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Jim Parsons

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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
College:
University of Houston, Houston, TX (BA in Theater, 1996); University of San Diego, San Diego, CA (MFA in Dramatic Arts, 2001)