The Big Bang Theory
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Bialik
- In Mayim Bialik: Neuroscience, The Big Bang Theory, and other projects
…in the popular TV series The Big Bang Theory, cocreated by Chuck Lorre, in 2010. She appeared in 203 episodes and won two Critics’ Choice Awards, four Emmy Award nominations, and a SAG Award nomination. During this period, Bialik launched a website in 2015 called GrokNation, featuring posts about culture,…
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geeks in popular culture
- In geek: Geek culture
…The IT Crowd (2006–13) and The Big Bang Theory (2007–19). Some experts have even argued that “geek culture,” formerly defined as outside conventional trends, has become the mainstream. Formerly geeky interests such as comic books, science fiction, and fantasy have been turned into multimillion-dollar movie franchises. In the early 2010s…
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Lorre
- In Chuck Lorre: Smash success as a producer: Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory
…created a second hit sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, which starred Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, and, in later seasons, Mayim Bialik. The show revolves around a waitress (Cuoco) who becomes friends with four brilliant but socially inept scientists, and the characters frequently reference various…
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Metcalf
- In Laurie Metcalf
…(Jim Parsons) in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–19); the role was played by her daughter Zoe Perry in the spin-off series Young Sheldon. She returned to the role of Jackie when Roseanne was revived and then renamed The Conners (2018– ).
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Newhart
- In Bob Newhart
A guest appearance on The Big Bang Theory in 2013, however, won him a long-elusive Emmy Award, and he appeared five more times on the show, through 2018. He later made voice appearances on Young Sheldon. Newhart was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of…
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Parsons
- In Jim Parsons
…Cooper on the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–19). The show was about a group of physicists navigating ordinary life.
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Thorne
- In Kip Thorne
…himself on the TV series The Big Bang Theory.
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