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Simon Helberg Biography
Birth Name:Simon Maxwell Helberg
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Director, Writer
Fast Facts
- He received a Critic's Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013 for his role as Howard Wolowitz on the TV series "The Big Bang Theory․"
- He and Jason Ritter, son of actor John Ritter, attended middle and high school at the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, Calif․, and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, training at the Atlantic Theater Company
- He began his entertainment career playing piano with jazz and rock bands in Los Angeles
- Quote: "(On "The Big Bang Theory" characters) "I don't think any of us really knew the difference between "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" when we started the show․ Sometimes the "Star Trek" references are more confusing than the physics references․""
- Quote: "(On an emotional episode of "The Big Bang Theory") "It's a fine line to go into that kind of emotional depth on a sitcom․ There's always the danger of going too far to the other side and becoming a 'very special episode․'""
- In 2002, he learned to hone his comedic skills as a regular on "MADtv," developing impersonations of fellow comedians like Jimmy Fallon, as well as actors like Nicolas Cage
- Drawing inspiration from "The Karate Kid," he earned a black belt at the age of 10
Awards
- 2009BSFC Award-Best Ensemble Cast: nominated
- 2010Teen Choice Award-Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer: nominated
- 2012Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2013Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2013Critics' Choice TV Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
- 2013TV Guide Award-Favorite TV Sidekick: nominated
- 2014Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2014Audience Award-Best Comedy Feature: winner
- 2014People's Choice Award-Favorite TV Bromance: nominated
- 2014Audience Award-Narrative Spotlight: nominated
- 2015Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2015Teen Choice Award-Choice TV: Chemistry: nominated
- 2016Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2016IFJA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2016OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2017Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2017CinEuphoria-Best Supporting Actor - International Competition: nominated
- 2017Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2017Virtuoso Award-: winner
- 2020CinEuphoria-Merit - Honorary Award: winner
- 2021IFJA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2022CinEuphoria-Best Song (Original or Adapted) - International Competition: nominated
- 2024Astra TV Award-Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated