An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons. An award may carry a monetary prize given to the recipient, for example, the Nobel Prize for contributions to society or the Pulitzer Prize for literary achievements. An award may also simply be a public acknowledgment of excellence, without any tangible token or prize.

Overview

Awards can be given by any person or institution, although the prestige of an award usually depends on the status of the awarder. Usually, awards are given by an organization of some sort, or by the office of an official within an organization or government. For instance, a special presidential citation (as given by the President of the United States) is a public announcement giving an official place of honor (''e.g.'', President Ronald Reagan gave a special presidential citation in 1984 to the Disney Channel for its excellent children's television programming.)

People who have won certain prestigious awards, such as the Nobel Prize, a championship title in a sport, or an Academy Award (Oscar), can have the award become their identity, thereafter being known primarily for winning the award, rather than for any other achievement or occupation.

Mock awards, which typically recognize failures or atypical achievements, are also popular. They are usually given by people and organizations of lower or average prestige, such as comical organizations and individual writers. Popular mock awards include:

Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), a satirical counterpart to the Academy Award which recognizes the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer

Ig Nobel Prize, a satirical counterpart to the Nobel Prize, given for achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think."

Darwin Awards, "given to people who seem to improve the human gene pool by accidentally killing or sterilizing themselves during a foolish or careless mistake."

One common type of award in the United States is the ''Employee of the Month'' award, where typically the recipients' names are listed in a prominent place in the business for that month. A common mock award is the wooden spoon, given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition.

Some awards are given only after a fee is paid by the recipient, such as the German Design Award.

See also

Award ceremony

References

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Name	Neil Patrick Harris
Birth date	June 15, 1973
Birth place	Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Years active	1988–present
Occupation	Actor, musician, director, magician
Partner	David Burtka(2004–present; 2 children) }}

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, director and magician.

Prominent roles of his career include the title role in ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', Colonel Carl Jenkins in ''Starship Troopers'', the womanizing Barney Stinson in ''How I Met Your Mother'', a fictionalized version of himself in the ''Harold & Kumar'' series, Patrick Winslow in ''The Smurfs'', and the title role in Joss Whedon's musical web series ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog''.

He hosted the 63rd Tony Awards on June 7, 2009, and the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2009. On March 7, 2010, he made a surprise appearance at the 82nd Academy Awards, delivering the opening musical number, and on August 21, 2010 he won two Emmy Awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony. On December 11, 2010, Harris hosted ''Spike's'' ''Video Game Awards'', before hosting the 65th Tony Awards on June 12, 2011.

He was named as one of ''TIME'' magazine's 100 most influential people in 2010.

In June 2010, it was announced that Harris would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.

Early life

Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico. His parents, Sheila and Ron, ran a restaurant. He attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque and was active in school plays and musicals there. Harris was an honors student, and graduated with honors in 1991.

Career

Harris began his career as a child actor, and was discovered by playwright Mark Medoff at a Drama Camp in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Medoff cast him in his 1988 film ''Clara's Heart'', a drama with Whoopi Goldberg based on the novel of the same name by Joseph Olshan, that won him a Golden Globe nomination. In 1988, he also starred in ''Purple People Eater'', a children's fantasy. The following year, he won the lead in ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', for which he was again nominated for a Golden Globe. After ''Doogie Howser'''s four-season run ended in 1993, Harris played a number of guest roles on television series such as ''Murder She Wrote'', before taking his first film role as an adult in 1995 in the little-seen shocker ''Animal Room''. Since then, his film work has included supporting roles in ''The Next Best Thing'', ''Undercover Brother'', and ''Starship Troopers''. He also plays a fictionalized version of himself in the ''Harold and Kumar'' stoner comedy films (''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'' and ''Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay'').

From 1999 to 2000, Harris starred with Tony Shalhoub in the sitcom ''Stark Raving Mad'', which lasted 22 episodes. He has taken lead roles in a number of made-for-television features, including ''Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story'' in 1994, ''My Ántonia'' in 1995, ''The Christmas Wish'' in 1998, ''Joan of Arc'' in 1999, ''The Wedding Dress'' in 2001, and ''The Christmas Blessing'' in 2005, as well as series guest roles.

Harris has worked on Broadway in both musical and dramatic roles. He played Tobias Ragg in 2001 concert performances of ''Sweeney Todd''. In 2002, he performed on Broadway beside Anne Heche in ''Proof''. In 2003, he took the role of the Emcee in ''Cabaret,'' alongside Deborah Gibson and Tom Bosley. As a result of his critically acclaimed performance in ''Cabaret'', Harris was named the top-drawing headliner in the role of the Emcee by GuestStarCasting.com, topping fellow celeb stars John Stamos and Alan Cumming.

In 2004, he performed a dual role of the Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald on Broadway in the controversial musical revival of Stephen Sondheim's ''Assassins''. He also sang the role of Charles (first played by Anthony Perkins) on the Nonesuch recording of Sondheim's ''Evening Primrose''. He has also portrayed Mark Cohen in the touring company of the musical ''RENT'', a character who he mockingly reprised on the January 10, 2009, episode of ''Saturday Night Live'', which he hosted. Since fall of 2005, Harris has played Barney Stinson, a serial womanizer, in the CBS ensemble sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother''. The Stinson role earned him 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations.

