‘The Big Bang Theory’ Cast: Where Are They Now? When will they reunite?

05/05/2023

The cast of "The Big Bang Theory" was close-knit during the show's 12-season run and remained friends after filming wrapped. Though Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki portrayed beloved characters, their bonds extended off-screen.

Cuoco and Galecki dated for two years before ending their relationship in 2009, just as their characters Penny and Leonard were becoming romantically involved. “There were a lot of bed scenes. We were trying to end the relationship and it kept falling back in,” Cuoco said. However, the exes navigated the situation professionally. “We weren’t weird, which is what was weird,” Cuoco said. “It was a mutual breakup, and you can rarely say that. Johnny and I were friends first, then obviously we dated.”

Parsons and Mayim Bialik, who played couple Sheldon and Amy, connected over their no-nonsense approaches. "Jim and I had a lot of nice moments together on set and I think one of the things that worked so well for us as actor partners, and maybe as producing partners too, is that we’re not overly sentimental as humans,” Bialik said.

Ending the iconic show after 12 years was a hard decision. According to Cuoco, Parsons was the first to realize he couldn’t continue. “Jim said, ‘I don’t think I can continue on,’” Cuoco recalled. “And I was so shocked that I was literally like, ‘Continue on with what?’ Like, I didn’t even know what he was talking about.”

Creator Chuck Lorre supported the cast's choice to conclude "The Big Bang Theory" together. “I looked at Chuck: ‘Wow. I thought we were — I’m so blown away right now,’” Cuoco said.

Though the show has wrapped, its stars keep busy with new projects while remaining close. “We got over it really fast, and we’re closer than ever now,” Cuoco said of her breakup with Galecki. The cast chose to end on a high note after 12 memorable seasons of "The Big Bang Theory."

As Parsons noted, "There is no doubt that this amazing, yet hard-to-say-goodbye-to part of my life and career is now officially behind me. And while there is certainly a part of me that is sad to say that, there is another part of me that says it with a kind of relief that a good long run of something should come with." Thanks to the show's enduring humor and appeal, "The Big Bang Theory"'s legacy lives on.

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Jim Parsons (Sheldon)

The Emmy winner reprised his role in voiceover form for the spinoff Young Sheldon. He also starred in Hollywood and The Boys in the Band and produced several projects, including Bialik's Call Me Kat.

Parsons has been married to Todd Spiewak since May 2017.

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Johnny Galecki (Leonard)

The actor appeared on The Conners after wrapping The Big Bang Theory.

Galecki announced the arrival of his first child, a baby boy, with then-girlfriend Alaina Meyer in December 2019. News broke in November 2020 that the pair split after two years of dating.

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Kaley Cuoco (Penny)

Cuoco moved on to a starring role on The Flight Attendant, earning a Golden Globe nomination in 2021.

The actress married Karl Cook in June 2018. The pair announced their split in September 2021 and their divorce was finalized less than one year later.

After confirming her romance with Tom Pelphrey, Cuoco announced in October 2022 that the pair were expecting their first child together, a baby girl. Cuoco gave birth to daughter Matilda in March 2023.

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Mayim Bialik (Amy)

Bialik, who joined the show in 2010 and later became a series regular, traded in one sitcom for another with Call Me Kat. She also began hosting Jeopardy! National College Championship in 2022.

The actress shares sons Miles and Frederick with ex-husband Michael Stone.