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Jim Parsons Biography
Birth Name:
James Joseph Parsons
Birth Place:
Houston, Texas, United States
Profession
Actor
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
Awards
- 2017People's Choice Awards-Favorite Comedic TV Actor: winner
- 2016Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
- 2016Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2016People's Choice Awards-Favorite Comedic TV Actor: winner
- 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2014Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
- 2014Critics' Choice Television Awards-Best Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
- 2014Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: nominated
- 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
- 2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: nominated
- 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2012Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2011Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: winner
- 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
- 2010Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
- 2009Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
Relationships
- Mickey Parsons -- Father
- Todd Spiewak -- Husband