ACTOR
Jim Parsons
- Known for
- Spoiler Alert (2022), Hollywood (2020)
28 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
Jim Parsons is an actor best known for Spoiler Alert and Hollywood.
All facts (28)
- #001
Jim Parsons was voted friendliest in his high school graduating class.
- #002
His favorite character on The Big Bang Theory (2007) is Penny.
- #003
He is good friends with Simon Helberg and Kaley Cuoco, his co-stars on The Big Bang Theory (2007).
- #004
He is prone to motion sickness. Because riding in a car makes him nauseous, he prefers to drive himself.
- #005
On March 11, 2015, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6533 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- #006
At 5'7", the actor is by far the tallest member of the main cast of The Big Bang Theory (2007). None of the other regular cast members is taller than 5'7".
- #007
In 2016, he said he would very much like to play the Joker in a future "Batman" film.
- #008
His character Sheldon Cooper is a Star Trek fan, but Parsons himself has never seen Star Trek in real life.
- #009
He earned a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the Old Globe Theatre/University of San Diego Professional Training Program (2001).
- #010
He has a production company called That's Wonderful Productions with his partner Todd Spiewak.
- #011
He took piano lessons for 14 years.
- #012
Parsons and Todd Spiewak had been romantic partners for 14 years when they married in May 2017.
- #013
He received the 2010-2011 Golden Globe award from Matt Bomer, a fellow graduate of the Klein Independent School District. Parsons graduated from Klein Oak, while Bomer graduated from Klein High School.
- #014
His first influence was Johnny Carson.
- #015
He earned a bachelor's degree in Theater from the University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance (1996).
- #016
In May 2012, The New York Times reported that Parsons is gay and had been in a relationship for the past ten years at the time.
- #017
His favorite series are The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), Three's Company (1976), Family Ties (1982) and The Cosby Show (1984).
- #018
He paid $8.35 million to buy 4 apartments at 36 Gramercy Park East in New York City.
- #019
He enjoys watching Lost (2004), American Idol (2002) and Grey's Anatomy (2005).
- #020
In elementary school, Jim Parsons played a bird in his first school play.
- #021
Jim Parsons is of English, French, German and Scottish descent.
- #022
Jim Parsons worked as an assistant to Megan Halverson at Microsoft Sidewalk in Houston.
- #023
Jim Parsons graduated from Klein Oak High School in Spring, Texas, in 1991.
- #024
Before playing Sheldon Cooper, Jim Parsons had never watched any Star Trek film or series.
- #025
When Jim Parsons won the Golden Globe for The Big Bang Theory in 2011, one of the people who presented it to him was Matt Bomer. Both grew up in Spring, Texas, and attended high schools about a mile apart, and they would later work together on various productions.
- #026
Jim Parsons was a member of Infernal Bridegroom Productions, a Houston-based theatre company.
- #027
Jim Parsons's husband, Todd Spiewak, is a graphic designer and art director.
- #028
Jim Parsons's father died in a car accident on 29 April 2001 at the age of 52. Parsons was 28 years old when it happened.
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