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name: "Jim Parsons"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 March 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:28.206277+00:00"
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# Jim Parsons

Actor. Born 24 March 1973 in Houston, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 March 1973, Houston, Texas, USA
- **Also known as:** Джеймс Джозеф Парсонс, 짐 파슨스, Τζιμ Πάρσονς, جيم بارسنز, جِم بارسِنْز, 吉姆·帕森斯

## Biography

Jim Parsons is an American actor. He was born on 24 March 1973 in Houston, Texas, and trained at the University of Houston and the University of San Diego, from which he received an MFA in 2001. He began his career on stage in New York before appearing in small television roles and the film *Garden State* (2004).

Parsons is best known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom *The Big Bang Theory* (2007–2019), a role that earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He has also appeared in films including *Hidden Figures* (2016) and *Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile* (2019), and has performed on Broadway in productions such as *The Normal Heart* and *The Boys in the Band*. He is married to Todd Spiewak.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Garden State* (2004), Fi1m 71, as Tim — [page](https://film.one/film/garden-state.md)

## Also known for

- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), Sheldon Cooper
- *Hidden Figures* (2016), Paul Stafford
- *Home* (2015), Oh (voice)
- *Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile* (2019), Florida Prosecutor Larry Simpson
- *Young Sheldon* (2017), Sheldon Cooper (voice)
- *American Dad!* (2005), Director
- *The Muppets* (2011), Human Walter
- *iCarly* (2007), Caleb

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