‘The Big Bang Theory’ Sets Jerry O’Connell To Play Sheldon’s Brother – PaleyFest
REX/Shutterstock During the Big Bang Theory panel at PaleyFest,Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley C..
REX/Shutterstock
During the Big Bang Theory panel at PaleyFest,Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, and Kunal Nayyar were joined on stage by show producers Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, Steve Holland, and Bill Prady. The biggest talking points were the forthcoming Bill Gates episode, remembering Stephen Hawking and the addition of Jerry O’Connell to the cast as Sheldon’s brother, Georgie.
A clip of the Gates episode was shown and after asking how it was working with him, Galecki was fond of the experience and joked that if he had the chance, to ask a gift from Bill Gates, it would be a plane.
Another notable genius of a guest star to appear on the show was Stephen Hawking, who Cuoco says has been in the foreground of the show for a long time.
Parsons says of working with Hawking: “It was frightening! He is the smartest person you are ever going to meet. It was a true honor.” He also adds, “I always left the room fast before I said something stupid” every time he was in a room with him.
Nayyar said, “I mourned his death like Kunal and like Raj — his presence was a character on our show.”
When the conversation turned to the show’s future, not much was said, let alone an end game for the gang. However, they did give some hints about the season 11 finale. Although it hasnt’ been written yet, it will be a wedding episode for Sheldon and Amy and Holland revealed that we will be introduced to Georgie Cooper who will be played by O’Connell (the young version is played by Montana Jordan in Young Sheldon) In addition, there will be bachelor and bachelorette party fun — which is definitely something to look forward to.
