Jim Parsons, who plays Sheldon Cooper on the best damn nerd show on TV (The Big Bang Theory) has come out of the closet in a New York Times article. Parsons played a minor role last summer in “The Normal Heart,” a Broadway play about gay men dying of AIDS, and the Times commented quite anti-climactically that the show resonated with Parsons in part due to his sexuality. Though it was barely noticible, Parsons actually thanked his partner Todd Spiewak at the 2011 Golden Globes.
The Big Bang Theory is one of my favorite shows of all time, so in honor of Jim Parsons’s out loud gayness, I present you with eight of my favorite Jim Parsons/Sheldon Cooper clips! Why eight? Because sphenic numbers always have exactly eight divisors, there are eight planets orbiting our sun, humans have eight teeth in each quadrant of their mouth, eight is oxygen’s atomic number and eight is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy a valence shell. Duh.
Jim Parsons Explains Arachnids on Sesame Street
Sheldon Doubts the Reality of Lord of the Rings
Sheldon Reacts to the Best Christmas Gift Ever
Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock
Bazinga
Sheldon Cooper Presents Fun With Flags
Sheldon Has Penny Sing Soft Kitty
Important: When I’m sad I make Rachel sing this to me
Sheldon Sings Penny Soft Kitty
Soft Kitty is by far my favorite.
When I’m sick my girlfriend sings “Soft Kitty” to me. It helps…
I love Jim Parsons and the Big Bang Theory so hard, in all the universes.
Can i confess here on my huge crush on Amy Farrah Fowler
Is she the one who actually is a PhD-carrying neuroscientist IRL?
yes,she is the one
Blossom is so smart! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayim_Bialik
who was also in beaches!
OMG how did I not know this! I love that movie
Yes she is! I actually stood next to her (and Bill Nye the Science Guy) at a science conference this year…and now I officially feel like a nerd :)
You stood next to Bill Nye? So much jealousy happening inside me right now.
You stood next to Bill Nye? *swoons*
thank god im not the only one :P
The episode of BBT where Sheldon buys her a tiara to apologize. Best. scene. ever
I started watching big bang because my sister told me Sheldon reminded her of me. I still can’t decide if this was an insult or a compliment. Top Sheldon scene though has to be when he takes Penny to the hospital after she slips in the tub.
Me too but it was protected from being embedded!
My English teacher uses “bazinga” to let us know when she’s being sarcastic. Most of the time we wouldn’t have guessed.
8 is totally not the only number of electrons in a full valence shell. :P
Truth!
Also, if we’re talking physical chemistry, aren’t they less ‘shells’ and more ‘clouds’ of electrons? My favourite part of chemistry was always orbitals. We don’t even know where the electrons are! They’re just most likely to be in these colourful globs next to the atom.
NERD.
Yeah, but I never finished my chemistry major, unlike another person I could mention :P
Eight is NOT “the only number of electrons in a full valence shell”, it’s considered the maximum number of electrons that can fill a valence shell (two being the lesser number). However, this doesn’t take in to account expanded valence shells, however that’s sort of another beast unto itself.
Well yeah, that was my original point.
Jim Parsons is lovely, but The Big Bang Theory is a horrible show. I’m sorry, it just is.
You forgot to include Bazinga! at the end of your comment.
*solemn high-five of agreement*
Real talk.
Please tell me you’re kidding ?
yes. now playing rock paper scissors lizard spock to make all of my major life decisions is officially nerdy AND gay.
My God, I thought he was already out. He rocks.
Yeah I thought he was already out too.
Yesterday I was scrolling his tumblr tag and literally every single post was a variation of this same sentiment.
I thought he was out too. I guess you’re not out until a journalist writes about it.
Damn, that means I’m still in the closet :(
I just adore Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler (ShAmy). I’m patiently waiting for the episode when they move in together and reunite with Zazzles.
Aside from his TBBT character, Jim Parsons seems like a wonderful person.
…wasn’t he already out? This has been common knowledge among my nerdy gay friends for awhile now. (why are all of the gay people I know nerds?)
I think he was in the Zachary Quinto camp. Everybody knew, it just wasn’t discussed in the media/interviews directly.
THIS is the best birthday gift ever. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME from Autostraddle. Athank you!
he’s also a muppety man.
Or a manly muppet…
The tiara scene is my favorite. Even though it is mostly Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler my future wife, it is the best scene EVER. “You were right. The tiara was too much.”
Congrats to him! Also: the soft kitty song is the best.
I LOVE Sheldon! he cracks me up.. I love that cute spider.. especially when he was counting his cute legs!
Lizz, you had me at valence shell. *swoons*
You are a photon quanta to my valence electron. You excite me to a higher energy level.
… I mean, what?
Dear lord, all my favorite people are gay. C:
Bless his beautiful soul.
This is great even though I’m totally not surprised!
I love Sheldon/Jim Parsons.
One of my favorite videos is Whil Wheaton singing Soft Kitty to his wife when she was sick.
Whenever I’m sick I try to get people to sing Soft Kitty to me. It doesn’t work.
Also, while I think Sheldon and Amy are good together I kind of want to see what would happen in the (most likely unlikely) event that Amy and Penny ever became a couple.
Let the fangirling commence.
I totally ship Shamy, but I sooooo wish the writers would acknowledge Amy’s obvious bisexuality as canon already. Same for Raj.
Maybe it’s because I’m bisexual, but it drives me crazy that they haven’t acknowledged it yet. And it’s nice to see that I’m not the only one who feels it should be acknowledged.
Geekery acting and gayness, possibly my tree favorite things!! I actually admire Him and ny times for not making a huge deal out of it or using it to define him.
I LOVE Sheldon Cooper. :) My fave is when he gets drunk to accept that award and watches it the next morning on YouTube….oh goodness.
Sheldon is my hero/idol! And now he’s even cooler because Jim Parsons is a queermo, just like me. Aw. Yay!
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I’VE WATCHED FUN WITH FLAGS
THERE’S A JOKE ABOUT THE NUMBER 8 IN THERE SOMEWHERE, BUT I ALMOST FAILED PHYSICAL SCIENCE SO I DON’T KNOW
I died from the cuteness in that first vid!
Good for you Jim Parsons, I love the Big Bang Theory.
For everyone else… don’t you feel satisfied in your gaydar? Score!
“8 planets”…I weep for Pluto.
I’ll never let go.
I love Kim Parsons/Sheldon Cooper! Even though no one gets it when I laugh funny and say Bazinga, it’s still hilarious to say it!
I love Big Bang Theory and the entire cast is great. They work so well together. Sheldon is my favorite, though. And I think Jim Parsons is adorable (which is saying something, because I rarely find guys “cute”). :)
I wish I had a cute girl in my life who could sing me “Soft Kitty” when I’m sick.
Is it weird that I’m attracted to everyone in this tv show besides howard…?