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Actress Chandra Wilson is joined by actor Jim Parsons to announce the 61st Emmy Awards nominees at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, Calif., on July 16, 2009. Photo by Hector Mata/UPI
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Parsons attends the CBS, CW, CBS Television Studios and Showtime Television Critics Association party in San Marino, Calif., on August 3, 2009. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI
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Parsons holds his Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his work as Sheldon Cooper on "The Big Bang Theory" at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on August 29, 2010. Photo by Lori Shepler/UPI
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Parsons arrives for the Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon at The Mariott Marquis Hotel in New York on May 20, 2011. Photo by Robin Platzer/UPI
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Parsons holds his award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for ''The Big Bang Theory'' at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 18, 2011. Photo by Jayne Kamin Oncea/UPI
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Parsons (L) and actress Zooey Deschanel appear onstage at the 64th Primetime Emmys at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 23, 2012. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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The cast of "The Big Bang Theory, left to right. Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Simon Helberg, Mayim Bialik, Parsons and Johnny Galecki appear backstage after winning the Favorite TV Comedy award, during the 39th annual People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on January 9, 2013. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Parsons arrives for the 19th Annual SAG Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on on January 27, 2013. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI
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Parsons wins the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Comedy Series for his role on "The Big Bang Theory" at the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 22, 2013. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Emmy winners Parsons (L) and Bob Newhart speak at the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 22, 2013. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Actor Jim Parsons (R) and boyfriend Todd Spiewak arrive for the 9th annual GLSEN Respect Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hill, California on October 18, 2013. The awards honors leaders in the struggle against bullying in schools. UPI/Jim Ruymen
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"Big Bang Theory" cast members, left to right, Cuoco, Nayyar, Bialik, Parsons and Rauch, appear backstage after winning the Best Network Comedy Series honor at the 40th annual People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on January 8, 2014. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Parsons arrives for the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on January 12, 2014. The actor was the lead in New York's Roundabout Theatre Company's one-night-only benefit reading of the stage comedy "Merton of the Movies." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Cast member Zach Braff (L), who wrote and directed "Wish I Was Here," and cast member Parsons attend the premiere of the film at the DGA Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on June 23, 2014. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Jim Parsons accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy series for his work on "The Big Bang Theory" during the Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on August 25, 2014. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
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Parsons (L) and Spiewak attend the 10th annual GLSEN Respect Awards at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on October 17, 2014. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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"The Big Bang Theory" cast members Galecki (L) and Parsons flank Cuoco (C) during an unveiling ceremony for her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on October 29, 2014. It is the 2,532nd star. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Left to right, Helberg, Nayyar, Rauch, Parsons, Cuoco and Galecki pose with the award for Favorite TV Show at the 41st annual People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on January 7, 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Parsons arrives for the 21st annual SAG Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 25, 2015. The actor was outed in an interview in 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Parsons, front, poses with "Big Bang Theory" cast members, left to right, Nayyar, Bialik, Rauch, Helberg, Galecki and Cuoco, during a ceremony where the he receives the 2,545th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on March 11, 2015. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI
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Parsons, the voice of Oh in the animated sci-fi comedy "Home," attends the premiere of the film at the Regency Village Theatre in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on March 22, 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Parsons (L) and Spiewak attend the GLSEN Respect Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on October 23, 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI.
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From left to right, Rauch, Galecki, Cuoco, Helberg, Parsons, Bialik and Nayyar appear backstage with their award for Favorite Network TV Comedy and Favorite TV Show for "The Big Bang Theory" during the 42nd annual People's Choice Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on January 6, 2016. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Honorary co-chairs Spiewak (L) and Parsons attend the 13th annual GLSEN Respect Awards - Los Angeles at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on October 21, 2016. That year, Parsons was at the top of the Forbes' list of highest paid TV actors, earning $25.5 million in a one year period. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Left to right, Aldis Hodge, Theodore Melfi, Mahershala Ali, Parsons, Kimberly Quinn, Kirsten Dunst, Octavia Spencer, Saniyya Sidney, Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae and Glen Powell appear backstage with their award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for "Hidden Figures" during the the 23rd annual SAG Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 29, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Actress Salma Hayek greets Parsons on the red carpet for the 89th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 26, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Parsons (L) and Iain Armitage speak onstage during the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September 17, 2017. Armitage plays a young version of Sheldon Cooper in "Young Sheldon." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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Spiewak (L) and Parsons arrive on the red carpet at the 72nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 10, 2018 in New York City. Parsons and Spiewak married in May 2017 at the Rainbow Room in New York City. Photo by Serena Xu-Ning/UPI
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Spiewak (L) and Parsons arrive on the red carpet at The 73rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2019 in New York City. "The Big Bang Theory" ended after 12 seasons in May 2019. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
