Simon Helberg

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|12|09
birthplace = Los Angeles, California

Simon Maxwell Helberg (born December 9, 1980) is an American comic actor. Helberg is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series "MADtv." He now has a role in "The Big Bang Theory".

Helberg was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor Sandy Helberg. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he trained at The Atlantic Theater Company. Helberg officially joined the cast of "MADtv" in 2002, as a feature performer, for the eighth season. Helberg's tenure on "MADtv" was limited to only one season. At the end of Season Eight, in 2003, his contract was not renewed. From 2004 to 2006, he appeared as the character Seth in the American sitcom "Joey". From 2006 to 2007, he had a minor supporting role as Alex Dwyer in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip". In 2006 Helberg appeared in a series of comical TV commercials for "Richard Branson"'s UK financial services company "Virgin Money". Beginning in 2007, Helberg plays Howard Wolowitz, a geeky nerd in the comedy series "The Big Bang Theory". He also appears as the character Moist in "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog".

External links

*imdb|0374865