Exclusive Details: Sara Rue Wooed by Big Bang's Leonard
Johnny Galecki and Sara Rue, The Big Bang Theory
When is perfect sitcom casting Less Than Perfect? When it involves Sara Rue.
The well-regarded comic actress has been tapped for a multi-episode run on CBS' red-hot series The Big Bang Theory, executive producer Bill Prady tells TVGuide.com exclusively.
Rue will play Dr. Stephanie Barnett, the brand-new girlfriend of one Big Bang boy, who in short order is "stolen" away by another.
On the losing end of the deal? Wolowitz. On the winning end: Leonard.
Since wrapping up her four-year run as the lead of ABC's Less Than Perfect, Rue has appeared in numerous TV movies and has guested on series such as Two and a Half Men. Her first Big Bang episode is scheduled for Nov. 17 and it is hilarious, I am told.
For much more on The Big Bang Theory, which this past week hit a series high in ratings — even besting Dancing with the Stars in the demos! — read my in-depth Q&A with Prady coming Monday.
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