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Jim Parsons: Biography

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Birth Name: James Joseph Parsons
Birth Place: Houston, TX
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/24/1973, Aries
Profession: Actor

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Jim Parsons Fast Facts:

Involved in the founding of an avant-garde theater company, the Infernal Bridegroom, while a student at the University of Houston in the early 1990s.
Attracted attention for a FedEx commercial in which he played a lazy worker whose boss was his father.
His father, a plumbing-supply company president, died in a 2001 auto crash.
Made his TV debut in Ed (2002) and his film debut in John Sayles' Garden State (2004).
Has appeared in 15 failed TV pilots.

Jim Parsons Awards:
2009 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2010 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Winner
2011 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical - Winner
2011 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Winner
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
University of Houston, Houston, TX (BA in Theater, 1996); University of San Diego, San Diego, CA (MFA in Dramatic Arts, 2001)

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2011 Golden Globe Awards, Jim Parsons Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

The Big Bang Theory, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco Michael Yarish/CBS

The Big Bang Theory, Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons Michael Yarish/CBS

The Big Bang Theory, Simon Helberg, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons Michael Yarish/CBS

The Big Bang Theory, Melissa Rauch, Johnny Galecki, Leonard Nimoy and Jim Parsons, Kunal Nayyar, Simon Helberg and Kaley Cuoco Monty Brinton/CBS

The Big Bang Theory, Jim Parsons, Leonard Nimoy Monty Brinton/CBS

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