Jim Parsons, whose biography marked the beginning, in fact, of his birth, was born in 1973. It happened on March 24, in the city of Houston, Texas. Jim was born in an ordinary family. Mom of the future actor was a teacher of junior classes, and the elder Parsons was engaged in plumbing business. Jim also has a sister, whose biography is the same as that of mom and mum - she's a teacher. Jim wanted to be an actor from childhood. His acting biography, in fact, began in six years. Then the little Parsons played a birdie in a school setting. It was after this speech that the boy realized that he wanted to be an actor. Although, in the school, in his own words, he was quite shy and much afraid of. But, nevertheless, at the graduation party, classmates awarded him the title of the friendliest person. Sometimes, I can not believe that Jim is a good-hearted and funny guy, because we are so used to seeing him in the role of cynical and too straightforward Sheldon, who considers everyone to be a lower intelligence.
But, back to Jim. After school the boy entered the University of Houston. There he continued enthusiastically engaged in acting and playing plays. Jim studied at the university for three years and during this time the guy played in seventeen performances. In addition, it was Parsons who became one of the founders of the local theater company.
In 1999, Jim enters the University of San Diego. The guy, undoubtedly, differs the talent as it accept on special classical theatrical program. There they study for two years and together with Jim are studying six more such talented people. Jim, like his character Sheldon, is very fond of comprehending science, Sheldon was more interested in string theory, and Jim was interested in theory and practice of acting. As the young man himself says, he would write with pleasure doctor's and defended scientific degrees in theatrical art, if only it was possible. But, unfortunately, in 2001 the training ended and Jim went to New York in order to find a job. It was there that Parsons began his acting career. At first the guy played in such theatrical productions and serials as "fair Emmy" and "Ed". But they were not very popular, therefore, until the celebrity role, Jim was still very far away. Then a little popularity was brought to him by advertising. The guy played in the video of a man who grew up with wolves. In parallel, Jim performed episodic roles in the following films: "Country of Gardens", "School of Scoundrels", "Ten Steps to Success".
But Jim clearly did not like this state of affairs. He wanted to play interesting projects, so the guy always went to the most different castings. But he, for some reason, catastrophically did not carry. Basically, Jim did not choose, and if they chose, the show still did not run on the air. So it continued until the moment when Jim came to the casting of the series "The Big Bang Theory". This story about friends-scientists who know too much about science and understands too little in real life, interested Jim. The comedy project was to become something new and unusual in the sphere of American television series. Jim wanted to try it for the role of Sheldon Cooper, not being afraid to play such a strange and peculiar character. The audition was repeated twice, because the producer could not believe that Jim's game was always so brilliant. He wanted to see if this coincidence was successful. But Jim, of course, was able to play Sheldon and the second time. After that, his talent was recognized and the guy was taken to the show.
Feature of the game of Jim in this series is that he plays the way comedians of silent movies played. He even without words can convey the emotions and character of Sheldon, constantly controls himself, chooses the most suitable movements and facial expressions. By the way, Jim never considered himself a comedian, and this role is given to him not so easily as it seems. But, nevertheless, the guy very much likes to make efforts and to comprehend something new. In addition, actors have to learn dialogues with a variety of scientific terms. Jim admits that most of this does not understand at all. Therefore, he has to constantly teach and repeat his cues to feel confident on the court and do not forget what to talk about.
Jim Parsons loves his character, although he understands that Sheldon is often too tactless and straightforward. Jim himself thinks before saying anything, so as not to hurt the feelings of those around him. But Sheldon always expresses his opinion, not even thinking about what kind of reaction it can cause in others.
To date, the role of Shelodne Cooper is a star for Jim. It was for her that he received the Telecritics Association prize, was nominated for Emmy, and also received the award as an outstanding comedic actor. In January of this year, Parsons was awarded the Golden Globe in the nomination "Best Actor in the Comedy Series."
Jim lives in Los Angeles with art producer Todd Spivak. According to unconfirmed reports, they are a couple and are going to legalize relations. If we talk about Jim's hobby, he enjoys playing piano, loves tennis, baseball and basketball. For shooting in the fourth season of "Big Bang Theory", Jim is paid two hundred thousand dollars, as well as a percentage of income for each series.
If we talk about the relationship on the site, then Jim is friends with Simon Helberg (Howard Wolowitz) and Kylie Kuoko (Penny). His favorite character in the series, Jim calls Penny. So, as you can understand, the shooting in this series brought Jim not only popularity, but also friendship.