In 2007, Harris worked with Mike Nelson on an audio commentary for RiffTrax. The two riffed on the film ''Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory''. Harris is a big fan of the cult TV series Nelson worked on, ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' and was interviewed for a 1992 Comedy Central special hosted by Penn Jillette, who did voiceovers for Comedy Central's programming at that time, about the series and its fans, ''This Is MST3K''. In 2008, Harris took the title role in Joss Whedon's musical web series, ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'', alongside Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day. The first episode of the series debuted July 15, 2008. In 2008, Harris also guest-starred on ''Sesame Street'' as the Sesame Street Fairy Shoe Person. On April 26, 2009, Harris hosted the 7th Annual TV Land Awards.

After a highly successful preview at the San Diego Comic-Con, a musical episode of ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', featuring Harris as the villainous Music Meister, premiered on October 23, 2009, on Cartoon Network. As a character who could make anyone do his bidding by singing, he spent most of the episode singing several original songs.

Harris starred in the movie ''Beastly'' alongside Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens. He played a blind tutor named Will. The film was originally set for release on July 30, 2010, but was pushed back to March 4, 2011.

He also plays the lead in the upcoming indie comedy ''The Best and the Brightest'' as a carefree father who uproots his family from Delaware to move to New York City's Upper East Side.

Harris appeared as a guest judge on Season 9 of ''American Idol'' in August 2009 auditions taped in Dallas, Texas.

English stage producer Cameron Mackintosh has voiced interest in producing a Broadway revival of the musical ''Barnum'' (which originally starred Michael Crawford and Jim Dale) with Harris in the title role.

Harris provided his voice for the role of the adult Dick Grayson (Nightwing) for the animated film ''Batman: Under the Red Hood''. It was released July 27, 2010.

Harris also voiced the beagle Lou in the film ''Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' that was released July 30, 2010.

He directed a production of the rock musical ''Rent''. The stage production ran from August 6 – 8, 2010 at the Hollywood Bowl. Harris cast his ''Beastly'' co-star Vanessa Hudgens as Mimi.

Harris won an Emmy for his performance as Bryan Ryan in the television series ''Glee'' in the episode titled "Dream On."

On November 8, 2010, it was revealed that Harris had provided his voice to the Disney California Adventure attraction California Screamin'.

Harris performed the lead role of Bobby, in Stephen Sondheim's ''Company'' from April 7–9, 2011 with the New York Philharmonic in concert opposite Patti LuPone and others.

Harris hosted the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011. This was the second time he hosted the ceremony.

Harris will make his directorial debut in the upcoming movie ''Aaron and Sarah'', starring Josh Hutcherson and Emma Roberts. The movie is set to be released in 2013.

Personal life

Harris is openly gay, confirming this in November 2006 by saying "...I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love."

Harris attended the Emmy awards in September 2007 with his partner David Burtka, later confirming the relationship, which began in 2004, in an interview on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''. On August 14, 2010, Harris announced that he and Burtka were expecting twins via a surrogate mother. Fraternal twins Gideon Scott, a boy, and Harper Grace, a girl, were born on October 12, 2010.

Following the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in New York on June 24, 2011, Harris and Burtka announced their engagement via Twitter, stating that they had proposed to each other five years ago but kept the engagement secret until same-sex marriage became legal.

Harris is a fan of magic and is a magician similar to his character on ''How I Met Your Mother''. He serves on the Board of Directors of Hollywood's Magic Castle. Harris won the Tannen's Magic Louis Award in 2006 and hosted the 2008 World Magic Awards on October 11, 2008. Additionally, Harris was the celebrity guest of honor for ''Top Chef Masters'', which took place at the Magic Castle, and included Burtka as a fellow guest. Harris also performed magic in his Emmy-winning performance on ''Glee''.

Discography

Cast recordings

Year	Album title	! Notes
2000	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical)>Sweeney Todd: Live in Concert''	2000 New York Concert Cast
2001	Evening Primrose (musical)>Evening Primrose''
2004	Assassins (musical)>Assassins''
2006	''Wall to Wall: Stephen Sondheim''
2008	Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (soundtrack)>Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog''
2009	Batman: The Brave and the Bold#Soundtrack>Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Mayhem of the Music Meister''

Singles

Year

Single

Peak chart positions

Sales

Album

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"Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit"

''How I Met Your Mother'' season 5

''Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers''

