After months of waiting, the movie event of the year is finally imminent: Barbenheimer.
07.07.2023 - 01:11 / justjared.com
Running for 12 seasons across as many years, there’s no denying that The Big Bang Theory is a fan-favorite TV show that still has a dedicated following in 2023.
However, even the most adoring fans might not know all of the behind-the-scenes secrets from the beloved sitcom.
Revolving around Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar, so much happened onscreen, but it turns out that just as much was going on when fans weren’t watching.
We did some digging and rustled up 12 secrets from the show, including details about guest stars who turned down roles (that list includes a massive pop star), actors who were almost overlooked, onset romances, future plans for reboots and more.
Take a look and let us know what, if anything surprised you!
Scroll through the slideshow to check out 12 big secrets from the set of The Big Bang Theory…
After months of waiting, the movie event of the year is finally imminent: Barbenheimer.
Gerry Turner, a 71-year-old grandfather from Indiana, is set to star in The Golden Bachelor, ABC newest iteration of The Bachelor franchise set to premiere in the fall.
Leonardo DiCaprio is standing with his fellow actors. The “Revenant” star took to his Instagram Stories to show his support not long after it was announced that SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) formally approved a strike upon negotiations falling apart between the actors’ union and major Hollywood studios and streamers, who are represented by the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers).
Leonardo DiCaprio is standing with his fellow actors. The star took to his Instagram Stories to show his support not long after it was announced that SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) formally approved a strike upon negotiations falling apart between the actors' union and major Hollywood studios and streamers, who are represented by the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers).The actors will now join the writers on the picket line, marking the first time since 1960 that two major guilds will be striking at the same time.
The netherworld has arrived in Hollywood!
Young Sheldon has become the rare kind of spin-off which has grown to rival the popularity of the original show.Created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro, the prequel series to The Big Bang Theory follows Sheldon Cooper’s (Iain Armitage) early life as a child prodigy in the fictional town of Medford, Texas during the late 1980s and early 1990s.Jim Parsons, who played Sheldon in the original sitcom, lends his voice to the character as an adult recalling his childhood. Other cast members include Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Annie Potts and Matt Hobby.The show recently concluded its sixth season in May 2023.The show was renewed by CBS through to season seven back in March 2021, which is expected to premiere later this year.
The Inbetweeners actor James Buckley has praised Cameo after the video recording platform made him a millionaire.Last year, Buckley became the first non-US celebrity to make $1million (£920,000) from Cameo.The actor, who played Jay Cartwright on the Channel 4 comedy series, joined the video recording platform in 2020 to allow fans to pay for him to record messages of his catchphrases.Now, he’s called the platform a financial “godsend” and shared his gratitude for the ability to make money there.Speaking on Big Fish, the podcast of Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, Buckley said:“It was a godsend financially. But I never wanted to take the p*ss, again I’m in the business of making people happy – I don’t want to rip people off, I charge 40 quid.“Two mates can go in 20 quid each for their other mate down the pub and I call him a bus wanker and take the piss out of him and it makes a lot of people happy.”Discussing how many videos he has made, Buckley added: “I have done 10s of thousands.
formally approved a strike upon negotiations falling apart between the actors' union and major Hollywood studios and streamers, who are represented by the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers).The actors will now join the writers on the picket line, marking the first time since 1960 that two major guilds will be striking at the same time. The writers' strike began May 2 and is in its 10th week.In addition to Rae, a number of others stars are speaking out following news of the strike, including Josh Gad, Olivia Wilde, Rosie O'Donnell, Margaret Cho, Jamie Lynn Spears, Mandy Moore, Amber Tamblyn, Riley Keough and Kaley Cuoco, who posted messages of support for SAG on social media. A post shared by Josh Gad (@joshgad)star Cynthia Nixon posted to her Instagram Story, «The @sagaftra strike has at last arrived.
