Over the course of its 12-year-old run, The Big Bang Theory has never lost sight of any of the four main characters with each and every single one of them being extremely different from the others.
Apart from omnipresent Sheldon and Leonard, the show also featured their long-time close friend Howard Wolowitz portrayed by Simon Helberg throughout the whole series.
While now everyone can hardly imagine any other actor in this role, the show’s creators initially had someone else in mind — and Helberg could’ve lost his iconic character to his actual co-star.
As Jessica Radloff’s book, The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, suggests, Howard Wolowitz’s part was initially offered to Kevin Sussman — he later on ended up staying in the show and portraying Stuart Bloom, a comic book store owner.
According to co-creator Bill Prady who made this revelation...
Apart from omnipresent Sheldon and Leonard, the show also featured their long-time close friend Howard Wolowitz portrayed by Simon Helberg throughout the whole series.
While now everyone can hardly imagine any other actor in this role, the show’s creators initially had someone else in mind — and Helberg could’ve lost his iconic character to his actual co-star.
As Jessica Radloff’s book, The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, suggests, Howard Wolowitz’s part was initially offered to Kevin Sussman — he later on ended up staying in the show and portraying Stuart Bloom, a comic book store owner.
According to co-creator Bill Prady who made this revelation...
- 4/26/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
Jim Parsons has joked that he knows “where all the bodies are buried” on The Big Bang Theory.
The actor portrayed Sheldon Cooper on the sitcom for 12 seasons and recently spoke about the experience in the oral history The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story.
Appearing on The Tonight Show on Wednesday (26 October), Parsons told host Jimmy Fallon that he’d taken part in 20 hours of interviews with author Jessica Radloff for the book.
“Honestly, it was really the only way I thought it was worth doing, because I thought… if they’re just going to talk for an hour or two, it’s like, [what’s the point?],” he said.
“So I was like, ‘Cool, let’s do it.’ And it was really interesting because it was sort of a decompression of those 12 years that I didn’t realise how helpful that would be.”
Parsons continued: “Other people would jog memories when...
The actor portrayed Sheldon Cooper on the sitcom for 12 seasons and recently spoke about the experience in the oral history The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story.
Appearing on The Tonight Show on Wednesday (26 October), Parsons told host Jimmy Fallon that he’d taken part in 20 hours of interviews with author Jessica Radloff for the book.
“Honestly, it was really the only way I thought it was worth doing, because I thought… if they’re just going to talk for an hour or two, it’s like, [what’s the point?],” he said.
“So I was like, ‘Cool, let’s do it.’ And it was really interesting because it was sort of a decompression of those 12 years that I didn’t realise how helpful that would be.”
Parsons continued: “Other people would jog memories when...
- 10/27/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
Entertainment journalist Jessica Radloff sat down with the creators, producers, and cast of The Big Bang Theory just in time for the show’s 15th anniversary to produce a book that’s a must for all Big Bang fans. People may think they know things about the hit show — like that the original pilot didn’t include Penny (Kaley Cuoco), and that Cuoco and Johnny Galecki, aka Leonard Hofstadter, had an off-screen romance — but there’s so much more that Radloff uncovers. She spent hours and hours with the show’s creative team and the stars, including Cuoco, Galecki, Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, and Mayim Bialik, plus others to get the inside scoop on the beloved series that made it cool to be a science nerd. Each and every interview subject shares with Radloff the kind of stories that most folks save for ...
- 10/12/2022
- TV Insider
No, The Big Bang Theory was not hiding Penny’s last name in plain sight.
In the Season 2 episode “The Work Song Nanocluster,” Kaley Cuoco’s Penny places a package on her kitchen counter — and if you zoom in close enough (at the three-minute mark), you can make out a first and last name on the shipping label: Penny Teller. But as producers reveal in the new oral history The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series by Jessica Radloff (order it here), the label was supposed to be illegible.
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In the Season 2 episode “The Work Song Nanocluster,” Kaley Cuoco’s Penny places a package on her kitchen counter — and if you zoom in close enough (at the three-minute mark), you can make out a first and last name on the shipping label: Penny Teller. But as producers reveal in the new oral history The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series by Jessica Radloff (order it here), the label was supposed to be illegible.
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- 10/11/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
A new oral history of The Big Bang Theory has disclosed how Jim Parsons apparently “blindsided” his co-stars with his decision to exit.
Jessica Radloff’s forthcoming book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit casts a light on the dramatic conclusion to the hit series, which came to an end in 2019 after 12 seasons.