Filmography

+ Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1988	''Clara's Heart''	David Hart
1988		Danny Harland	TV movie
1988		Billy Johnson
1989	''Cold Sassy Tree''	Will Tweedy/Narrator	TV movie
1989		Lonnie Tibbits	TV movie
1991	''Stranger in the Family''	Steve Thompson	TV Movie
1993	''For Our Children: The Concert''	Himself (Presenter)	TV movie
1993	''''	Brian Hannigan	TV movie
1994	''Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story''	Jim Stolpa	TV movie
1995	''''	Edward Broder	TV movie
1995	''Animal Room''	Arnold Mosk
1995	''Not Our Son''	Paul Kenneth Keller	TV movie
1995	''My Antonia''	Jimmy Burden	TV movie
1995	''Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story''	William Coit	TV movie
1997		Carl Jenkins
1998	''''	Roger Martin
1998	''''	Will Martin	TV movie
1999		The Dauphin	TV movie
2000	''''	David
2001	''''	Travis Cleveland	TV movie
2001	''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert''	Tobias Ragg	TV movie
2002	''''	Benjamin
2002	''Undercover Brother''	Lance
2004	''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle''	Neil Patrick Harris
2005	''''	Nathan Andrews	TV movie
2008	''Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay''	Neil Patrick Harris
2008	''Beyond All Boundaries''	1st Lt. David Hettema	Voice only
2008	''Justice League: The New Frontier''	Barry Allen/The Flash	Voice only
2009		Steve	Voice only
2010	''Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore''	Lou the Beagle	Voice only
2010	''''	Jeff	Post-production
2010	''Batman: Under the Red Hood''	Dick Grayson/Nightwing	Voice only
2011	''''	Neil Patrick Harris	Filming
2011	''''	Patrick Winslow
2011		Will Fratalli
2011		Himself	Cameo

+Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1989	''Hallmark Hall of Fame''	Lonnie Tibbetts	Episode: "Home Fires Burning"
1989	''B.L. Stryker''	Buder Campbell	Episode: "Blues for Buder"
1989–1993	''Doogie Howser, M.D.''	Douglas 'Doogie' Howser	97 Episodes
1991	''''	Himself as [[Bart Simpson">Young Artist Award
1991		The 'Charming' Derek Slade	Episode: "Blossom – A Rockumentary"
1991	''''	Himself as [[Bart Simpson	Episode: "Bart the Murderer"
1992	''Roseanne''	Dr. Doogie Howser	Episode: "Less Is More"
1992	''Captain Planet and the Planeteers''	Todd Andrews	Episode: "A Formula for Hate"
1993		Mike Hammond	Episode: "Return of the Evil Leaper – October 8, 1956"
1993	''Murder, She Wrote''	Tommy Remsen	Episode: "Lone Witness"
1992–1995	''Capitol Critters''	Max	13 Episodes
1996	''''	Howie Morrison	Episode: "From Within"
1997	''Homicide: Life on the Street''	Alan Schack	Episode: "Valentine's Day"
1999–2000		Henry McNeeley	22 Episodes
2000	''Will & Grace''	Bill	Episode: "Girls, Interrupted"
2001	''Static Shock''	Johnny Morrow	Voice Only Episode: "Replay"
2001	''Son of the Beach''	Loverboy	Episode: "Queefer Madness"
2001	''''	Moyo	Episode: "Tarzan and the Challenger"
2001		Joe Baxter	Episode: "Replacements"
2002	''Touched by an Angel''	Jonas	Episode: "The Princeless Bride"
2002	''Justice League''	Ray Thompson	Episode: "Legends: Part 1" Episode: "Legends: Part 2"
2003		Peter Corman	Episode: "Monster's Brawl"
2003	''Spider-Man: The New Animated Series''	Peter Parker / Spider-Man	13 Episodes
2004	''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''	John Tagman	Episode: "Want"
2005	''Numb3rs''	Ethan Burdick	Episode: "Prime Suspect"
2005	''Jack & Bobby''	Prof. Preston Phelps	Episode: "Querida Grace"
2005–present	''How I Met Your Mother''	Barney Stinson	Main RoleNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – TV Series (2009–2010)Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Scene Stealing Star (2008)Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2007–2010)Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – TV Series (2009)Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Comedy (2007–2008)Nominated—Television Critics Association Award for Achievement in Comedy (2009)
2006	''Me, Eloise''	Unknown	Voice only Episode: "Eloise Goes to School"
2007–2009	''Family Guy''	Barney Stinson	Episode: "No Chris Left Behind" Episode: "Peter's Progress"
2008	''Sesame Street''	The Fairy Shoeperson	Episode: "Telly's New Shoes"
2008	''Anytime with Bob Kushell''	Himself	Guest star
2008	''Million Dollar Password''	Himself	Guest Star
2009	''Batman: The Brave and the Bold''	The Music Meister	Episode: "Mayhem of the Music Meister!"
2009	''Robot Chicken''	Various	Episode: "President Hu Forbids It" Episode: "The Ramblings of Maurice"
2009	''Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special''	Ace	Voice only
2009	''Yes Virginia''	Dr. Philip O'Hanlon	Voice only
2010		Bryan Ryan	Episode: "Dream On (Glee)"Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2010	''''	Dr. Blowhole
2011	''Adventure Time with Finn and Jake''	Prince Gumball	Episode: "Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake"

