Jim Parsons vs Johnny Galecki Net Worth: Who is the Richer ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Star
- Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki had their breakthrough in Hollywood with the sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
- Parsons and Galecki have high net worths, but there is a big difference between them.
- The Big Year actor is not very keen on gracing the screens as Sheldon Cooper again, so a sequel seems unlikely to happen.
Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki are most widely known for their leading roles in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. While Parsons played the role of Sheldon Cooper, the quirky and eccentric theoretical physicist, Galecki portrayed Sheldon’s best friend and experimental physicist, Leonard Hofstadter.
The show’s popularity grew with each new season as did the fame of those who were involved with it. With each new height their fame reached, so did their bank balance. At some point in their careers, Parsons and Galecki were among the highest-paid TV actors in the world. Even so, there is a difference in their net worths and one of them is richer than the other.
Is Jim Parsons’ Net Worth More Than Johnny Galecki’s?
Jim Parsons began his professional acting career in Off-Broadway productions and also made guest appearances on TV shows. Between 2003 and 2006, he did small roles in movies and even had a recurring role in a TV show. He auditioned for over a dozen pilot series, but the ones he did get cast for never happened.
Johnny Galecki, on the other hand, began acting as a child. He had starred in numerous theatre plays before landing his first TV role at the age of 12 in the CBS miniseries Murder Ordained. However, he was yet to make his breakthrough as an actor, and that came for both him and Parsons at the same time when they were cast in The Big Bang Theory.
Now, the Suicide Kings actor has a net worth of $100 million (via Celebrity Net Worth). Parsons, on the other hand, has a whopping net worth of $160 million (via Celebrity Net Worth). There is a difference of $60 million in their net worth with the latter coming out at the top. The difference might have something to do with the fact that Parsons also has producing credits to his name.
Both Galecki and Parsons appeared in the sitcom for all 12 seasons which were aired between 2007 and 2012. In 2018, the former was the second highest-paid television actor in the world with a paycheck of $900,000 per episode. He was just behind Parsons who was earning $1 million for every episode.
Is Jim Parsons Willing to Reprise His Career-defining Role?
Besides the numerous accolades that the show won, it also enjoys the honor of being one of the most beloved sitcoms ever. Based on Parsons’ Sheldon Cooper, a prequel series titled, Young Sheldon, aired from 2017 to 2024 and it was just as popular among the audience if not more.
Although The Normal Heart star was the narrator and one of the executive producers of the prequel series, he is not willing to return as Sheldon for a direct sequel anytime soon. He told E! News that it will only happen through “reincarnation” in the “next lifetime.” So, it is quietly unlikely that it will happen at all.
The Big Bang Theory is available for streaming on Max.