As per Yahoo! Entertainment, Parsons – who played the character of Sheldon – told Radloff: “I don’t think there was a part of me that actually thought I would do more seasons [of Big Bang] after the twelfth.
“I was ready to… get out of the security of the show to fully find out what was next for me.”
Parson’s co-star Simon Helberg, who played Howard Wolowitz in the series, likewise felt ready to leave but insisted that both he and Parsons did not believe their departures would bring an end to the show as a whole.
Jessica Radloff’s forthcoming book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit casts a light on the dramatic conclusion to the hit series, which came to an end in 2019 after 12 seasons.
As per Yahoo! Entertainment, Parsons – who played the character of Sheldon – told Radloff: “I don’t think there was a part of me that actually thought I would do more seasons [of Big Bang] after the twelfth.
“I was ready to… get out of the security of the show to fully find out what was next for me.”
Parson’s co-star Simon Helberg, who played Howard Wolowitz in the series, likewise felt ready to leave but insisted that both he and Parsons did not believe their departures would bring an end to the show as a whole.
- 10/11/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
When Jim Parsons announced his exit from The Big Bang Theory, there was some behind-the-scenes drama.
Parsons decided in 2018, ahead of Season 12, that he was ready to move on from the megahit comedy.
“I don’t think there was a part of me that actually thought I would do more seasons [of Big Bang] after the twelfth,” Parsons explained in the oral history book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series by Jessica Radloff.
“I was ready to… get out of the security of the show to fully find out what was next for me.”
The actor chatted with co-star Simon Helberg, who had similar feelings about wanting to move on.
“Now, that didn’t mean that we, in any way, expected that the show would certainly end,” Helberg added.
"Or that there wouldn’t be any kind of attempt from the producers or the...
Parsons decided in 2018, ahead of Season 12, that he was ready to move on from the megahit comedy.
“I don’t think there was a part of me that actually thought I would do more seasons [of Big Bang] after the twelfth,” Parsons explained in the oral history book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series by Jessica Radloff.
“I was ready to… get out of the security of the show to fully find out what was next for me.”
The actor chatted with co-star Simon Helberg, who had similar feelings about wanting to move on.
“Now, that didn’t mean that we, in any way, expected that the show would certainly end,” Helberg added.
"Or that there wouldn’t be any kind of attempt from the producers or the...
- 10/11/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
A newThe Big Bang Theory book reveals the actors who almost took Kaley Cuoco’s place in the series.
It was previously revealed that Cuoco originally tried out for the role of a character named Katie, who would have been worlds away from Penny. Cuoco did not get the role.
Speaking in Jessica Radloff’s book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, Cuoco said: “I know Chuck [Lorre, the show’s co-creator] really wanted me for the role of Katie, and I was definitely bummed when I didn’t get it,” Cuoco told Radloff.
The book reveals that four actors almost won the role instead: Marisa Tomei, Tara Reid, Elizabeth Berkeley and Jodi Lynn O’Keefe.
Co=creator Bill Prady said that Berkeley especially had a ”terrific” audition, but it was O’Keefe who won the role. However, she got fired 30 minutes after the first table read with the cast.
It was previously revealed that Cuoco originally tried out for the role of a character named Katie, who would have been worlds away from Penny. Cuoco did not get the role.
Speaking in Jessica Radloff’s book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, Cuoco said: “I know Chuck [Lorre, the show’s co-creator] really wanted me for the role of Katie, and I was definitely bummed when I didn’t get it,” Cuoco told Radloff.
The book reveals that four actors almost won the role instead: Marisa Tomei, Tara Reid, Elizabeth Berkeley and Jodi Lynn O’Keefe.
Co=creator Bill Prady said that Berkeley especially had a ”terrific” audition, but it was O’Keefe who won the role. However, she got fired 30 minutes after the first table read with the cast.
- 10/9/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
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Welcome to the 188th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
We’re joined this week by Jessica Radloff, the author of a massive oral history on CBS’ The Big Bang Theory, who will share the many surprises she discovered while spending more than 115 hours interviewing nearly 40 people, including the cast and creators. Beyond that, it’s another ride on the executive carousel as we take a look at the big changes coming to The CW and Paramount Global.
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Chuck Lorre,...
Welcome to the 188th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
We’re joined this week by Jessica Radloff, the author of a massive oral history on CBS’ The Big Bang Theory, who will share the many surprises she discovered while spending more than 115 hours interviewing nearly 40 people, including the cast and creators. Beyond that, it’s another ride on the executive carousel as we take a look at the big changes coming to The CW and Paramount Global.
Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Chuck Lorre,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Big Bang Theory almost had a very different girl next door.
The forthcoming oral history The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series by Jessica Radloff (pre-order here) reveals the four well-known actresses who auditioned for the role of Penny, originally named Katie, in the 2006 pilot.
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“I read with Marisa Tomei,” series star Jim Parsons discloses in the book,...
The forthcoming oral history The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series by Jessica Radloff (pre-order here) reveals the four well-known actresses who auditioned for the role of Penny, originally named Katie, in the 2006 pilot.
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“I read with Marisa Tomei,” series star Jim Parsons discloses in the book,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Click here to read the full article.
Would The Big Bang Theory have succeeded without Kaley Cuoco as Penny?
In The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, author Jessica Radloff reveals in the forthcoming oral history of the comedy that Marisa Tomei, Tara Reid and Elizabeth Berkley were all considered to play the role of the lovable neighbor that, ultimately, after a table read and busted pilot, went to the fan-favorite actress.
Radloff’s oral history (due Oct. 11 via Grand Central Publishing) features interviews with 40 people including co-creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, longtime showrunner Steve Molaro and stars Cuoco (Penny), Johnny Galecki (Leonard), Jim Parsons (Sheldon), Simon Helberg (Howard), Kunal Nayyar (Raj), Melissa Rauch (Bernadette) and Mayim Bialik (Amy).
Below, The Hollywood Reporter shares a sneak preview of the untold stories that readers can expect with this exclusive excerpt that offers a rare...
Would The Big Bang Theory have succeeded without Kaley Cuoco as Penny?
In The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, author Jessica Radloff reveals in the forthcoming oral history of the comedy that Marisa Tomei, Tara Reid and Elizabeth Berkley were all considered to play the role of the lovable neighbor that, ultimately, after a table read and busted pilot, went to the fan-favorite actress.
Radloff’s oral history (due Oct. 11 via Grand Central Publishing) features interviews with 40 people including co-creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, longtime showrunner Steve Molaro and stars Cuoco (Penny), Johnny Galecki (Leonard), Jim Parsons (Sheldon), Simon Helberg (Howard), Kunal Nayyar (Raj), Melissa Rauch (Bernadette) and Mayim Bialik (Amy).
Below, The Hollywood Reporter shares a sneak preview of the untold stories that readers can expect with this exclusive excerpt that offers a rare...
- 10/6/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre has responded to claims made by his actors that they were made to perform more sex scenes after they broke up in real life.
Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki played main characters Penny and Leonard for 12 years on the long-running sitcom about a geeky American friendship group.
A running theme throughout the show was a will-they-won’t-they romance between Penny and Leonard, which transferred off-screen between 2008 and 2010 when the actors developed a real-life romance.
Since the show ended in 2019, Cuoco and Galecki have both suggested that Lorre “f***ed with” the two of them by increasing the number of intimate scenes they shared after their breakup.
“When we broke up obviously it was a little sensitive for a minute, but I remember those weeks that Chuck had written these episodes where all of a sudden our characters were like sleeping together every other second,...
Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki played main characters Penny and Leonard for 12 years on the long-running sitcom about a geeky American friendship group.
A running theme throughout the show was a will-they-won’t-they romance between Penny and Leonard, which transferred off-screen between 2008 and 2010 when the actors developed a real-life romance.
Since the show ended in 2019, Cuoco and Galecki have both suggested that Lorre “f***ed with” the two of them by increasing the number of intimate scenes they shared after their breakup.
“When we broke up obviously it was a little sensitive for a minute, but I remember those weeks that Chuck had written these episodes where all of a sudden our characters were like sleeping together every other second,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki will forever be associated with their respective roles as Penny and Leonard on CBS’ long-running sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” The actors, similar to the characters they played on the show, were in a relationship, dating from 2008 to 2010. “Big Bang” writers were already planning Penny and Leonard’s breakup when Cuoco and Galecki split in real life. During interviews for Jessica Radloff’s new book “The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story” (via Vanity Fair), both Cuoco and Galecki shared their belief that series creator Chuck Lorre added more Penny-Leonard kissing and sex scenes after their real-life split just to mess with them.
“All of a sudden, we started noticing there were extra makeout scenes for our characters, and/or sex scenes,” Cuoco said. I was like, ‘I think Chuck is fucking with us!’ We were convinced. Convinced! Like, Yeah, they want to date...