+ Theater
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1997		Mark Cohen	2nd National Tour-LA, San Diego
1998	''Romeo and Juliet''	Romeo Montague	Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
2001		Tobias Ragg	San Francisco Symphony Orchestra concert version
2002		Hal	Broadway
2003		Emcee	Broadway
2004	''''	Young Anton/Burt Sarris
2004		Lee Harvey Oswald/The Balladeer	Broadway
2005	''Tick, Tick... BOOM!''	Jon	Menier Chocolate Factory, London
2006	''All My Sons''	Chris Keller	Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
2006	''Amadeus''	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Hollywood Bowl
2010			Director
2011		Robert	New York Philharmonic Concert Version

+ Web television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2008	''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog''	Dr. Horrible (Billy)
2008	''Prop 8: The Musical''	A Very Smart Fellow

+ Video games
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2008	''Saints Row 2''	Veteran Child	voice over
2009	''Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard''	Wallace "Wally" Wellesley	voice over
2010	''Rock of the Dead''	Unnamed character	voice over
2010	''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions''	Peter Parker / Amazing Spider-Man	voice over

+ Theme parks
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2010–present	''California Screamin'''	Victorian Carnival Character	safety spiels and launch countdown

Awards

+ List of awards and nominations
! Year	! Award	! Category	! Result	! Title
1989	Young Artist Award	Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Nominated	''Clara's Heart''
1989	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated	''Clara's Heart''
1990	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series	Won	''Doogie Howser, M.D.''
1991	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series	Won	''Doogie Howser, M.D.''
1992	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series	Won	''Doogie Howser, M.D.''
1992	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical	Nominated	''Doogie Howser, M.D.''
2007	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Comedy	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2007	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2008		Favorite Scene Stealing Star	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2008	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2009	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2009	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2009	Bravo A-List Awards	A-List Male Actor	Won
2009	Streamy Awards	Best Male Actor in a Comedy Web Series	Won	''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog''
2010	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2009–2010	Golden Icon Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Television Series	Won	''How I Met Your Mother''
2010	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2010	Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Won
2010	Emmy Award	Outstanding Special Class Program	Won
2010	Spike Video Game Awards	Best Performance by a Human Male	Won	''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions''
2011	People's Choice Awards	Favourite TV Comedy Actor	Won	''How I Met Your Mother''

References

External links

Neil Patrick Harris at Internet Off-Broadway Database

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Patrick Burnet Harris is a retired Church of England bishop who served in two episcopal positions.

He was born on 30 September 1934 and educated at St Albans School and Keble College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1961 and his first post was as a curate at St Ebbes' Oxford after which he became a missionary in South America. He became the Archdeacon of Salta in 1969 before being ordained to the episcopate four years later as Bishop of Northern Argentina. After seven years he returned to England as firstly as Rector of Kirkheaton and then Secretary of the Partnership for World Mission where he remained until 1988 when he was appointed Bishop of Southwell, a post he held for 11 years. In retirement he continues to serve as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Gloucester.

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James Joseph "Jim" Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Sheldon Cooper on the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'', with his performance often cited as a significant reason for the program's success. He has received several awards for his performance, including the Television Critics Association award for the highest individual achievements in comedy, the National Association of Broadcasters Television Chairman's Award for a significant breakthrough in a specific art discipline, the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy.

Early life

Parsons was born and raised in Houston, Texas, the older of two children. After playing the role of the Kola-Kola bird in a school production of ''The Elephant's Child'' at age six, Parsons was determined to become an actor. The young Parsons was heavily influenced by sitcoms, particularly ''Three's Company'', ''Family Ties'', and ''The Cosby Show''. He attended Klein Oak High School in Spring, Texas, a northern suburb of Houston. Parsons points to a role in ''Noises Off'' during his junior year as the first time "I fully connected with the role I was playing and started to truly understand what it meant to be honest on stage".

After graduating from high school, Parsons received an undergraduate degree from the University of Houston. He was prolific during this time, appearing in 17 plays in 3 years. He was a founding member of Infernal Bridegroom Productions, and regularly appeared at the Stages Repertory Theatre. Parsons enrolled in graduate school at the University of San Diego in 1999. He was one of seven students accepted into a special two-year course in classical theater, taught in partnership with the Old Globe Theater. Program director Rick Seer recalled having reservations about admitting Parsons, saying, "Jim is a very specific personality. He's thoroughly original, which is one reason he's been so successful. But we worried, ‘Does that adapt itself to classical theater, does that adapt itself to the kind of training that we're doing?' But we decided that he was so talented that we would give him a try and see how it worked out." Parsons enjoyed school, and told an interviewer that he would have pursued a doctorate in acting if possible: "school was so safe!...you frequently would surprise yourself by what you were capable of, and you were not surprised by some things." Parsons graduated in 2001 and moved to New York.

Career

In New York Parsons worked in off Broadway productions and made several television appearances. In a much-discussed 2003 Quiznos commercial, Parsons played a man who had been raised by wolves and continued to nurse from his wolf "mother". He had a recurring role on the television show ''Judging Amy'' and appeared on the television series ''Ed''. Parsons also had minor roles in several movies, including ''Garden State'' and ''School for Scoundrels''.

