List of The Big Bang Theory franchise characters

The American television <a href="/facts/Sitcom/a01VwMsV">sitcom</a> <a href="/facts/Media_franchise/IBzGhQjA">franchise</a> <a href="/facts/The_Big_Bang_Theory/xxPyPod6">The Big Bang Theory</a>, began with the <a href="/facts/Multiple-camera_setup/moP5thwd">multi-cam</a> <a href="/facts/Laugh_track/TAwjYvoJ">laugh track</a> <a href="/facts/The_Big_Bang_Theory/xxPyPod6">sitcom of the same name</a> created and executive produced by <a href="/facts/Chuck_Lorre/7fKLIx8M">Chuck Lorre</a> and <a href="/facts/Bill_Prady/0pX9Nym7">Bill Prady</a>, which premiered on <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> on September 24, 2007, and ended on May 16, 2019, followed by the <a href="/facts/Single-camera_setup/3tCYoQRt">single-camera</a> <a href="/facts/Spin-off_(media)/guqnLDLG">spin-off</a> <a href="/facts/Prequel/FFQAyudS">prequel</a> television series <a href="/facts/Young_Sheldon/D3z1WLQK">Young Sheldon</a>, created and executive produced by Lorre alongside <a href="/facts/Jim_Parsons/lxg2ojNW">Jim Parsons</a> and <a href="/facts/Steven_Molaro/UEsxBuSY">Steven Molaro</a>, which premiered on CBS on September 25, 2017, and concluded on May 16, 2024, with the third series in the franchise, a multi-cam spin-off sequel to Young Sheldon entitled <a href="/facts/Georgie_%2526_Mandy%2527s_First_Marriage/BWh2kLlm">Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage</a>, premiering on October 17, 2024. A fourth series, a multi-cam spin-off sequel to The Big Bang Theory, will be entitled Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. It will feature <a href="/facts/Stuart_Bloom/nVh3leaa">Stuart Bloom</a>, Denise, and <a href="/facts/Bert_Kibbler/nVh3leaa">Bert Kibbler</a>, with <a href="/facts/Kevin_Sussman/dIupQt2x">Kevin Sussman</a>, <a href="/facts/Lauren_Lapkus/8NHNSGyk">Lauren Lapkus</a>, and <a href="/facts/Brian_Posehn/EEnBhT8o">Brian Posehn</a> reprising their roles.
The Big Bang Theory initially centers on five characters: <a href="/facts/Sheldon_Cooper/QYQhTXXG">Sheldon Lee Cooper</a> and <a href="/facts/Leonard_Hofstadter/IFg5bcCz">Leonard Hofstadter</a>, two physicists and roommates; <a href="/facts/Penny_(The_Big_Bang_Theory)/jSLBkJFe">Penny</a>, their neighbor who is a waitress and aspiring actress; Sheldon and Leonard's friends and coworkers <a href="/facts/Aerospace_engineering/2Ib02w7f">aerospace engineer</a> <a href="/facts/Howard_Wolowitz/dyPlCks5">Howard Joel Wolowitz</a> and <a href="/facts/Astrophysics/krFPRWLA">astrophysicist</a> <a href="/facts/Raj_Koothrappali/BqThjWjU">Raj Koothrappali</a>.
Over time, several <a href="/facts/Supporting_character/s8CklI7C">supporting characters</a> have been introduced and promoted to starring roles, including physicist Leslie Winkle, neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler, microbiologist Bernadette Maryann Rostenkowski-Wolowitz, and comic book store proprietor and friend of the other characters Stuart Bloom. The series also features numerous supporting characters, each of whom plays a prominent role in a <a href="/facts/Story_arc/LDFj5YAb">story arc</a>. Included among them are parents of the main characters, their dates, and their coworkers. Celebrities such as <a href="/facts/Stephen_Hawking/b7dcce7n">Stephen Hawking</a> appear in <a href="/facts/Cameo_role/GJnuhYlm">cameo roles</a> as themselves.
Young Sheldon initially centers on Sheldon Cooper at the age of nine, going to high school and living with his family in the fictional town of Medford, <a href="/facts/East_Texas/uCUSEAyy">East Texas</a>, Sheldon's mother, <a href="/facts/Mary_Cooper_(The_Big_Bang_Theory)/nVh3leaa">Mary</a>; his father and the head football coach at Medford High, George Sr.; his <a href="/facts/Twin_sister/9QSssff4">twin sister</a>, Missy; his older brother, George Jr.; and his grandmother, Constance "Connie" Tucker, also known as "Meemaw". The series also features numerous supporting characters, each of whom plays a prominent role in a <a href="/facts/Story_arc/LDFj5YAb">story arc</a>. Included among them are Sheldon's present and former classmates, their dates and coworkers, and those of his family. Celebrities such as <a href="/facts/Elon_Musk/GFgcp9Im">Elon Musk</a> appear in <a href="/facts/Cameo_role/GJnuhYlm">cameo roles</a> as themselves. Jim Parsons, who portrays the adult Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory, narrates the series and serves as an executive producer.

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