The Big Bang Theory: The Griffin Equivalency
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Saturday, March 7 on TLC +1 (99)
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The Griffin Equivalency
Season 2, Episode 4
Elated at being named one of People magazine's '30 to Watch Under 30', Raj makes a pass at Penny and becomes very arrogant, making it hard for Leonard to maintain a positive perspective on his friend's new-found confidence. Guest starring Charlie Sheen
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Charlie Sheen
(Actor)
.. Himself
Johnny Galecki
(Actor)
.. Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons
(Actor)
.. Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco
(Actor)
.. Penny
Simon Helberg
(Actor)
.. Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar
(Actor)
.. Raj Koothrappali
Mark Harelik
(Actor)
.. Dr Eric Gablehauser
Brian George
(Actor)
.. Dr VM Koothrappali
Alice Amter
(Actor)
.. Mrs Koothrappali
Mark Cendrowski
(Director)
Stephen Engel
(Writer)
Tim Doyle
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Charlie Sheen
(Actor)
.. Himself
Born:
September 03, 1965
in
New York
Best Known For:
His meltdown following his axing from Two and a Half Men.
Early-life:
Born Carlos Irwin Estévez on September 3, 1965, in New York. He almost died due to birth complications - his middle name is that of the doctor who saved him. He's one of Martin Sheen and his artist wife Janet Templeton's four children - all of whom have become actors. As a child, Charlie fought constantly with his older sibling Emilio, and was a gifted student until he began skipping school to play baseball.
Career:
Sheen's screen debut came in 1974's The Execution of Private Slovik. Despite dreaming of a baseball career, he began acting professionally in the mid-1980s. He appeared in Red Dawn, Lucas and Ferris Bueller's Day Off before Platoon made him a star in 1986. He followed it up with Wall Street, Young Guns, Eight Men Out, Major League and two Hot Shots! movies. Sheen's career suffered as a result of his drug abuse during the 1990s, but he returned to form with appearances in Being John Malkovich, Spin City, Two and a Half Men and Anger Management.
Quote:
'If I've learned anything at all, it's that I know nothing about women. They remain a mystery.'
Trivia:
Sheen promotes a line of electronic cigarettes known as NicoSheen.
Johnny Galecki
(Actor)
.. Leonard Hofstadter
Born:
April 30, 1975
in
Bree, Belgium
Best Known For:
Playing Leonard in The Big Bang Theory.
Early-life:
Born John Mark Galecki on April 30, 1975, in Bree, Belgium. His mother was a mortgage consultant and his father was in the US air force, before becoming a rehab teacher for blind war veterans. The family moved back to America when Johnny was three. He got his first acting role in 1987, in the made-for-TV movie Time Out for Dad, which was the first of several bit parts in a variety of TV projects. Johnny debuted on the big screen as River Phoenix's brother in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon in 1988.
Career:
Four years later, he landed what would become his big break - the role of David in hit comedy series Roseanne. He played the articulate but unworldly lad for five years. This led to a series of similar parts, this time on the big screen, in movies such as I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Opposite of Sex. His CV also includes appearances in Vanilla Sky, My Name is Earl, Hancock and Table for Three. In 2006, he took to the stage in a Broadway production of The Little Dog Laughed (which also featured his first nude scene). He returned to the small screen for the sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
Quote:
'Right now, I'm very healthy. I have no vices left. Except sugary breakfast cereal. And absinthe, of course.'
Trivia:
In 2014, he was reportedly earning $1million per episode for The Big Bang Theory.
Jim Parsons
(Actor)
.. Sheldon Cooper
Born:
March 24, 1973
in
Houston, Texas
Best Known For:
Playing Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory.
Early-life:
Born James Joseph Parsons on March 24, 1973 in Houston, Texas. Jim was determined to become an actor from the age of six, after performing as the Kola-Kola bird in a school production of The Elephant's Child. After graduating from high school, he studied for a bachelor's degree at the University of Houston. He was accepted onto a two-year course in classical theatre at the University of San Diego in 1999 and, after graduating in 2001, he moved to New York.
Career:
Early in his career, Parsons worked on Off-Broadway productions and appeared on TV several times. He had a recurring role on Judging Amy, appeared on the TV series Ed and had minor roles in such films as Garden State (2004) and School for Scoundrels (2006). His big break came when he landed the role of Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory, a role that earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical. He went on to appear in the films The Big Year (2011), The Muppets (2011), Home (2015) and Hidden Figures (2016).
Quote:
'Every time I think about writing, comedy doesn't interest me in the slightest. I can play comedy, but I don't think in terms of comic dialogue.'
Trivia:
He took piano classes for 14 years.
Kaley Cuoco
(Actor)
.. Penny
Simon Helberg
(Actor)
.. Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar
(Actor)
.. Raj Koothrappali
Mark Harelik
(Actor)
.. Dr Eric Gablehauser
Brian George
(Actor)
.. Dr VM Koothrappali
Alice Amter
(Actor)
.. Mrs Koothrappali
Mark Cendrowski
(Director)
Stephen Engel
(Writer)
Tim Doyle
(Writer)