Parsons has estimated that he auditioned for between 15 and 30 television pilots. On the rare occasions when he was cast in the role, the show generally failed to be purchased by a television network. The exception came with ''The Big Bang Theory''. After reading the pilot script, Parsons felt that the role of Sheldon Cooper would be a very good fit for him. Although Parsons did not feel any sort of relationship with the character, he was enchanted by the dialogue structure, the way the writers "brilliantly use those words that most of us don't recognize to create that rhythm. And the rhythm got me. It was the chance to dance through that dialogue, and in a lot of ways still is."

In his audition, Parsons so impressed series creator Chuck Lorre that Lorre insisted on a second audition to see if Parsons could replicate the performance. Parsons was given the role, a genius physicist with nonexistent social skills who interacts with his other nerdy friends and the attractive waitress who lives across the hall. The role requires Parsons to "rattle off line after line of tightly composed, rhythmic dialogue, and then do something with his face or body during the silence that follows." Parsons credits his University of San Diego training with giving him the tools to break down Sheldon's lines.

Television critic Andrew Dansby compares Parsons' physical comedy to that of Buster Keaton and other silent film stars. Lorre praises Parsons' instincts, saying that "You can't teach that." Lorre describes Parsons' "great sense of control over every part of his body, the way he walks, holds his hands, cocks his head, the facial tics" as "inspired". Reviewer Lewis Beale describes Parsons' performance as "so spot-on, it seems as if the character and the actor are the same person." Parsons admits that the work is "more effort than I ever thought a sitcom would take. And that's really the fun of it."

In August 2009 Parsons won the Television Critics Association award for individual achievement in comedy, beating Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Steve Carrell, and Neil Patrick Harris. He was nominated for Emmy awards in 2009 and 2010, winning in 2010 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. In September 2010 Parsons and costars Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco signed new contracts, guaranteeing each of them $200,000 per episode for the fourth season of ''The Big Bang Theory'', with substantial raises for each of the next three seasons. The three were also promised a percentage of the show's earnings. In January 2011 he won the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy (the award was presented by co-star Cuoco).

In 2011 Parsons is set to appear alongside Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Steve Martin and Rashida Jones in the comedy film ''The Big Year''. It is scheduled for release in October.

Personal life

Parsons lives in Los Angeles. His hobbies include playing the piano and watching sports, especially tennis, baseball, and basketball.

Stage appearances

''The Balcony''

''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' (1994) .... Rosencrantz

''La Ronde'' (1995)

''Endgame'' (1995) .... Clov (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Marat/Sade'' (1995) (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Guys and Dolls'' (1996) .... Rusty Charlie (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre)

''Eddie Goes to Poetry City'' (1996) .... Eddie (New York Theatre)

''Jack and the Future Is In Eggs'' (1996) .... Father Jack

''Othello'' (1996) (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Suicide in B-flat'' (1996) (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Woyzeck'' (1996) .... Doctor / Horse's Head (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''The Cherry Orchard'' (1997) .... Yasha, a young man servant (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Chili Queen'' (1997) .... Buddy (Stages Repertory Theatre, World Premiere) ''Camino Real'' (1997) .... Baron (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Last Rites'' (1997) .... Tiger Clean (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre, World Premiere) ''Threepenny Opera'' (1998) .... MacHeath (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre)

''Below the Belt'' (1998) .... Dobbitt

''In the Jungle of the Cities'' (1998) .... J. Finnay (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Tamalalia 3: The Cocktail Party'' (1998) .... Psychotic psychiatrist (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre, World Premiere) ''King Ubu is King'' (1998) .... Tom, Mister Nice Guy (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre, World Premiere)

''The Pitchfork Disney'' (1998) .... Presley Stray (Stages Repertory Theatre)

''Marie and Bruce'' (1999) .... Herb / Fred / Waiter (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Tamalalia 4: The Camp-Out'' (1999) (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre, World Premiere)

''What Happened Was'' (2002) .... Jackie (The Paradise Theatre)

''The Castle'' (2002) .... Jeremiah (Manhattan Ensemble Theatre) ''Tartuffe'' (2002) .... Valère (La Jolla Playhouse) ''The Love for Three Oranges (Gozzi)'' (2004) .... Prince Tartaglia (La Jolla Playhouse) ''The Normal Heart'' (2011) .... Tommy Boatwright (John Golden Theatre)

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	''Nowhere to Go But Up''	Casting assistant
2004		Tim
		Sidney
''The Great New Wonderful''	Justin
	Oliver
		Receptionist
	Classmate	Cameo
	''On the Road with Judas''	Jimmy Pea
''Gardener of Eden''	Spim
2011	''The Big Year''	Crane	Post-Production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002		Chet	Episode: "The Road"
2003	''Why Blitt?''	Mike	TV Pilot
2004		Kris	TV Pilot
2004–2005	''Judging Amy''	Rob Holbrook	7 episodes
2007–present	''The Big Bang Theory''	Sheldon Cooper
2009	''Family Guy''	Sheldon Cooper	Episode: "Business Guy"
2010	''Glenn Martin, DDS''	Draven	Episode: "Jackie's Get-Witch-Quick Scheme"
2011	''The Super Hero Squad Show''		Episode: "Blind Rage Knows No Color"
2011	''iCarly''	Caleb	Episode: "iLost My Mind"

