Mayim Bialik On Reuniting With Big Bang Theory Co-Star for New Movie
Mayim Bialik opens up about reuniting with Simon Helberg for a new project after The Big Bang Theory. The pair co-starred in the CBS sitcom, playing Amy Farrah Fowler and Howard Wolowitz, respectively. Now, their working relationship is a little bit more different, as Bialik directs Helberg in her new film, As They Made Us.
Both actors weren't part of the original The Big Bang Theory pitch, but after CBS was asked to rework the pilot, only Jim Parsons' Sheldon Cooper and Johnny Galecki's Leonard Hofstadter were brought back in. Meanwhile, the cast was expanded with the addition of Kaley Cuoco's Penny, Kunal Nayyar's Raj, and Helberg's Howard. By season 4, the network added more characters to the Pasadena gang in Melissa Rauch's Bernie and Bialik's Amy. Helberg, Bialik, and the rest of the actors then starred in the sitcom for eight more years, untilThe Big Bang Theory ended in 2019.
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Speaking with Variety to promote her directorial debut project, As They Made Us, Bialik talks about reuniting Helberg. The film centers on Abigail (Dianna Agron), who deals with the slow death of her father, played by Dustin Hoffman. Helberg plays her brother, Nathan - a role that Bialik intended for her The Big Bang Theory co-star to play when she wrote the story. Read her full comment on reuniting with him below:
It was very, very special to work with Simon; I basically wrote with him in mind, but I never thought he would do this movie. It also was very important to have someone who knew me when my father passed away, who knew my family, and it felt like having a friend there.
Despite being both intrinsic to The Big Bang Theory's story, fans know that Bialik and Helberg
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