plays <i><a href="/facts/Harvey_(play)/pm8mYfSF">Harvey</a></i> (2012), <i><a href="/facts/An_Act_of_God/CYQEYU8D">An Act of God</a></i> (2015), <i><a href="/facts/The_Boys_in_the_Band_(play)/kdQayb8y">The Boys in the Band</a></i> (2018), <i><a href="/facts/Mother_Play/oqR5hd5g">Mother Play</a></i> (2024), and <i><a href="/facts/Our_Town/58G71Nyr">Our Town</a></i> (2024). </p><p>In film, Parsons has voiced the lead character in <i><a href="/facts/Home_(2015_film)/dIVAJQyr">Home</a></i> (2015) and played supporting roles in <i><a href="/facts/Hidden_Figures/T2nWfKVa">Hidden Figures</a></i> (2016), <i><a href="/facts/A_Kid_Like_Jake/2U312ucj">A Kid Like Jake</a></i> (2018), <i><a href="/facts/Extremely_Wicked%2c_Shockingly_Evil_and_Vile/8drQVvex">Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile</a></i> (2019), <i><a href="/facts/The_Boys_in_the_Band_(2020_film)/9Gh7Dgpq">The Boys in the Band</a></i> (2020), and <i><a href="/facts/Spoiler_Alert_(film)/9tLcBUWs">Spoiler Alert</a></i> (2022). On television he was Emmy-nominated for playing Tommy Boatwright in the <a href="/facts/HBO/gGSPvEEu">HBO</a> film <i><a href="/facts/The_Normal_Heart_(film)/HlHBKxaN">The Normal Heart</a></i> (2011) and <a href="/facts/Henry_Willson/6oP8vcK0">Henry Willson</a> in the <a href="/facts/Netflix/TKtlFVY9">Netflix</a> series <i><a href="/facts/Hollywood_(miniseries)/CklpGzXd">Hollywood</a></i> (2020). </p>