Ranking Big Bang Theory Cast by Net Worth: Who's the Wealthiest in 2023?
The Big Bang Theory won a host of awards as it made being geeky cool. But it also made its main cast members very wealthy.
Here's what your favourite TBBT cast are worth in 2023:
7. Melissa Rauch (Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz) - $20 million
Not a bad fortune when you consider she'd only been acting for 3 years before taking on the role of Melissa in 2009. Rauch is married with 2 children and is now starring as Judge Abby Stone in Night Court.
6. Mayim Bialik (Amy Farah Fowler) - $25 million
With a mere $5 million extra in the bank, Biliak has been around the acting world for far longer than Melissa Rauch. She first appeared in a TV adaptation of Beauty and the Beast in 1987. She also played a young Young Cecilia 'CC' Carol Bloom in the movie Beaches. Recently, she's become a game show host.
5. Kunal Nayyar (Raj Koothrappali) - $45 million
London-born Nayyar was another one who had only been acting for 3 years when his agent suggested he audition for a role in a new sitcom about scientists. Spoiler alert: It was quite successful.
He's since appeared in several movies, including Trolls, and stars alongside Adam Sandler in the Johan Renck film Spaceman which is due out in 2024.
4. Simon Helberg (Howard Wolowitz) - $55 million
After making appearances in numerous sitcoms between 2001 and 2007, Helberg teamed up with fellow comedians Derek Waters and Bob Odenkirk to create Derek and Simon: The Show – a comedy that poked fun at the lives of two of its creators.
After 12 years on TBBT, he has a net worth of $55 million and remains active – although he's earned the right to pick and choose his roles these days.
3. Johnny Galecki (Leonard Hofstadter) - $100 million
As Leonard, Galecki eventually earned $1 million per episode. So, it's no surprise that he's the first on the list who broke the $100 million barrier. Despite only being 48, his acting career already spans 5 decades, his debut coming in 1987 at the age of 12 in Time Out for Dad.
2. Kaley Cuoco (Penny Hofstadter) - $110 million
Cuoco was something of a career actress before landing the role of Penny at the age of 22. She'd been appearing on screen since the age of 7 when she made her debut in the movie Quicksand: No Escape. Her most notable role since TBBT is that of Cassie Bowden in The Flight Attendant – a series she also produced.
1. Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper) - $160 million
Who else? Sheldon was his first main role and the one that shot him to superstardom. Like Galecki (and Cuoco) Parsons earned $1 million per episode in later seasons. Now a producer as well as an actor on stage and screen, landing the role literally changed his life.
Source: Celebrity Net Worth.