EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Bay Jones and Will Sasso have joined Young Sheldon. The pair will have recurring guest roles on the current season of the CBS sitcom as the parents of Mandy (Emily Osment).
12.10.2022 - 16:25 / foxnews.com
Can you imagine "The Big Bang Theory" without Sheldon? Probably not, given the gigantic success the character has had independently of the show, with the spinoff series of "Young Sheldon" still on-air. Now can you imagine the long-running comedy without Sheldon's romantic interest-turned-wife Amy in Mayim Bialik? Jim Parsons, who portrayed Sheldon, said he was not willing to imagine a scenario where Bialik's character was written off the program.
Originally appearing in one episode, Bialik's character Amy Farrah Fowler was introduced as a romantic interest for Sheldon. "There was some negative attention when I joined the cast because some people held Sheldon very near and dear to them and didn't want him to change or become a cheesy boyfriend," Bialik shared in the new book "The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series," per Entertainment Weekly.
Parsons' recalls thinking of Bialik's addition to the show in the season three finale, "'I will not let this character go without a fight.' That was notable for me, only in that I almost never disagreed with the writers." Mayim Bialik was introduced in season three to the "Big Bang Theory" fan base as Amy Farrah Fowler, a romantic interest for Jim Parsons' Sheldon Cooper. (Bill Inoshita/CBS) He continued, "At some point I felt a certain way about working with Mayim that I was like, if for whatever reason we seemed to be weaning her off of this show as a character, I would go and talk to them." It never reached that point, as Bialik was brought back the following season.
"After my episode in the season three finale, I literally thought my character might never come back. I had been out of the industry for so long…it really could have gone either way,"
.EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Bay Jones and Will Sasso have joined Young Sheldon. The pair will have recurring guest roles on the current season of the CBS sitcom as the parents of Mandy (Emily Osment).
celebrates its 15th anniversary, a new tell-all book is peeling back the curtain on never-before-heard stories and revelations from the hit CBS comedy's 12-season run. available now, chronicles the behind-the-scenes tales you may not have known to bring the popular sitcom to life — from the initial casting process to the show's breakout success to the real-life, off-set circumstances that threatened to derail the series. Series creator Chuck Lorre and author Jessica Radloff sat down with ET's Nischelle Turner to dig into the most illuminating revelations from the book, which features new interviews with the cast and producers, and go down memory lane of what almost did or didn't happen.«There’s a general sense of gratitude that we got to take this journey and 12 years is an incredibly long time to do one thing and there was a genuine affection amongst everyone,» Lorre shared. «It was difficult to end it.»While Lorre opted not to get into the legacy of the show, he acknowledged that has made a lasting impact.«The fact is, we made a show that we were very fortunate that actually, people cared about it.
Friends till the end! Kaley Cuoco recalled the way her costars on The Big Bang Theory supported her during her divorce from first husband Ryan Sweeting.
boss is sending his well wishes to Kaley Cuoco! In an interview with ET on Wednesday, producer Chuck Lorre gushed over Cuoco's pregnancy announcement and was sure to wish her congratulations. «I found out today,» he shared with ET's Nischelle Turner, while sitting down with writer Jessica Radloff to discuss her new oral history book, .The 36-year-old actress announced this week that she and her boyfriend, actor Tom Pelphrey, are expecting their first child -- a baby girl.«She and Tommy are so perfect together,» said Radloff, who worked closely with Cuoco while crafting the book. «They are just so happy. I'm so thrilled for her and they're gonna be such great parents, I absolutely know it.»As for what kind of mother Cuoco will be, Lorre cracks: «She's gonna be a helicopter mom! Gonna be all over this kid.» Radloff adds, «For as busy as Kaley is, she is so on top of things.… She will have a chart for this kid, I mean, it will be amazing.»Cuoco previously starred as Penny on the hit sitcom, which ran from 2007 to 2019.
A dramatic reveal. The cast of The Big Bang Theory have candidly discussed their reactions to Jim Parsons‘ 2018 exit from the show — and several actors said they weren’t prepared for the big change.
The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco, 36, revealed that she and partner Tom Pelphrey, 40, are expecting a baby girl next year. It comes just over five months after the pair confirmed they were dating in May. Cuoco shared the news on Instagram with a series of photos including one in which she held several pregnancy tests alongside Ozark star Pelphrey.
Ever since Kaley Cuoco announced her big news, we’ve been wondering just what the other stars of The Big Bang Theory are doing now.
“The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series,” when the news broke that Parsons would leave the show after 12 seasons, and it would not continue without him, “there was a lot of crying in the room,” especially from co-star Kaley Cuoco, 36.“The Big Bang Theory” aired on CBS from 2007 to 2019, with a total of 279 episodes. The plot followed a nerdy group of friends, including physicists Sheldon Cooper (Parsons) and Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki), their aspiring actress neighbor Penny (Cuoco) and their pals: engineer Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar), and neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik).
The ‘do that shook CBS! Kaley Cuoco opened up about her dramatic hair transformation ahead of season 8 of The Big Bang Theory — and the effect it had on her character, Penny.
It all started with a bang! The Big Bang Theory not only transformed the lives of its stars — including Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik — but it also made a deep impact on its viewers, who propelled the CBS hit to a rare 12-season run, making it one of the longest-running sitcoms in television history.
In , a new book from Grand Central Publishing available Tuesday, October 11, the cast and producers of the hit sitcom reunited for over 120 hours of interviews with Glamour senior editor Jessica Radloff to talk about life on-and-off screen. In this exclusive excerpt, Kaley Cuoco (Penny Hofstadter) opens up about and the surprising lesson she learned after making the chop. As soon as the eighth season of The Big Bang Theory started airing, the big news was Penny’s new look. Over the summer, Kaley Cuoco decided to cut her hair, first into a chic shoulder-length bob, then a chin-framing cut, and eventually into a pixie.
Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki played Penny and Leonard in “The Big Bang Theory,” the show’s primary couple over the course of 12 seasons. The two also dated in real life, from the year 2008 to 2010. Cuoco now shares that she had a crush on Galecki from the series’ start.Kaley Cuoco says she first met Pete Davidson in an escape roomKaley Cuoco and her boyfriend Tom Pelphrey make their Emmys debut“I had a very big crush on Johnny early on,” said Cuoco in an excerpt of “The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series,” published in Vanity Fair.
Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki played onscreen lovers Leonard and Penny on The Big Bang Theory, but the romance didn’t only take place on the show. Fans will be well aware that in 2010 the pair revealed a very real relationship was secretly happening behind-the-scenes for two years! It’s something they’ve been keeping the details of under wraps for over a decade — but it looks like they’re finally ready to spill some tea!