Simon Helberg was born and raised in Los Angeles but despite this, and the fact that his father is the actor 'Sandy Helberg' for which he remains best known.
Professional pianist
Son of Sandy Helberg and Harriet B. Helberg.
Attended NYUs Tisch School of the Arts where he trained at The Atlantic Theater Company.
In two years, he appeared in three different productions about the behind-the-scenes details of the television industry. Those productions are Good Night, and Good Luck. , The TV Set , and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" .
Born and raised in Los Angeles, where he resides.
Obtained his black belt in karate when he was 9-years-old.
Does remarkable voice imitations of Nicolas Cage and Al Pacino.
Simon, with his wife Jocelyn Towne , welcomed their first child, daughter Adeline, born May 8, 2012.
Wife, Jocelyn Towne , had their second child, a son, Wilder Towne Helberg was born on April 23, 2014. The birth was kept secret until June 2014.
Only male cast member of "The Big Bang Theory" who is a father.
First cast member of "The Big Bang Theory" to receive a Golden Globe Award nomination for feature film, for his performance in Florence Foster Jenkins .
His paternal grandparents were Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust and came to the U.S. after World War II. His mother is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent.
His wife Jocelyn is the niece of writer and filmmaker Robert Towne.
Well, I think that everybody is kind of a nerd at heart.