“All of a sudden, we started noticing there were extra makeout scenes for our characters, and/or sex scenes,” Cuoco said. I was like, ‘I think Chuck is fucking with us!’ We were convinced. Convinced! Like, Yeah, they want to date...
- 10/3/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The cast of Glow come together for the first time since the Netflix show’s cancellation on Saturday. Alison Brie, Marc Maron, Betty Gilpin and other cast members assembled to encourage voter registration in partnership with voting initiatives HeadCount and #GoodTovote.
During the YouTube livestream event the Glow stars came together with Jessica Radloff for an emotional Q&a about their time on the series and what the future may look like for the actors: including a possible movie.
“I think there’s a petition out there and it would be a very exciting thing that Netflix could do it if they wanted to do it. I think it would probably solve the problem. It would be fun to do, it would be easy to do, but who the f**k knows what they’re going to do,” Maron said during the panel “I think it’s a great idea...
During the YouTube livestream event the Glow stars came together with Jessica Radloff for an emotional Q&a about their time on the series and what the future may look like for the actors: including a possible movie.
“I think there’s a petition out there and it would be a very exciting thing that Netflix could do it if they wanted to do it. I think it would probably solve the problem. It would be fun to do, it would be easy to do, but who the f**k knows what they’re going to do,” Maron said during the panel “I think it’s a great idea...
- 10/10/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The Paley Center for Media’s annual fall television event has moved beyond “previews.” This year, the robust slate will include some sneak peeks at upcoming series, such as Hulu’s “Monsterland” and Netflix’s “Emily in Paris,” but it is also celebrating shows that already launched — and weeks earlier — such as Netflix’s “Away,” Fox’s “Filthy Rich” and HBO’s “We Are Who We Are.”
Still dubbed the 14th annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews, the festival is going virtual this year, in accordance with ongoing health and safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. All panels will be viewable on official sponsor Verizon’s Yahoo Entertainment Channel. Citi returns as the official card of the festival and its members can preview panels first, as of today, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. Et. The panels will then be live for the public starting on Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. Et, with...
Still dubbed the 14th annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews, the festival is going virtual this year, in accordance with ongoing health and safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. All panels will be viewable on official sponsor Verizon’s Yahoo Entertainment Channel. Citi returns as the official card of the festival and its members can preview panels first, as of today, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. Et. The panels will then be live for the public starting on Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. Et, with...
- 9/29/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
2nd Update: Freeform has added more panelists to the roster for its upcoming second annual Freeform Summit. Joining previously announced panelists are Luka Sabbat, Ej Johnson, Shaun Ross, Emma Hunton, Kayla Cromer and Dhruv Uday Singh, plus performances by Sofia Carson and Trevor Jackson. A panel breakdown can be found at the bottom of the story.
Previous Update, Jan. 17: Freeform held its inaugural Freeform Summit last year, and has decided to make it a yearly event. The second annual Freeform Summit will be held Wednesday, March 27 at Goya Studios in Hollywood.
The day-long event will feature talent, executives, showrunners and directors across multiple Freeform series including Good Trouble, grown-ish, Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, Siren, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, The Bold Type, and the upcoming series Besties, Freeform said in its announcement.
This year’s theme, according to the network, will be a reimagined beauty pageant (“The UnPageant”), providing...
Previous Update, Jan. 17: Freeform held its inaugural Freeform Summit last year, and has decided to make it a yearly event. The second annual Freeform Summit will be held Wednesday, March 27 at Goya Studios in Hollywood.
The day-long event will feature talent, executives, showrunners and directors across multiple Freeform series including Good Trouble, grown-ish, Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, Siren, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, The Bold Type, and the upcoming series Besties, Freeform said in its announcement.
This year’s theme, according to the network, will be a reimagined beauty pageant (“The UnPageant”), providing...
- 3/14/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Sterling K. Brown didn’t outlast the play-off music at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, but he was able to finish his acceptance speech backstage.
“I wouldn’t mind finishing. I wanted to thank our writers. You guys are our life’s blood,” the This Is Us star, 41, told reporters in the press room after his win in the outstanding lead actor in a drama series category.
“To our producers and directors, thank you for your guidance and friendship. I want to thank Dan Fogelman. He’s not trying to make America great again, he’s trying to make it the...
“I wouldn’t mind finishing. I wanted to thank our writers. You guys are our life’s blood,” the This Is Us star, 41, told reporters in the press room after his win in the outstanding lead actor in a drama series category.
“To our producers and directors, thank you for your guidance and friendship. I want to thank Dan Fogelman. He’s not trying to make America great again, he’s trying to make it the...
- 9/18/2017
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
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