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	"Up 2 You + Me" Featuring Jim Parsons (Music Video)	Himself	Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Initiative

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Category	Award Show
2008	|	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Ewwy Award#1st Ewwy Awards (2008)>Ewwy Awards
rowspan="3"	2009	|	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	61st Primetime Emmy Awards>Emmy Awards
	Individual Achievement in Comedy
	Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series
rowspan="4"	2010	|	Favorite TV Comedy Actor	36th People's Choice Awards>People's Choice Awards
	Individual Achievement in Comedy
	Choice TV Actor: Comedy
rowspan="2"	2011	|	Best Actor - Television Series - Musical or Comedy	68th Golden Globe Awards>Golden Globe Awards

References

External links

CBS Biography

Movieline interviews Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons On Learning Lines, Emmy Nods and Cast Ping Pong Deathmatches

Fresh Air Interview: Jim Parsons On The Science Of Sheldon, 'Big Bang'

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name	Salman Khan
birth name	Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan
birth place	Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
birth date	December 27, 1965
occupation	Film actor, television presenter and philanthropist
yearsactive	1988–present
residence	Bandra, Mumbai
othername	Sallu }}

Salman Khan (, pronounced ; born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on 27 December 1965) is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.

Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama ''Biwi Ho To Aisi'' (1988) with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), for which he won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He went on to star in some of Hindi cinema's most successful films of those times, such as ''Saajan'' (1991), ''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun'' (1994), ''Karan Arjun'' (1995), ''Judwaa'' (1997), ''Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya'' (1998) and ''Biwi No.1'' (1999), having appeared in the highest earning films of six separate years during his career.

In 1999, Khan won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his extended appearance in ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998), and since then has starred in several critical and commercial successes, including ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999), ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004), ''No Entry'' (2005), ''Partner'' (2007), ''Wanted'' (2009), ''Dabangg'' (2010), ''Ready'' (2011) and ''Bodyguard'' (2011), which has become the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time. Khan has thus established himself as one of the most successful actors of Hindi cinema.

Early life

Khan is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan and his first wife Salma (''née'' Sushila Charak), his paternal grandfather came to India from Afghanistan and settled in Madhya Pradesh whereas his mother is a Marathi Hindu. Khan himself had once said that he is half Hindu and half Muslim. His stepmother is Helen, a former actress, who has co-starred with him in a few films. He has two brothers, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan, and two sisters, Alvira and Arpita. Alvira is married to actor/director Atul Agnihotri. Khan finished his schooling through St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai, as did his younger brothers Arbaaz and Sohail. Earlier, he studied at The Scindia School, Gwalior for a few years along with younger brother Arbaaz.

Career

1980s

Salman Khan made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 1988 film ''Biwi Ho To Aisi''. His first leading role in a Bollywood movie was in Sooraj R. Barjatya's romantic family drama ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), one of India's highest grossing films. It earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, as well as his first nomination for a Best Actor at Filmfare.

1990s

1990 saw one film release starring Khan, ''Baaghi: A Rebel for Love''. The film was a box office success, followed by four hit films in 1991, ''Patthar Ke Phool'', ''Sanam Bewafa'', ''Kurbaan'' and ''Saajan''. Despite these early successes, nearly all of his 1992–1993 releases resulted in box office failures. In 1995 he starred in Rakesh Roshan's ''Karan Arjun'' alongside Shahrukh Khan.

In 1996, Khan performed in two movies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directional debut ''Khamoshi: The Musical'', a box office failure, but critically acclaimed; and Raj Kanwar's action hit ''Jeet''. He had two releases in 1997: ''Judwaa'' and ''Auzaar''. The former was a comedy directed by David Dhawan where he played a dual role of twins separated at birth.

Khan worked in five different films in 1998, his first release being the comedy ''Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'' opposite Kajol, one of the biggest commercial successes of that year. This was followed by the moderately successful drama ''Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai''. and ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'', which earned another Best Actor nomination at the Filmfare.

2000s

In 2000, Khan acted in films including ''Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega'' and ''Chori Chori Chupke Chupke''. ''Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'' addressed the issue of surrogate childbirth; Khan played the role of a rich industrialist, who hires a surrogate mother after his wife becomes infertile. Critics noted his turn towards a more serious role, which reportedly had more substance in comparison to his previous roles. In 2002 he starred in the delayed release ''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam''.

For ''Tere Naam'', (2003) Taran Adarsh said of him, "Salman Khan is exceptional in a role that fits him to the T. He breathes fire in sequences that demand uneasiness. But beneath the tough exterior lies a vulnerable person and this facet in particular comes to the fore in the latter reels. His emotional outbursts are splendid..." He subsequently continued his success at the box office, with comedies like ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004) and ''No Entry'' ''(2005)''. He next appeared in the Hollywood movie, ''Marigold: An Adventure in India'' which told the love story of an Indian man and an American woman.

Khan starred in three films throughout 2008, all of which underperformed.

Khan hosted the second season of ''10 Ka Dum'' in year 2009 which turned out to be even more successful than his first season as host of the game show in year 2008. The show got very high TRPs for Sony Entertainment Television and according to reports, the show helped Sony TV regain its third position in the Indian television ratings.

Khan's first film of 2009, ''Wanted'' directed by choreographer turned director Prabhu Deva. In the same year, he appeared in two other films, ''Main Aurr Mrs Khanna'' and ''London Dreams''. While ''London Dreams'' doing average business, only due to the uninspiring music, but ''Main Aurr Mrs Khanna'' made 21 crores through DTH Premiere.

2010s

Khan's first release of 2010 was Anil Sharma's commercially and critically unsuccessful film ''Veer''. His next release, ''Dabangg'', was produced by his brother Arbaaz Khan, and released on 10 September 2010. It made a record opening at the box office and Box Office India declared it an all-time blockbuster. For his performance in ''Dabangg'', Khan received a Star Screen Award for Best Actor and a Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male and was nominated for his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Anupama Chopra from NDTV wrote about his performance, "It's the role of a lifetime and Salman Khan bites into it like a starving man devours a feast. He inhabits it fully, strutting and swaggering and even, spoofing himself." Khan's first release of 2011 was ''Ready'' which released on 3 June. The film broke several box office records and is currently the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. He next appeared in ''Bodyguard''. Upon release, the film Became a Blockbuster at the box office, with Khan's performance receiving favourable comments from critics and is currently the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time.

Personal life

In 2004, he was voted seventh-best-looking man in the world and the best looking man in India by ''People'' magazine, US. Khan has been involved in several charities during his career.

On 11 October 2007, Khan accepted an offer from Madame Tussauds wax museum in London to have a wax replica made of himself. His life-size wax figure was installed there on 15 January 2008, making him the fourth Indian actor to have been replicated as a wax statue in the museum.

Khan has been the subject of several controversies, including certain legal troubles. On 28 September 2002, Khan was arrested for rash and negligent driving. His car had run into a bakery in Mumbai; one person who was sleeping on the pavement outside the bakery died and three others were injured in the mishap. Charges of culpable homicide were laid against him, but later dropped, and he was found not guilty. On 17 February 2006, Khan was sentenced to one year in prison for hunting the Chinkara, an endangered species. The sentence was stayed by a higher court during appeal. On 10 April 2006, he was handed a five year jail term and remanded to Jodhpur jail until 13 April when he was granted bail.

On September 2010, Khan was reported to have claimed during an interview to a Pakistani channel that the 26/11 attacks were hyped because the "elite" were targeted. During the interview the actor had said - "''It was the elite that was targeted this time. Five star hotels and all. So they panicked. Then they got up and spoke about it. My question is why not before. Attacks have happened in trains and small towns too, but no one talked about it so much."'' Khan also said that Pakistan was not to be blamed for it, and that the Indian security forces had failed. Khan's comments had drawn strong reactions from Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Chagan Bhujbal, Shiv Sena, BJP and other political parties. The comments were also condemned by Ujwal Nikam, Special Prosecutor in the 26/11 trial. Khan later apologised for his comments.

His relationship with actress Aishwarya Rai was a well publicised topic in the Indian media. After their break-up in March 2002, Rai accused him of harassing her. She claimed that Khan had not been able to come to terms with their break-up and was hounding her; her parents lodged a complaint against him. In 2005, news outlets released what was said to be an illicit copy of a mobile phone call recorded in 2001 by the Mumbai police. It appeared to be a call in which he threatened Rai, in an effort to force her to appear at social events held by Mumbai crime figures. The call featured boasts of connections to organised crime and derogatory comments about other actors. However, the alleged tape was tested in the government's Forensic lab in Chandigarh, which concluded that it was fake.

After years of speculations, actress Katrina Kaif admitted in an 2011 interview for a magazine that she was in a serious relationship with Salman Khan for several years, which ended in 2010.

In August 2011 he admitted he suffers from trigeminal neuralgia, a facial nerve disorder commonly known as the suicide disease. In an interview he said that he has been quietly suffering it for the past seven years, but now the pain’s become unbearable. It has even affected his voice, making it much harsher.

Non film work

Khan has started an NGO called 'Being Human' which will sell T-shirts and other products online and in stores. A portion of the sales will go to a worthy cause supporting the underprivileged.

