Jim Parsons did such a good job playing the nerdy scientist Sheldon Cooper onThe Big Bang Theorythat fans were surprised to learn hes not like his TV personality at all. Parsons isnt that into science, and he doesnt even watchStar Trek.The actor is a typical creative type. Aside from his work onThe Big Bang Theory,hes also starred in Broadway musicals. But there is one actor onThe Big Bang Theory who is a lot like her on-screen character. Mayim Bialik is a scientist in real life, with the credentials to prove it.

Actor Mayim Bialik, who plays Sheldons love interest Amy, doesnt just play a scientist on TV. Like her character, Bialik is a scientist in real life. Amy worked as a neurobiologist onThe Big Bang Theory,and Bialik really does have a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. She graduated from UCLA in 2007 and joined the show in season three, two years later.

Bialik is no stranger to being on camera. She was on the hit showBlossomin the 1990s. When the show ended, she decided she would take a break from acting and go to college. She rose through the ranks and eventually got to the Ph.D. level at UCLA. Interestingly, although the character Amy doesnt appear on the show until season three, the gang makes mention of Bialik herself in the first season. According to IMDb, Raj makes a joke about Bialik, the smart actor fromBlossom, replacing Sheldon on their physics team.

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Although Bialik has a degree in neuroscience, she doesnt need to work in the field to make money.The Big Bang Theorypaid her a lot of money per episode, and shes raking it in from residuals, even though the show has ended. Warner Brothers supposedly makes $1 billion from re-runs on the still-popular show, and the actors all get a percentage of that. Although Bialik probably doesnt get as big a percentage as the main actors in the show, the residuals fromThe Big Bang Theorywill be a source of income for her for years to come.

Bialik didnt earn the highest salary onThe Big Bang Theory.Although shes an important character, she didnt appear in every episode. She also appeared later in the show than the rest of Sheldons gang, who were all present on day one. Still, by the end of the show, Bialik was earning a cool half million for every episode she filmed forThe Big Bang Theory.

Bialik has a long history in television. Although shes most famous forThe Big Bang TheoryandBlossom,she actually had quite a few TV roles before she played Blossom in the 1990s.

Bialik had roles in classics like The Facts of Life, Murphy Brown, Doogie Howser M.D., The Wonder Years,andWebster.Although she had mostly one or two episode arcs on those shows, her resume reads like a list of the most popular shows of the 1980s. Add her early acting dough with herBlossomandBig Bang Theorymoney, and Bialik has a sizeable net worth of $25 million.

Bialik was able to go to college and get her Ph.D. thanks to the money she made while acting. Its likely that if she had continued working and hadnt spent the cash on a degree, Bialik might have a higher net worth. But without her Ph.D. in neuroscience, she may have never landed the role of Amy. Plus, she wouldnt have been able to pull it off as well as she does.

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