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Actor Jim Parsons speaks at a ceremony honoring Parsons with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 11, 2015, in Hollywood, California.
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Jim Parsons, accepts award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, "The Big Bang Theory" during the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards on June 19, 2014, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Jim Parsons attends the Governors Ball during the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
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Actor Jim Parsons of "The Big Bang Theory" accepts the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series award onstage during the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 18, 2011, in Los Angeles.
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Actors Amy Poehler and Jim Parsons attend the 22nd Annual Producers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Jan. 22, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Parsons was nominated for a 2011 Primetime Emmy award in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category for his work on "The Big Bang Theory."
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Actor Jim Parsons speaks on stage during the 65th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2011, in New York.
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Actor Jim Parsons accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on "The Big Bang Theory" during the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards on Aug. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Actor Jim Parsons arrives at the Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 8, 2010, in Universal City, Calif.
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Actor Jim Parsons arrives at the 18th Annual "A Night At Sardi's" Fundraiser And Awards Dinner held a the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 18, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Actor Jim Parsons attends the 31st Annual College Television Awards at Renaissance Hollywood Hotel on April 10, 2010, in Hollywood, Calif.
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Actor Jim Parsons, left, who plays Sheldon Cooper on the CBS comedy series "The Big Bang Theory," joins New York Stock Exchange Euronext Executive Vice President Scott Cutler on the podium for the opening bell at the exchange, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009.
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Born and raised in Houston, Parsons began acting in the first grade. He went on to study acting at the University of Houston and later earned a master's degree from the University of San Diego. His feature film credits include "Garden State" and "Gardener of Eden," while his television work includes a recurring role on "Judging Amy" and his current role on "The Big Bang Theory."
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On "The Big Bang Theory," Jim Parsons, left, plays Sheldon Cooper, a genius theoretical physicist who has little understanding of sarcasm or humor. Cooper shares an apartment with fellow physicist Leonard Hofstadter, played by Johnny Galecki, right.
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Jim Parsons, right, and Kaley Cuoco are seen in a scene from the CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory." Cuoco plays Penny, a waitress who lives across the hall from the physicists and is often oblivious to the things that interest her nerdy neighbors.
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Jim Parsons, left, is seen in a scene from the CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory," received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series" for his work on the show. It is the second year in a row that he was nominated for the role.