In January 2012, Khan has offered to pay for releasing around 400 prisoners from around 63 prisons in the state of Uttar Pradesh via his NGO. The prisoners had completed their term but due to economical reasons, they were unable to pay a legal fine for their charges.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Actor

! Year	! Title	! Role	Other notes
1988	''Biwi Ho To Aisi''	Vicky Bhandari
1989	''Maine Pyar Kiya''	Prem Choudhary	Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1990	''Baaghi: A Rebel for Love''	Saajan Sood
1991	''Sanam Bewafa''	Salman Khan
1991	''Patthar Ke Phool''	Inspector Suraj
1991		Akash Singh
1991		Prithvi
1991	''Saajan''	Akash Varma
1992		Vicky/Suryavanshi Vikram Singh
1992	''Ek Ladka Ek Ladki''	Raja
1992	''Jaagruti''	Jugnu
1992	''Nishchaiy''	Rohan Yadav/Vasudev Gujral
1993	''Chandra Mukhi''	Raja Rai
1993	''Dil Tera Aashiq''	Vijay
1994	''Andaz Apna Apna''	Prem Bhopali
1994	''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!''	Prem
1994	''Chaand Kaa Tukdaa''	Shyam Malhotra
1994	''Sangdil Sanam''	Kishan
1995	''Karan Arjun''	Karan Singh/Ajay	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1995	''Veergati''	Ajay
1996	''Majhdhaar''	Gopal
1996	''Khamoshi: The Musical''	Raj
1996		Raju	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1996	''Dushman Duniya Ka''		Special appearance
1997	''Judwaa''	Raja/Prem Malhotra
1997	''Auzaar''	Inspector Suraj Prakash
1997		Captain Jeet Sharma	Incomplete film
1997	''Deewana Mastana''	Prem Kumar	Special appearance
1998		Suraj Khanna	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1998	''Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai''	Suraj Dhanrajgir
1998			Special appearance
1998		Raju
1998	''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''	Aman Mehra	Extended guest appearanceFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1999	''Jaanam Samjha Karo''	Rahul
1999	''Biwi No.1''	Prem	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
1999	''Sirf Tum''	Prem	Special appearance
1999	''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam''	Sameer Rafillini	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1999		Hero
1999	''Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United''	Prem
2000	''Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge''	Raja Oberoi
2000	''Chal Mere Bhai''	Prem Oberoi
2000	''Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega''	Raj/Romi
2000	''Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke''		Special appearance
2000		Prem Kapoor
2001	''Chori Chori Chupke Chupke''	Raj Malhotra
2002	''Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge''	Veer Singh Thakur/Ali
2002	''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam''	Suraj
2002	''Yeh Hai Jalwa''	Raj 'Raju' Saxena/Raj Mittal
2003	''Love at Times Square''		Special appearance
2003			Special appearance
2003	''Tere Naam''	Radhe Mohan	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2003		Alok Raj	Special appearanceNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2004	''Garv: Pride and Honour''	Inspector Arjun Ranavat
2004	''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi''	Sameer Malhotra
2004	''Phir Milenge''	Rohit Manchanda	Extended guest appearance
2004	''Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa''	Rishabh
2005	''Lucky: No Time for Love''	Aditya
2005	''Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?''	Dr. Samir Malhotra
2005	''No Entry''	Prem	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2005	''Kyon Ki''	Anand
2006	''Saawan... The Love Season''	Sameer Sam	Extended guest appearance
2006	''Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar''	Ayaan
2006	''Jaan-E-Mann''	Suhaan Kapoor
2006		Avinash Kapoor
2007	''Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love''	Rahul
2007		Prem Love Guru
2007	''Marigold: An Adventure in India''	Prem	English language film
2007	''Om Shanti Om''	Himself	Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi"
2007	''Saawariya''	Imaan	Extended guest appearance
2008	''God Tussi Great Ho''	Arun Prajapati
2008		Chetan Bhagat	Special appearance
2008		Balkar Singh/Jassvinder Singh
2008	''Yuvvraaj''	Deven Yuvvraaj
2009		Radhe/Rajveer Shikhawat
2009	''Main Aurr Mrs Khanna''	Samir Khanna
2009	''London Dreams''	Mannu (Manjit Khosla)
2009	''Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani''	Himself	Special appearance
2010		Veer
2010	''Prem Kaa Game''	The Sutradhaar (Narrator)	Special appearance
2010	''Dabangg''	Inspector Chulbul Pandey(Robinhood Pandey)	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2010	''Tees Maar Khan''	Himself	Special appearance in song "Wallah Re Wallah"
2010	''Isi Life Mein''	Himself	Special appearance
2011		Prem Kapoor
2011		Lovely Singh	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
2011	''Tell Me O Kkhuda''		Cameo
2011	''Do Aur Do Paanch''		Extended guest appearance
2012	''Ek Tha Tiger''		Filming
2012			Pre-production
2012	''Dabangg 2''	Inspector Chulbul Pandey(Robinhood Pandey)	Pre-production
2012	''Kick (2012 film)''		Announced

Television presenter

''10 Ka Dum'' (Seasons 1 & 2)

''Bigg Boss'' (Seasons 4 & 5)

Writer

''Baaghi: A Rebel for Love'' (1990)

''Veer'' (2010)

Producer

''Chillar Party'' (2011)

See also

List of Indian Actors

List of people from Madhya Pradesh

References

Further reading

External links

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