Top Chef has found its new host — former champion Kristen Kish — after Padma Lakshmi exited the series after 20 seasons.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Rainn Wilson told Bill Maher on the latter’s “Club Random” podcast that he spent “several years” on NBC’s “The Office” unhappy because he failed to become a movie star. Wilson, who starred as Dwight Schrute on the beloved sitcom, was a main cast member on all nine seasons of the show. “When I was in‘The Office,’ I spent several years really mostly unhappy because it wasn’t enough,” Wilson admitted. “I’m realizing now, like, I’m on a hit show, Emmy nominated every year, making lots of money, working with Steve Carell and Jenna Fisher and John Krasinski and these amazing writers and incredible directors like Paul Feig. I’m on one of the great TV shows. People love it. I wasn’t enjoying it. I was thinking about, ‘Why am I not a movie star? Why am I not the next Jack Black or the next Will Ferrell? How come I can’t have a movie career? Why don’t I have this development deal?'”
It’s hard to believe The Big Bang Theory first premiered 15 years!
Vanderpump Rules,” the prevalence of “Scandoval” must be very strange. Tom Sandoval, one of the lead stars of the reality TV series, is at the center of it all and has become TV’s biggest villain, capturing the interest of millions of people all over the country. But who is he and what is the scandal all about? Scroll down to learn more.Bruce Willis’ medical condition suspected by directors and co-stars after gun misfiredChrissy Teigen hires a tooth fairy plumber after dropping Luna’s down the drain“Vanderpump Rules” is a reality TV show that has been ongoing for 10 seasons.
Sophia Scorziello editor Being a television personality is a lot different than playing a television character. For someone like cooking TV personality Matty Matheson, the latter can be terrifying. “Acting scares the shit out of me,” said Matheson, actor and executive producer on FX’s acclaimed restaurant dramedy series “The Bear.” On the show, Matheson plays Neil Fak, better known simply as Fak, the childhood friend of Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and Carmy’s cousin Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach). Fak is sensitive and sweet and sometimes spacey, but does his best in both seasons to keep first the Beef and then the Bear running as a handyman and server.
This article contains spoilers for Season 1 of “Based on a True Story.”British actor Tom Bateman, who plays charming but sociopathic “Westside Ripper” Matt Pierce in Peacock’s “Based on a True Story,” said he had no idea how big the true crime genre was in the U.S. before signing on to the series from “The Boys” creator Craig Rosenberg. “I thought it was a bit niche,” he told TheWrap of the idea that main character Ava (Kaley Cuoco, who costars with Chris Messina as husband Nathan) sees a podcast about a serial killer as her ticket to the big time.
Kingsley Ben-Adir is really jamming now.
There’s no cure for Kaley Cuoco’s latest obsession.
“The Idol’s” creator and star, Jocelyn’s (Lily-Rose Depp) about-face was part of the plan well before Sunday night’s finale. “Jocelyn is a very strategic and calculated person. She knows exactly what she wants, and she’s going to stop at nothing to get it,” Depp said in an HBO video breaking down Episode 5.
EXCLUSIVE: Just a day after announcing Black, White, & Blue as his first film under a four-picture deal with Amazon inked back in November, Tyler Perry has named Divorce in the Black as his second. Starring in the pic, which Perry will direct and produce from his script, are Meagan Good (Harlem), Cory Hardrict (All American: Homecoming), Joseph Lee Anderson (Young Rock), Taylor Polidore (Snowfall), Shannon Wallace (City on a Hill), Richard Lawson (For Colored Girls) and Debbi Morgan (Power Book II: Ghost).
Boy Meets World alums Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle are closer than ever — but they can’t say the same for their relationships with former costar Ben Savage.
Shakira claimed that her longtime former beau Gerard Pique cheated on her while her father was fighting for his life in the intensive care unit of the hospital. In speaking to People en Español, the pop star praised her father, William Mebarak Chadid, for headed to Barcelona to support her immediately after her split from Gerard, with whom she shares sons Milan, 10, and Sasha, 7."He went to Barcelona to console me after I was consumed with sadness because of my separation," the pop star said of her 91-year-old dad. "While he was at Milan's first communion, he was gravely injured in an accident.