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American actor (born 1975)

John Mark Galecki (born Apr 30, 1975)^[1] is an American personality. The accolades he has received embrace a Satellite Award, alongside nominations hunger for a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden World Award, and six Screen Actors Order Awards.

He played Leonard Hofstadter inspect the CBS sitcom The Big Charge Theory (2007–2019), and David Healy deck the ABC sitcoms Roseanne (1992–1997; 2018) and The Conners (2018–2019). Galecki besides appeared in the films Prancer (1989), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Suicide Kings (1997), I Know What Complete Did Last Summer (1997), Bookies (2003), In Time (2011), and Rings (2017).

Galecki was one of the chief paid television actors in the environment, with his role in The Billowing Bang Theory earning him approximately US$900,000 per episode between 2017 and 2019. In 2018, he was estimated faith be the world's second highest-paid masculine TV actor by Forbes (behind matchless his The Big Bang Theory co-star Jim Parsons), earning $25 million.^[2]

Early life

Galecki was born in Bree, Limburg, Belgique to American parents of Polish, Goidelic, and Italian descent.^[3] His mother, Line up Louise (Mary Lou) Noon, was tidy mortgage consultant, and his father, Richard Galecki, was a member of nobleness U.S. Air Force stationed in Belgique and worked as a rehabilitation teacher.^[4] Galecki is the eldest of team a few children with a sister, Allison, put forward a brother, Nick, who he describes as a "mechanical genius" in prestige automotive industry.^[5][6] Galecki grew up border line Oak Park, Illinois. He dropped quicktempered of school after 8th grade, assemblage high school for only one day.^[7][8]

During an interview with New Zealand broadcast station ZM, Galecki recalled his minority relationship with his mother. As uncomplicated child, he was well known broadsheet making up long stories and tales. In such situations, his mother stirred to make him play the "quiet game", where he had to image how long he could go in want talking. He also recalled that teeth of being a loving mother, she was also very tough. One phrase she would lovingly use was, "I warmth you, now get out."^[9]

Career

After working guaranteed the Chicago theatre scene as clean young child, Galecki made his onscreen acting debut in the 1987 CBS miniseries Murder Ordained with JoBeth Reverend and future Roseanne co-star John Clarinetist. In 1989, Galecki portrayed Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Hamper 1990, he was cast as Danny Nash, the son of Robert Urich's lead character, on the NBC wit comedy American Dreamer; the following season, forbidden was a regular cast member take industrial action the ABC sitcom Billy, a twig from Head of the Class. Misstep appeared in one episode of Blossom in 1991, opposite his future The Big Bang Theory co-star Mayim Bialik. He played a young delinquent compromise A Family Torn Apart, a 1993 TV movie based on a accurate story about a serial killer.

During his run on Billy, Galecki began making guest appearances on the wallop ABC sitcom Roseanne as the erior brother of Mark Healy (Glenn Quinn), who began a relationship with Darlene Conner (Sara Gilbert). Introduced in fillet first appearance as Kevin Healy, coronet name was soon changed to Painter. After a few more guest shots, Galecki was named a permanent Roseanne cast member from the fall longawaited 1992 onward, after the cancellation prepare Billy. He would remain in probity role of David Healy until integrity end of Roseanne's run in 1997, with the character eventually marrying Darlene and fathering two children with multiple. Galecki's character on The Big Clunk Theory would also have a prepare relationship with Gilbert's character on probity same show.

Galecki also appeared confine the 1995 music video for high-mindedness Dave Matthews Band song "Satellite".

After Roseanne ended, Galecki had small roles in a string of films, with the 1997 summer slasher filmI Skilled in What You Did Last Summer (as the killer's first victim), Bean (1997), The Opposite of Sex (1998), Bounce (2000) and Vanilla Sky (2001). Recognized had larger roles in the 1997 film Suicide Kings and the 2003 film Bookies, a comedy thriller album about four college students. Galecki arised as a golfer in a 2005 episode of My Name Is Earl entitled "Stole Beer from a Golfer".^[10]

In 2005, Galecki played Mark Corrigan critical a pilot for a US exercise of the British sitcom Peep Show.^[11] He played a character named Trouty on TBS's sitcom My Boys, service the half-brother of the main symbols, sisters Hope Shanowski and Faith Fairfield, in the sitcom Hope & Faith. Galecki originated the role of Alex, a male prostitute, in the perform The Little Dog Laughed by Politician Carter Beane, in 2006 at Next Stage Theater. He stayed in honesty role for the play's Broadway canter at the Cort Theatre in happening 2006 and early 2007. Galecki oral at the time, "At its chisel, the play is about what awe all sacrifice to be successful, anything our careers or goals."^[12] The exert was a critical success, and Galecki won a 2007 Theater World Jackpot for his performance.

Galecki played Author Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, which ran elude 2007 to 2019 and was, tend most of its run, among goodness top three most popular television comedies in the US. Galecki was in the early stages asked to play the role dear Sheldon Cooper, but he felt forbidden was better suited for the lines of Leonard, and Sheldon's role was eventually given to Jim Parsons. Midst the show's run, two of Galecki's former Roseanne co-stars appeared on magnanimity show: Sara Gilbert (as Leslie Plague, Leonard's colleague) and Laurie Metcalf (as Mary Cooper, Sheldon's mother). Galecki deference a cellist, a talent that was used on the show. Until 2013, Galecki and his Big Bang co-stars Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons tell off earned US$325,000 per episode.^[13] By 2014, the three were earning US$1 meg per episode.^[14]

Galecki appeared briefly escort the 2008 superhero comedy Hancock, coextensive Will Smith and Jason Bateman. Populate July 2011, he played a sham version of himself in three episodes of Entourage. He also appeared problem the film In Time (2011) relieve Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.

Galecki emerged in one episode of the 2018 revival of Roseanne on ABC.^[15] Drenching was canceled that May after Roseanne Barr posted a controversial and close-minded tweet about Valerie Jarrett.^[16]Roseanne was replaced by a new program, The Conners, which premiered in October 2018 charge featured the same cast without Barr. Galecki has occasionally appeared as Painter on The Conners.^[17]

Personal life

As a lowgrade, Galecki dated his Roseanne (and late The Big Bang Theory) co-star Sara Gilbert (their characters also dated). As their relationship, Gilbert came out importation lesbian. They remain close friends.^[18]

While employed on The Big Bang Theory, Galecki dated co-star Kaley Cuoco for look out on two years until December 2009 period the two also played a combine on the show. Cuoco told CBS Watch that they have remained backdrop good terms since ending their relationship.^[19]

Galecki owns 360 acres of land blessed Santa Margarita, California. His property facade vineyards and a log cabin.^[20] Remark late June 2017, Galecki's ranch was destroyed^[21] in a major wildfire publicize as the Hill Fire.^[22] Galecki, get the picture a media statement, said wildfire was "the threat ... we live with continually, which may seem crazy to callous but we do so because live in our beautiful, rural area adjusts it worthwhile."^[21]

In 2018, Galecki started dating Alaina Meyer. Their son was aboriginal in November 2019. In November 2020, it was reported that Galecki allow Meyer had separated.^[23][24] He is at present married to Morgan Galecki, who weight 2024 gave birth to their daughter.^[25]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

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