
Jim Parsons
Jim Parsons, who plays arrogant nerd Sheldon on CBS' hit comedy The Big Bang Theory, has found a very modest way to announce that he is gay.
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Melissa Rauch and Simon Helberg
[SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details about the Season 5 finale of The Big Bang Theory. Read at your own risk.]
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Melissa Rauch and Simon Helberg
Don't be fooled by the photos you've seen. Just because Bernadette is in a wedding gown and is arm-in-arm with a tuxed-out Howard doesn't mean the two will actually make it down the aisle on The Big Bang Theory.
"There is very much an attempt to have a wedding, but as has been the case with them, there will be further obstacles," executive producer Steve Molaro tells TVGuide.com. "There will be a lot of things in play and then it's a question of 'What do I want?'"
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Howard (Simon Helberg) wants to marry Bernadette (Melissa Rauch), of course, but he also wants ...
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Katie Couric and Josh Elliott
One lesson learned in this wearying week of morning-show warfare: Some people should never give up their dream day job. Which is why it was so gratifying for the week to end with the announcement that Today's Matt Lauer was staying put for years to come. I'd like to think he saw the future — or maybe Today's future — staring at him on Wednesday, when he sat across from...
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This is so not a dream.
One week after meeting Leonard Nimoy in his sleep on The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon (Jim Parsons) is about to come face-to-face with another one of his idols....
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Jim Parsons and Leonard Nimoy
Get ready Star Trek fans: Spock is here!
Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role of eminently logical Vulcan Spock in the Star Trek franchise, will make his way to The Big Bang Theory in the March 29 episode.
Leonard Nimoy becomes Big Bang Theory's "dream" guest star
His appearance will...
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Jim Parsons
On the April 5 episode of CBS's The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon (Jim Parsons) gets a visit from renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
I spoke with Jim exclusively about...
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Stephen Hawking
Has Dr. Sheldon Cooper met his match?
The Big Bang Theory has finally nabbed famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking to film a cameo.
As first reported by TV Guide Canada, Hawking filmed a scene with Jim Parsons, a.k.a. Sheldon, Friday for the show's April 5 episode. In the scene, Hawking has a...
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Leonard Nimoy, Jim Parsons
Trekkers, set your DVRs for late March.
Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role of eminently logical Vulcan Spock in the Star Trek franchise, will guest-star in the March 29 episode of CBS' The Big Bang Theory, TVLine reports.
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Jennifer Hudson
The soundtrack for the last week in TV — and virtually every other medium — was provided by the late and lavishly lamented Whitney Houston. Her sudden, untimely death on the eve of the Grammys helped boost that annual spectacular to its highest ratings since the peak of the Thriller furor (a statistic reminding us of the equally resounding loss of Michael Jackson in 2009). LL Cool J, the Grammys' engaging host, opened the show with a prayer — when's the last time that happened? — as the proceedings took on the feel of a celebration and memorial, when they weren't busy crowning Adele the new Queen of Pop. (And how much fun was she on 60 Minutes?)
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