Jim Parsons Bio | Wiki
Jim Parsons (Full name: James Joseph Parsons) is an American actor. From 2007 to 2019, he played Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Jim has received various awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
He has also received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. In 2018, Forbes estimated Jim’s annual salary to be $26.5 million and named him the world’s highest-paid television actor. He has voiced the lead character in Home and played supporting roles in Hidden Figures and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile.
Jim Parsons Age
Jim was born on March 24, 1973, in Houston, Texas, United States. He is 49 years old.
Jim Parsons Height
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 2 in (Approx. 1.86 m).
Jim Parsons Family
He was born at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, Texas, to his parents Milton Joseph “Mickey/Jack” Parsons Jr. and Judy Ann. Jim grew up in one of its northern suburbs, Spring. His mother was a teacher.
Jim’s sister, Julie Ann Parsons, is also a teacher. After playing the role of the Kola-Kola bird in a school production of The Elephant’s Child at age six, he was determined to become an actor. His father died in a car crash on April 29, 2001.
Jim Parsons Husband | Wife
On May 23, 2012, an article in The New York Times noted that Jim is gay and had been in a relationship for the last ten years. His husband is art director Todd Spiewak. In October 2013, Jim called their relationship “an act of love, coffee in the morning, going to work, washing the clothes, taking the dogs out—a regular life, boring love”. He and Spiewak wed in New York in May 2017.
Jim Parsons Education
He attended Klein Oak High School in Spring. After graduating from high school, Jim earned a B.A. degree in Theater from the University of Houston. He was prolific during this time, appearing in 17 plays in 3 years. He was a founding member of Infernal Bridegroom Productions and regularly appeared at the Stages Repertory Theatre.
Jim enrolled in graduate school at the University of San Diego in 1999. He was one of seven students accepted into a special two-year course in classical theater, taught in partnership with the Old Globe Theater. He later graduated with an M.F.A. degree in acting from the Old Globe Theatre/University of San Diego in 2001 and moved to New York.
Jim Parsons Movies And Tv Shows
2014 Wish I Was Here
2015 Home
2015 Visions
2016 Hidden
2018 A Kid Like Jake
2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
2020 The Boys in the Band
2022 Spoiler Alert
2019–2021 Special
2020 The Simpsons
2020 Hollywood
2021 Staged
2021–present Call Me Kat
Jim Parsons Marvel
In 2012, he provided the voice of Nightmare in the video game Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet. It is a fighting video game and the sequel to Marvel Super Hero Squad. It was released in November 2010 for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, and Wii, and was released for the first time on a Microsoft console, the Xbox 360.
Jim Parsons Home
Jim voiced Oh, one of the lead roles in the DreamWorks Animation comedy film Home (2015), alongside Rihanna. Home is a 2015 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Loosely based on Adam Rex’s 2007 children’s book The True Meaning of Smekday, the film was directed by Tim Johnson from a screenplay by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember.
Jim Parsons And Kaley Cuoco
In September 2010, Jim and co-stars Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco signed new contracts, guaranteeing each of them $200,000 per episode for the fourth season of The Big Bang Theory. The three were also promised a percentage of the show’s earnings. In January 2011, Jim won the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy.
From August 2013, he, Cuoco, and Galecki each earned $325,000 per episode. In August 2014, Jim, Galecki, and Cuoco once again signed new contracts, guaranteeing each of them $1 million per episode for the eighth, ninth, and tenth seasons of The Big Bang Theory, as well as quadrupling their percentage of the show’s earnings to over 1% each.
Jim Parsons Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Jim’s estimated net worth is $160 million.
Is Jim Parsons Married
Yes. Jim is gay and is married to art director Todd Spiewak. They celebrated their wedding in New York in May 2017.
How Old Jim Parsons
He is 49 years old. Jim was born on March 24, 1973, in Houston, Texas, United States.