page_title: List of The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon characters
section_title: Sheldon
hierarchical_section_title: List of The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon characters / Main characters / The Big Bang Theory main characters / Sheldon
caption_attribution_description: English: Jim Parsons at PaleyFest 2013 for the TV show "Big Bang Theory"
context_page_description: The American television sitcom The Big Bang Theory, created and executive produced by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, premiered on CBS on September 24, 2007, while the American comedy spin-off prequel television series Young Sheldon, created and executive produced by Lorre alongside Jim Parsons and Steven Molaro, premiered on CBS on September 25, 2017.
  The Big Bang Theory initially centers on five characters: roommates Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, two Caltech physicists; Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress who at the beginning of the program's narrative lives across the hall, later weds Leonard, moves in with him and becomes a pharmaceutical representative, and Leonard and Sheldon's friends and co-workers aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz, and astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali.
  Over time, several supporting characters have been introduced and promoted to starring roles, including coworker and romantic partner of Leonard Leslie Winkle, Sheldon's wife Amy Farrah Fowler, Howard's wife Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz, comic book store proprietor and friend of the other characters Stuart Bloom, and Emily Sweeney.
context_section_description: Sheldon Lee Cooper (Jim Parsons) is a theoretical physicist, possessing a BS, MS, PhD, Sc.D., and an IQ of 187. Born in East Texas, he was a child prodigy, and received his PhD at age 16 from Caltech. He is often cold, self-centered, condescending, and immature, but is not intentionally hurtful: his conduct is generally well-intentioned, but poorly judged. He has a softer side, as he does care about his friends, and loves his family and wife Amy Farrah Fowler, though he often insults them either about their intellect levels or different opinions. In seasons 1–9, he shares an apartment in Pasadena with friend and fellow physicist Dr. Leonard Hofstadter.
  He has a deep love and interest for science fiction and comic books, to the point of an obsession, and shows particular affinity for Spock from the Star Trek franchise. He refrains from any form of physical contact and exhibits a strict adherence to routines to the point of exhibiting signs of obsessive–compulsive personality disorder. Any disruption to routines distresses him enormously. A running gag has him always knocking on doors in a pattern of three knocks and one call repeated three times. In the interests of making life run on rational and predictable lines, he requires Leonard to sign a legalistic and exhaustive "Roommate Agreement", and later imposes a similar "Relationship Agreement" on Amy.
  Sheldon has trouble in social settings. His commitment to his friends is often called into question, as he is known for being constantly and consistently, if unintentionally, condescending and rude. He also has difficulties lying or keeping a secret, giving himself away with wild facial tics and implausible statements. He is, however, fond of occasionally telling a joke or playing a prank, which he typically punctuates with his trademark exclamation "Bazinga!" He has a superiority complex and makes no effort to hide his contempt for other people's lower intellects, often making highly inappropriate comments.
  Sheldon meets Amy Farrah Fowler in the third-season finale and starts a slowly evolving relationship with her. In the tenth season, the two move in together for a five-week experiment to test their compatibility and later decide to make the arrangement permanent. At the end of that same season, admirer Ramona Nowitzki makes a romantic overture to Sheldon, prompting him to propose to Amy. In the finale of season eleven, Sheldon and Amy get married. In the series finale, Sheldon and Amy jointly share the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on Super-Asymmetry.
caption: Jim Parsons
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