Simon Helberg

Date of Birth

9 December 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name

Simon Maxwell Helberg

Height

5' 4" (1.63 m)

Mini Biography

Simon Helberg was born and raised in Los Angeles but despite this, and the fact that his father is the actor Sandy Helberg and his mother the casting director Harriet B. Helberg, his main interest as a young boy was karate. In his teens, though, he discovered acting and went on to study at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he trained at the Atlantic Theater Company. He started acting in 1999, taking guest roles and small parts, establishing himself as a character performer and able sketch comedian. Solid TV work followed throughout the 2000s until he was cast as Howard Wolowitz in the hit TV comedy "The Big Bang Theory" (2007) for which he remains best known.

Spouse

Jocelyn Towne

(July 2007 - present) 1 child

Trade Mark

Short stature

Trivia

Professional pianist

Son of Sandy Helberg and Harriet B. Helberg.

Attended NYU's 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 areGood Night, and Good Luck. (2005), The TV Set (2006), and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006).

Born and raised in Los Angeles, where he resides.

According to the Chinese Calendar, he was born in the Year of the Monkey.

Obtained his black belt in karate when he was 9-years-old.